Once upon a time in Mumbai

Maine apne jeene ka tarika badla hai tevar nahi.....

Zindagi ho toh gangster jaise....duniya raakh ki tarah niche n khud dhue ki tarah upar....

Main woh dhanda karta hu jiske ijazat sarkar nahi deti....woh dhanda nahi karta jiski ijazat zameer nahi deta....



An underworld drama is incomplete without dialogues. In once upon a time in mumbai you won't have this complaint. Its full of drama, action, emotions, startegy, planning, conjusted lanes, lavish lifestlye, everything that depicts the life of a smuggler. Inspired of haji mastan's life as what they say everywhere except balaji's office....the story revolves arround a boy who worked in a coal mine n then later on took on to smuggling to achieve his dreams of money, power n fame. Fair enough....Ajay devgan has done justice to the role....wat acting n character depiction...no one could have done better than him. He did it wth ease unlike emraan hashmi who no matter what he do it looked all fake. i think he still needs to be under bhatt camp n experiment with their money, learn some acting skill n then take on the risk of other banners. Thought our Sultan mirza is a smuggler but a man of principles( choro mein bhi imandaar chor) categry. He fell in love with mumbai city n conquers it pretty well n also manages a team of dons within the city limits. One wrong person in the gang and everything is finishes. n that wrong person has to be emran hashmi, wrong for the gang, wrong for the role n wrong for the movie. Well Shoaib enters the gang having dreams bigger than sultan mirza n hence in that haste screws up everything....expanding the business through drugs, alcohol, ransom etc which ofcourse is not in compliance with the rule book of sultan mirza business. As usual rival take up shoaib in their team n every the game is finished whic every cine goer knows.

Randeep Hooda as ACP has done a fabulous job, he can do more of gangster or inspector roles....it suits his personality. His decisions go wrong in some cases like letting off with shoaib n waiting for the right moment but again thats the characters demand to which hooda has done complete justice. Kanagana Ranaut has done a great job without overdoing her fashion stint. Prachi desai is jsut like prachi desai...filler.

Brownie points for Ajay devgan...being a smuggler also u feel he is right. thats the power of character n the power of an actor who potrays the character. Background score suits the complete environemny especially the signature tune of sultan mirza.

I Hate Luv Storys- Love the name only

The name is really catchy. But thats limited only till there. Audience is pulled by the name only n no efforts to hold them back. Its a general guy meets girl story wherein guy doesnt believe in love. Common even if its not a romantic movie, first 1hr is dedicated to such story to shape up further for more complications. All the stories begin from here and end somewhere else. But these days its the trend to stick to 1 topic drag it or make it crisp n finish it in 2 hr. Punit has done the 2 hr part right. The plot- guy is rich n lives on his own doing job that excites him, girl believes in love n enjoys herself n is all happy abt her life. Guy meets girl. Initially no spark but the girl falls for him (v cannot see that n still feel no spark) but thats not the case in the movie. Anyways after girl leaves him he realises n finally they both live happilly ever after n guy believes in love. More of a bachna ae hasino but with only one experience n one story, one girl.

overall a good entertainer. Time pass. Its a crime to expect a masterpiece thse days. Good locations, sets, merchandising n good job by Imran Khan. Whole movie is drived by him. Good punches, spoofs of yash raj films are quite entertaining without being overdone. Sonam kapoor looks good (prerequisite for being an actress is done) but other elements like acting n expressions needs to be worked upon. But no worries Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu has done it....Deepika is there for company. Bollywood gives ample chance n time n audience has no choice. So we are ok.