Have you guys heard the story about The Hare and The Tortoise? I cannot say with conviction that everyone who reads this blog would have. But I can say this with absolute conviction that Pankaj Kapur has not only heard the story but also took it so much to heart that he applies it in every aspect of his life. But there are a couple of learnings from the story that Pankaj Sir seems to have forgotten about the story. Firstly the moral was “Slow AND STEADY wins the race” – not just SLOW wins the race. Secondly, winning happens if and only if the Hare decides to take a nap and not the goddamn Tortoise!!!! Mausam in a nutshell is the best sleeping pill one can have after a hard day’s work. It is the ultimate prescription that a doctor can give for insomnia. Guaranteed results or your money back. This one is in the league of “Tree of Life” folks – complete and utter yawn fest.
It was a full house for the 2040 show @ PVR Mulund – much to my pleasant surprise and of course to the happiness of the multiplex owners. The campaigns and probably the decent music of the movie seemed to have made an impression on quite a large bunch of suckers – chief amongst them being yours truly. But most of us who walked in expecting a reasonable romantic movie were in for a really rude shock. Let me speak about the positives first because that would be a quick one. There was cinematography and credit to the team to have created a movie that may not have been a sight for sore eyes but was visually quite appealing. And then there was the music which was good but the pessimist in me is quite certain that Pritam would have used his international resources quite well to come up with the final product. Honestly, I cannot find much more other than these two factors.
I am quite convinced that the only person who can make Shahid Kapoor act is Vishal Bharadwaj. I am also quite certain that there is a gene pool mismatch between father and son which is worth investigating for those who would be very curious. That the additional A in Sonam A Kapoor is not making things work too much for her is quite obvious. And Mausam hasn’t sent her charts sky rocketing in any manner. Most of the support cast seems non existant with Anupam Kher getting precisely 3 minutes and 38.497 seconds of screen time. Aditi Sharma was definitely the pick of the support cast as the desperate Rajjo who cannot look beyond our hero Harry. I have immense respect for Pankaj Kapur as an actor. But his directorial debut has been nothing short of a disaster. Editing is all but absent. I would strongly recommend Mausam for the sleep deprived population of the country. 3 on 10.
Trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZwSV5qeMoc
It was a full house for the 2040 show @ PVR Mulund – much to my pleasant surprise and of course to the happiness of the multiplex owners. The campaigns and probably the decent music of the movie seemed to have made an impression on quite a large bunch of suckers – chief amongst them being yours truly. But most of us who walked in expecting a reasonable romantic movie were in for a really rude shock. Let me speak about the positives first because that would be a quick one. There was cinematography and credit to the team to have created a movie that may not have been a sight for sore eyes but was visually quite appealing. And then there was the music which was good but the pessimist in me is quite certain that Pritam would have used his international resources quite well to come up with the final product. Honestly, I cannot find much more other than these two factors.
I am quite convinced that the only person who can make Shahid Kapoor act is Vishal Bharadwaj. I am also quite certain that there is a gene pool mismatch between father and son which is worth investigating for those who would be very curious. That the additional A in Sonam A Kapoor is not making things work too much for her is quite obvious. And Mausam hasn’t sent her charts sky rocketing in any manner. Most of the support cast seems non existant with Anupam Kher getting precisely 3 minutes and 38.497 seconds of screen time. Aditi Sharma was definitely the pick of the support cast as the desperate Rajjo who cannot look beyond our hero Harry. I have immense respect for Pankaj Kapur as an actor. But his directorial debut has been nothing short of a disaster. Editing is all but absent. I would strongly recommend Mausam for the sleep deprived population of the country. 3 on 10.
Trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZwSV5qeMoc
thanks:) was planning to watch. now, i rather sleep at home:)
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