Song of the Day - Pal Mein Hi (Chance Pe Dance)

Song of the Day - Pal Mein Hi (Chance Pe Dance)
Theme of the Week - Random Bollywood Songs



Director: Ken Ghosh
Producer: UTV Motion Pictures
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia Dsouza
Music by: Adnan Sami
Released: January 15th 2010

Weekly Film Spotlight - Jhankaar Beats

Released : 20 June 2003
Starring : Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna.
Director : Sujoy Ghosh
Producer : Pritish Nandy Communications
Music Director : Vishal-Shekhar
Music Review : 8.5/10
Movie Review : 9/10
Box Office Outcome : Flop

Songs : Boss Kaun Hai?

Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna


Jab Kabhi


Jo Gaya Vo Gaya


Ruk Ruk


Sahi Hai Re

Suno Na


Tera Muskurana


Tu Aashiqui Hai

Song of the Day - Hare Krishna Hare Ram (Bhool Bhulaiyaa)

Song of the Day - Hare Krishna Hare Ram (Bhool Bhulaiyaa)
Theme of the Week - Random Bollywood Songs



Director: Priyadarshan
Producer: T-Series
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel
Music by: Pritam
Released: October 12th 2007

Hottest Movies of the Week - December 27 2010

1. Tees Maar Khan

2. Toonpur Ka Superrhero

3. 7 Khoon Maaf

Song of the Day - Bholi Si Surat (Dil To Pagal Hai)

Song of the Day - Bholi Si Surat (Dil To Pagal Hai)
Theme of the Week - Yash Raj Films Songs



Director: Yash Chopra
Producer: Yash Raj Films
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
Music by: Uttam Singh
Released: October 30th 1997

Song of the Day - Bhangra Bistar (Dil Bole Hadippa)

Song of the Day - Bhangra Bistar (Dil Bole Hadippa)
Theme of the Week - Yash Raj Films Songs



Director: Anurag Singh
Producer: Yash Raj Films
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee
Music by: Pritam
Released: September 18th 2009

Top 5 Biggest Musical Disappointments of 2010

While the year saw some great albums some were just average and did not live up to expectations considering the music composer, the director of the film, and the producer. The five film albums below were selected as 2010's biggest musical disappointments.

#5

 We Are Family - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

#4

Badmaash Company - Pritam

#3

Lafangey Parindey - R. Anandh

#2

Knockout - Gourav Dasgupta

#1

Chance Pe Dance - Adnan Sami

Top 25 Bollywood Film Albums of 2010

2010 has been a year of great music with fresh compositions and singers. Random Bollywood Movie on Blogspot and bollywoodtop10 on Youtube have compiled this year's list of the best albums of 2010. The list is based on reviews from Bollywood Hungama's professional review, Bollywood Hungama's user review, and my review here at Random Bollywood Movie. The name of the film is provided on the left along with the music director on the right. Please comment if you disagree or agree with my selections. Thank you.

#25
Raajneeti - Wayne Sharpe

#24

Lamhaa - Mithoon

#23

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey - Sohail Sen

#22

Jhootha Hi Sahi - A.R. Rahman

#21

Karthik Calling Karthik - Shankar~Ehsaan~Loy

#20

Ishqiya - Vishal Bhardwaj

#19

Break Ke Baad - Vishal~Shekhar

#18

Crook - Pritam

#17

Guzaarish - Sanjay Leela Bhansali

#16

Housefull - Shankar~Ehsaan~Loy

#15

Aisha - Amit Trivedi

#14

Action Replayy - Pritam

#13

Kites - Rajesh Roshan

#12

Prince - Sachin Gupta

#11

Kajraare - Himesh Reshammiya

#10

Paathshaala - Hanif Sheik

#9

Tees Maar Khan - Vishal~Shekhar

#8

I Hate Luv Storys - Vishal~Shekhar 

#7

Band Baaja Baaraat - Salim~Sulaiman

#6

Veer - Sajid~Wajid

#5

My Name is Khan - Shankar~Ehsaan~Loy

#4

Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai - Pritam

#3

Raavan - A.R. Rahman

#2

Dabangg - Sajid~Wajid

#1

Anjaana Anjaani - Vishal~Shekhar

Patiala House - Soundtrack

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor
Director: Nikhil Advani
Producer: Hari Om Entertainment Co., T-Series, People Tree Films Pvt. Ltd., Credence Motion Picture
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Releasing: February 11th 2011

01 - Laungda Lashkara - Mahalakshmi Iyer & Hard Kaur
02 - Kyun Main Jaagoon - Shafqat Amanat Ali
03 - Rola Pe Gaya - Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur, Earl & Master Saleem
04 - Aadat Hai Woh - Vishal Dadlani
05 - Baby When You Talk To Me - Suraj Jagan & Alyssa Mendonsa
06 - Tumba Tumba - Hans Raj Hans
07 - Aval Allah - Richa Sharma
08 - Kyun Main Jaagoon (Unplugged) - Shafqat Amanat Ali
09 - Kyun Main Jaagoon (Remix) - Shafqat Amanat Ali
10 - Baby When You Talk To Me (Remix) - Suraj Jagan & Alyssa Mendonsa
11 - Rola Pe Gaya (Remix) - Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur, Shankar Mahadevan, Earl & Master Saleem
12 - Laungda Lashkara (Remix) - Mahalakshmi Iyer & Hard Kaur

Song of the Day - Bol Na Halke Halke (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom)

Song of the Day - Bol Na Halke Halke (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom)
Theme of the Week - Yash Raj Films Songs



Director: Shaad Ali
Producer: Yash Raj Films
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta
Music by: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Released: June 15th 2007

7 Khoon Maaf - Soundtrack

Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Naseruddin Shah, John Abraham, Mohanlal, Irrfan Khan
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Producer: UTV Motion Pictures, Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures Pvt Ltd
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj
Releasing: February 18th 2011

01 - Darling - Usha Uthup, Rekha Bharadwaj (03:28)
02 - Bekaraan - Vishal Bhardwaj (06:26)
03 - O' Mama - KK, Clinton Cerejo (04:54)
04 - Awaara - Master Saleem (05:32)
05 - Tere liye - Suresh Wadkar (05:43)
06 - Dil Dil Hai - Suraj Jagan (03:06)
07 - Yeshu - Rekha Bharadwaj (06:27)
08 - Doosri Darling - Usha Uthup, Rekha Bharadwaj, Clinton Cerejo, Francois Castellino (03:04)
09 - O' Mama (Acoustic) - K.K. (01:50)

Song of the Day - Chalte Chalte Yunhi (Mohabbatein)

Song of the Day - Chalte Chalte Yunhi (Mohabbatein)
Theme of the Week - Yash Raj Films Songs



Director: Aditya Chopra
Producer: Yash Raj Films
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai
Music by: Jatin-Lalit
Released: October 27th 2010

My Top 20 Bollywood Songs - December 25 2010

December 25 2010

1. Sheila Ki Jawani - Tees Maar Khan
2. Dum Dum - Band Baaja Baaraat
3. Wallah Re Wallah - Tees Maar Khan
4. Ainvayi Ainvayi - Band Baaja Baaraat
5. Aadha Ishq - Band Baaja Baaraat
6. Aali Re - No One Killed Jessica
7. Takeerbein - Band Baaja Baaraat
8. Badey Dilwala - Tees Maar Khan
9. Aitbaar - No One Killed Jessica
10. Dilli - No One Killed Jessica
11. Mitra - Band Baaja Baaraat
12. Tees Maar Khan - Tees Maar Khan
13. Yeh Pal - No One Killed Jessica
14. Tinku Jiya - Yamla Pagla Deewana
15. Shakira - No Problem
16. Band Baaja Baaraat (Theme)- Band Baaja Baaraat
17. Happy Ending - Tees Maar Khan
18. Baari Barsi - Band Baaja Baaraat
19. Yamla Pagla Deewana - Yamla Pagla Deewana
20. Charha De Rang - Yamla Pagla Deewana

AVSTV Top 10 Bollywood Soundtracks - December 24 2010

Yamla Pagla Deewana - Chamki Jawaani Song Promo

Producer: Top Angle Productions
Director: Samir Karnik
Starring: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kulraj Randhawa
Music: Sandesh Shandilya, Rahul Seth, RDB, Nouman Javaid
Releasing: January 14th 2011

Song of the Day - Chaska (Badmaash Company)

Song of the Day - Chaska (Badmaash Company)
Theme of the Week - Yash Raj Films Songs



Director: Parmeet Sethi
Producer: Yash Raj Films
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das
Music by: Pritam
Released: May 7th 2010

Tanu Weds Manu - First Look

Starring: R Madhavan, Kangna Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill
Director: Anand L Rai
Producer: Viacom 18, Paramahans Creations, Samnjay Singh Films
Music: Krsna
Releasing: February 25th 2011

Tanu Weds Manu - Theatrical Trailer

Starring: R Madhavan, Kangna Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill
Director: Anand L Rai
Producer: Viacom 18, Paramahans Creations, Samnjay Singh Films
Music: Krsna
Releasing: February 25th 2011

Patiala House - First Look

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor
Director: Nikhil Advani
Producer: Hari Om Entertainment Co., T-Series, People Tree Films Pvt. Ltd., Credence Motion Picture
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Releasing: February 11th 2011

Tees Maar Khan - Movie Review

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif
Director: Farah Khan
Producer: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, Hari Om Productions, Three's Company.
Music: Vishal-Shekhar
Released: December 24th 2010

Review By Taran Adarsh
Caution: Absurdity, illogicality and buffoonery scale new altitudes in TEES MAAR KHAN.

If you thought MAIN HOON NA and OM SHANTI OM were smashing tributes to the wholesome entertainers of 1970s, Farah Khan's brand new outing TEES MAAR KHAN will make the most absurd, bizarre and wacky cinema of yore pale in comparison. Not just your cell phone, even your brain needs to be put on 'switched off' mode at the commencement of this film. Farah's fundas are very clear: Ask no questions and abandon all faith in logic, reason and rationale. Only then can you relish TEES MAAR KHAN.

Knowing Farah and her love and obsession for masala films of yore, it's foolhardy to expect thought provoking cinema from her. TEES MAAR KHAN belongs to the hardcore masala variety, which was savored with glee by the hoi polloi then and which continues to be hugely popular at single screens to this day. But unlike her past endeavours, Farah looks at the West for inspiration this time around.

TEES MAAR KHAN is the desi adaptation of Peter Sellers' 1966 Italian film AFTER THE FOX [CACCIA ALLA VOLPE], which now enjoys a cult following, but it bears the Farah Khan stamp in every frame. Like MAIN HOON NA and OM SHANTI OM, TEES MAAR KHAN is also a formula-ridden outing with tadka-maar-ke entertainment.

Creating heist films is tricky and tough. The director should ensure that action, thrills and wit are mixed and merged in right doses and TEES MAAR KHAN amalgamates it all with charming results, mainly in the first half. In fact, Farah's distinctive style transforms the simple premise into a truly vitalizing thriller that can be replicated, but rarely matched. She chooses to once again make a film she is most comfortable making and sticks to the staple formula of action, comedy and full-on masala. What really stands out is the relative effortlessness with which she handles the material.



On the flipside, the film slips towards the second hour. You feel that way primarily because the first hour is thoroughly entertaining with a good number of laugh-inducing sequences and three solid songs and though the second half is engaging at times, it doesn't measure up to the first half in terms of the entertainment quotient.

Final word? TEES MAAR KHAN is a film that will see a big divide in opinion: The masses may admire it, while the hard-nosed aficionados and connoisseurs of cinema will loathe it. For me, TEES MAAR KHAN worked in parts only.

Only once in a blue moon is such a great criminal born who is fearless as well as shameless! Tees Maar Khan [Akshay Kumar] steals cons and cheats all with such alarming audacity that even shame shies away from him. He and his gang comprising of Dollar, Soda and Burger have managed to keep the police, world over, on their toes.

Then one fine day international antique smugglers, the Johri Brothers, assign Tees Maar Khan the biggest con job of his life. He must rob antiques worth Rs. 500 crores from a heavily-guarded moving train. Will Khan and his gang, with some unwitting support from his wannabe-actress girlfriend Anya [Katrina Kaif] and the Oscar-greedy Bollywood superstar [Akshaye Khanna], be able to pull off this heist?

TEES MAAR KHAN is a crazy ride. Nearly everything in this picture is amusing, riotous and over the top. It's loaded with many laughter-inducing moments, with everyone exhibiting immaculate and faultless comic timing. The slapstick quotient is on the higher side, but there's plenty of verbal comedy as well.



Ashmith Kunder and Shirish Kunder's script wastes no time in establishing the ways and means of the heist. Once you get a hang of the goings-on, once you throw logic out of the window, there's ample pleasure to seek in this humorous entertainer which does not claim to break new ground. I'd like to make a special mention of the film's dialogue [Ashmith and Shirish], which comes across as the perfect garnish to the proceedings.

Of course, TEES MAAR KHAN is not without its share of slip-ups. The film gets messy in the second half, especially since Farah and her team of writers attempt to pack just about everything in this hour. Also, a couple of scenes don't register well. The sequence involving the 'headless ghost' appears futile. The heist is plain ordinary and doesn't conjure up the magic on screen. The finale in the courtroom and the premiere of the film fall flat as well. Even the comic scenes fail to evoke mirth in the latter half. The tracing-paper-thin plot comes to the fore in this half, frankly.

Talking of its soundtrack, the expectations are humungous again, since Akshay, Farah and Vishal-Shekhar team up to create a mass-friendly soundtrack. 'Sheila Ki Jawani' is highly energetic and stimulating and has already made its excessive presence felt. 'Wallah Re Wallah' is another track that stands out. The presence of Salman Khan in this number will cast a spell on viewers. The title track, repeated throughout the film, is truly wonderful. The choreography of all songs is top notch. Background score [Shirish Kunder] is apt. The review would be incomplete without acknowledging the contribution by cinematographer P.S. Vinod. The titles during the end credits are lovely.

Farah plays it smart by choosing to cast actors who fit their roles perfectly. Akshay Kumar dominates the proceedings, as always. The requirement of the role was, he has to be loud and hammy and it works well here. In this one, he is neither a nerd nor a geek; he portrays a hero and does a swell job. Akshaye Khanna springs a big surprise. Enacting the role of an Oscar-hungry superstar, the film explores the funny side of Akshaye very well. He has a substantial role, which he carries off with conviction.



Katrina looks drop dead gorgeous and scorches the screen in the 'Sheila Ki Jawani' track. In fact, she has never looked so alluring. Raghu and Rajiv are superb. Akshay's three cronies compliment each other wonderfully well. Aarya Babbar is sure to be noticed. Murli Sharma and Aman Verma's try very hard to be funny, but fail. Apara Mehta is first-rate. Sudhir Pandey is fantastic. The villagers are mere props. Sachin Khedekar and Vijay Patkar are okay. Salman Khan makes an appearance in a song [electrifying], while Anil Kapoor appears in a cameo towards the end.

On the whole, every movie buff has humungous expectations from TEES MAAR KHAN since it's already very high on hype. Firstly, fulfilling colossal expectations is an arduous task and over-hyping makes the task even more complex. TEES MAAR KHAN is more of a tribute to old-school Hindi cinema, with a fabulous first half and a strictly average second half. The Christmas weekend and vacations across the globe will ensure a record start in its opening weekend. If only its content was powerful enough, it would've truly been a tees maar entertainer!