#Fireflies #IndianEnglishHindiBollywoodFilmMovieReview #JohnsonThomas Rating: * * 1/2
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#SuperNani(Hindi) Rating: * *
Oh No! Not #KhoonBhariMaang again? The twist is that she’s a Nani now who gets
into the same get-up,Kyun Ki..I won’t go there. Needless to say she is all
right and her family are all wrong. Old fashioned, antiquated plotting, strong
on melodrama , banshee theatrics, hyperventilating hysterics and low on
artistry. Rekha looks gorgeous and Sharman sounds strange. Moral Sermonising
has little connect. #Rekha #IndraKumar #ParagDesai #UniversalPR #MarutiInternational
#SharmanJoshi
#RoarTigersOfTheSundarbans(Hindi)
Rating: * * Faking it! What a b(o)ore! Seeking vengeance but not getting close.
No ‘real’ tigers to see just a lot of shadow dancing around in the wilds of the
Sunderbans (which is stunning no doubt). The digital anime though
competent,doesn’t feel alright! #KamalSadanah #AbisRizvi #ABFilms #AbhinavShukla #NoraFatehi #HimarshaV #AliQuli #AchintKaur #PranayDixit
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#Fireflies(English/Hindi)
Rating: * * ½ Presumptive E-stranged entanglement.
Strong on Performances but low on
impact. Plot not exploited or purposeful. Skirting through relationship twists
without achieving any depth. Premeditatedly
Pretentious and too low on fuel to create a fire #RahulKhanna
#ArjunMathur #SabalSinghShekhawat #MonicaDogra #WildGeesepictures
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Indian Film review
Johnson Thomas
Pretentious and Superflous
Film: Fireflies
Cast: Rahul Khanna, Arjun
Mathur, Monica Dogra, Shivani Ghai, Aadya Bedi
Director: Sabal Singh
Shekhawat
Rating: * * ½
Fireflies come out in the night, just to light up the
darkness. But the connection to this film’s story is at best tenuous. FIREFLIES
is the story of two estranged brothers, orphans Shiv(Rahul Khanna) and Rana(Arjun
Mathur), who along with their little sister Manda, were brought up in the
soothing environment of Ooty. The churning begins with an accident and leads
right up to the point when they come back full-circle, back to the ruins of
their home for some much needed sense of belonging. But before that can happen,
romantic tragedies hightail their lives. Shiv strays from his wife Maya(Aadya Bedi) into
the arms of ex-flame Sharmila(Shivani Ghai)while Rana ends up getting involved
with (Monica Dogra) who hides her marital commitments for some brief moments of
bliss in his ever willing arms. Each Living
disparate lives, the brothers still remain shackled to the darkness of their
past. Haunting memories of a tragic incident involving Manda, must be resolved
before they can be brothers again.
Well, the attempt
was sincere even though it doesn’t in effect, amount to much. The story telling
is a little too flimsy, there’s not much depth in the evocation of strife
between siblings and there’s even little attachment to be had. What saves the
experience though are some ensemble underplaying. Rahul Khanna, Arjun Mathur,
Monica Dogra, Aadya Bedi, Shivani Ghai and the rest make a sincere attempt to
make it realistic and partially stinging. Scattered plotting and the lack of a cohesive
enticement allows for a lot of ambiguity in the telling. Shot in Mumbai, Bangkok and Sri Lanka, the
cinematography lends color and flavor to the spaces on display. The soundtrack
put together by Monica Dogra, Karsh Kale, Nikhil D'Souza and Indus Creed with
some haunting songs plying in the background, suggests much more than the film
can live up to. And the film has it’s all-too-brief sublime moments because of
it. Unfortunately it doesn’t touch your heart and that is a failing that cannot
be ignored. Since the milieu and
characters appear modern, the largely English dialogues don’t sound too alien.
The cinematography is quite effective too. It’s unfortunate that the slim treatment and pretentiously predicative plotting makes
the engagement less than fulfilling!
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