Why I managed to go for this movie twice is something I still can't figure, but learnt a lesson. If somehow you manage to convince yourself that the first time was worth it with some effort, don't dare go for it the next time. Ghajini is one of those flicks you watch, love and then conveniently forget till the next time you see it on television (doubt even that happening).
The intention superb, the packaging nice and the clincher, its star Aamir Khan's devastating 'proposal of love' on the bus single handedly made everyone in the hall go smiling without the cliched awwww (proposals I hadn't seen in an age).
Aamir Khan owns this movie from the word go. 'Look'wise I accept he sold himself completely, the mad acting, impressive(the scene where he pounces on the police officer reading his stuff is a killer) and the balance of his 2 roles is spellbounding and perhaps the movies biggest selling point and also its biggest mistake. I mean why on earth were those 2 years never shown, his transition from the suave to the sadist. I still couldnt figure how the tattoes came and honestly wanted to know how the puzzle (the whole mojo from the wash basin to the foot tattoo) was set up for him by him.
Rehman is awesome with those numerous numbers which you don't like the first time and slowly love it after you have seen the flick. The movie's sleekest number sadly is murdered to a point its absurd. The heart wrenching "Kaise Mujhe" played awesome till Khan takes the flight and then again insanely is completed when they sit on a park bench when the camera switches so many times between Asin and Amir Khan that u want to just slap the director to just stop and roll the credits.
And probably that wraps anything good about the movie, Asin is screechy to a point I felt she would choke on her own voice. And the whole holier than thou image being mixed with her naughty side is so done to death its not funny. Jiah Khan is so stupid she needs an applause. And the villain had an accent I still haven't figured. What the f was it??!!!! How confusing is it when the four cars driving out of Air voice towers have the meticulously detailed numbers from 1111 to 4111 and then you overlook fundamental details like accent! Mr Murugadoss please train with Dibaker Banerjee or Vishal Bharadwaj. I mean how difficult was it to get a Pankaj Kapoor for this role!!!!
I am no expert in film making but appreciate Aamir Khan's assessment that this movie would pretty much sink if he didn't pull strange ass (read boring) marketing stunts like the 'barbers' day out' (which every news channel from here to timbuktu carried on that day) sooner. Its sucks when you realise the only viable actor of this generation I rate in the league of Pankaj Kapoor and Kamal Hassan (no Bacchan and Rajnikant and even SRK take a bow, these are the sensible Indian movie goers' top 2) somehow screws up so badly like Ghajini. Elephantile waste i say!
The last line made me think........ imagine a movie with Aamir Khan and Konkana Sen....... shit some powerful movie that would be!!!!
The intention superb, the packaging nice and the clincher, its star Aamir Khan's devastating 'proposal of love' on the bus single handedly made everyone in the hall go smiling without the cliched awwww (proposals I hadn't seen in an age).
Aamir Khan owns this movie from the word go. 'Look'wise I accept he sold himself completely, the mad acting, impressive(the scene where he pounces on the police officer reading his stuff is a killer) and the balance of his 2 roles is spellbounding and perhaps the movies biggest selling point and also its biggest mistake. I mean why on earth were those 2 years never shown, his transition from the suave to the sadist. I still couldnt figure how the tattoes came and honestly wanted to know how the puzzle (the whole mojo from the wash basin to the foot tattoo) was set up for him by him.
Rehman is awesome with those numerous numbers which you don't like the first time and slowly love it after you have seen the flick. The movie's sleekest number sadly is murdered to a point its absurd. The heart wrenching "Kaise Mujhe" played awesome till Khan takes the flight and then again insanely is completed when they sit on a park bench when the camera switches so many times between Asin and Amir Khan that u want to just slap the director to just stop and roll the credits.
And probably that wraps anything good about the movie, Asin is screechy to a point I felt she would choke on her own voice. And the whole holier than thou image being mixed with her naughty side is so done to death its not funny. Jiah Khan is so stupid she needs an applause. And the villain had an accent I still haven't figured. What the f was it??!!!! How confusing is it when the four cars driving out of Air voice towers have the meticulously detailed numbers from 1111 to 4111 and then you overlook fundamental details like accent! Mr Murugadoss please train with Dibaker Banerjee or Vishal Bharadwaj. I mean how difficult was it to get a Pankaj Kapoor for this role!!!!
I am no expert in film making but appreciate Aamir Khan's assessment that this movie would pretty much sink if he didn't pull strange ass (read boring) marketing stunts like the 'barbers' day out' (which every news channel from here to timbuktu carried on that day) sooner. Its sucks when you realise the only viable actor of this generation I rate in the league of Pankaj Kapoor and Kamal Hassan (no Bacchan and Rajnikant and even SRK take a bow, these are the sensible Indian movie goers' top 2) somehow screws up so badly like Ghajini. Elephantile waste i say!
The last line made me think........ imagine a movie with Aamir Khan and Konkana Sen....... shit some powerful movie that would be!!!!
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