In an interview with Abhi-Ash..I felt Rajeev was praising songs...! But in review he tuned a different song!..strange!
Regards Yogesh --- In [email protected], "raj" <arr_naga...@...> wrote: > > Rajeev was the brilliant person who said Dostana had better music than > Yuvvraj :) > > --- In [email protected], "yeshrao81" <yeshrao81@> wrote: > > > > I doubt if someone else could have given a much more versatile and inspired > > score for Raavan....Beera...Behne De....Khili Re....Keda > > Kari...Ranjha....they are all oustanding and in their own league....My must > > have instead said the great music was not used very well in the film....BTW > > how many movie reviewers understand the nuances of the music while they > > watch the film! I have my doubts if Rajeev has a fine ear for music!!! > > > > --- In [email protected], "ravi" <ravisdev@> wrote: > > > > > > There was a reviewer Khalid Mohamed who wrote reviews and belted > > > directors. But the 2 movies he did was utter disaster despite have good > > > music. > > > Its easy to comment than deliver. > > > Dont give importance to reviews you may like or dislike but why miss > > > something just because of believing what others had to say. Every human > > > is gifted with a brain and thought to think. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], haris zeenath <hariszeenath@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Surprisingly, AR Rahman delivers his most uninspired score in years, > > > > which probably explains why Ratnam wasn't inspired enough to shoot his > > > > songs as innovatively as he usually > > > > does..............???????????????????????? > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 19/6/10, Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> > > > > Subject: [arr] Rajeev Masand: 'Raavan' is a bore of a film > > > > To: "arrahmanfans" <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Saturday, 19 June, 2010, 8:42 AM > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Masand: 'Raavan' is a bore of a film > > > > > > > > Rajeev Masand , CNN-IBN > > > > Posted on Jun 18, 2010 at 21:29 | Updated Jun 19, 2010 at 00:23 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 83Share > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Free Movie Previews > > > > Watch Full-Screen, High-Res Movie Clips & Trailers - Download Free! > > > > FilmFanatic. MyWebSearch. com > > > > Ads by Google > > > > Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai > > > > > > > > Director: Mani Ratnam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sitting in your seat watching Mani Ratnam's "Raavan" unfold before you, > > > > is like craning your neck out of your car to catch a glimpse of the > > > > wreckage in a road accident on the other side. Filled with a perverse > > > > sense of curiosity, you can't take your eyes off the damage. > > > > > > > > Alas, "Raavan" - despite a relatively modest running time of 2 hours > > > > and 10 minutes - is a crushing bore of a film, a disappointment on > > > > virtually every count. > > > > > > > > In this rather literal adaptation of a slice of Hindu mythology, Ratnam > > > > casts Abhishek Bachchan as feared outlaw Beera who kidnaps the local > > > > police chief's feisty wife Ragini (played by Aishwarya Rai) in > > > > retaliation for a crime against a loved one. The tough cop Dev (played > > > > by Tamil star Vikram) sets out to get his wife back, making a journey > > > > into the dense forest, even as Beera finds his heart melting for Ragini. > > > > > > > > Never one to paint his characters black or white, Ratnam gives both Dev > > > > and Beera ambiguous character traits that make it hard to pigeonhole > > > > them as entirely good or bad. So Raavan-figure Beera has a conscience > > > > that stops him from having his way with Ragini although he desires her, > > > > and Ram-inspired Dev is so hell-bent on achieving his goal that he will > > > > resort to deceit and betrayal in order to get there. > > > > > > > > But what might have truly turned this film into a brave, daring effort > > > > is a less 'darpok' handling of Ragini's change-of-heart towards Beera. > > > > While she does soften considerably when she understands his provocation > > > > for revenge, Ratnam never quite turns it into a Stockholm-syndrome > > > > situation that might have made for a far stronger central conflict. As > > > > it currently stands, "Raavan" is a predictable revenge drama that stays > > > > too safe to ever surprise you. > > > > > > > > Despite some eye-watering camerawork and a stunning action piece in the > > > > film's climax, the film -- especially its first half -- is a carelessly > > > > edited mess of long scenes that make little sense when strung together. > > > > Abhishek plays Beera as an eccentric, unpredictable fellow prone to > > > > sudden outbursts; he channels Heath Ledger's Joker from "The Dark > > > > Knight", but comes nowhere close to replicating a similar sinister > > > > charm. Aishwarya, despite being the film's leading lady and the very > > > > cause of the film's conflict, has nothing much to do. She's left to > > > > scream and shriek and hiss and spit out her dialogue while looking > > > > lovely in every frame. > > > > > > > > Surprisingly, AR Rahman delivers his most uninspired score in years, > > > > which probably explains why Ratnam wasn't inspired enough to shoot his > > > > songs as innovatively as he usually does. > > > > > > > > The director sticks so faithfully to the "Ramayana" that we get > > > > embarrassing scenes like the one in which the suspicious husband asks > > > > his wife to take a polygraph test to prove her purity. Other portions, > > > > adapted literally, include the humiliation of the Surpanakha character, > > > > which is only marginally better handled. > > > > > > > > Of the cast, it's Ravi Kissen and Govinda, who play Beera and Dev's > > > > right-hand men respectively, who stand out with the film's most > > > > engaging performances. Both men, particularly Ravi Kissen, make > > > > flesh-and-blood characters out of their parts, investing them with > > > > sincerity and dodging stereotypes at every turn. Vikram, meanwhile, > > > > oozes screen presence but is shortchanged with cardboard > > > > characterization, and pretty much spends the entire film chasing after > > > > Beera in slo-mo, sporting trendy Ray Bans. > > > > > > > > Burdened with pedestrian dialogue and too conventional a screenplay, > > > > "Raavan" is painfully dull and fails to engage at any level. I'm going > > > > with one-and-a-half out of five for Mani Ratnam's "Raavan". It's too > > > > simplistic a film from a director whose biggest strength used to be > > > > his multilayered relationships. > > > > > > > > > >
