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Mere Baap Pehle Aap, is a miserable remake…not worth to watchFiled Under: Bollywood

Mere Baap Pehle Aap is a remake of the Malayalam hit Ishtam.Priyadarshan’s work seems to be just making the original film to suit Bollywood aesthetics  and many times he is good at it.

The film has a few uproarious scenes in the first half but the second’s protracted emotional melodrama turns it into middle-of-the-road fare.

Janardhan Rane (Paresh Rawal) is a widower and a strict father who lives with his son Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna). Janardhan always manages to get into discomfited situations, thanks to his best friend Mathur’s (Om Puri) frantic pains to get married.

Shikha (Genelia D’Souza) is Gaurav’s good friend. And Anuradha (Shobana), Shikha’s guardian, is Janardhan’s first love. The film revolves around how Gaurav and Shikha try to unite Janardhan and Anuradha, and, in the process, fall in love.

The story of a son trying to get his father married is not a silly idea but such ideas are best if ideated  rapidly, and this is where Priyadarshan fails to keep a tally.  The first half is cheerful but the second is aimless on with twists and sub-plots, which devastate the film.  Khanna flair for comedy is displayed adequately. Rawal is appropriately cast as Janardhan. Rawal and Khanna’s chemistry as the father-son duo keeps the film energetic during the boring time.

Om Puri manages to keep you in good note on most occasions. D’Souza is lively and a meet change in Priyadarshan’s films.  Rajpal Yadav, has literally no role to pay. Naseeruddin Shah is brought in for a tedious climax but leaves his mark.

The music leaves no impact. A realistic director like Priyadarshan should have thought twice before attempting such futile fabrication of making a remake picture for the Bollywood, for the reason that the plot was pertinent for the mallu mass but not appropriate for Bollywood, as their potential, mind-set, and viewpoint are absolutely dissimilar to that of South Indians which Priyadarshan should have kept in mind.

From the critic point of view the film stands on the grade of an average only.

Tags: Aap, Aesthetics, Akshaye Khanna, Baap, Boring Time, First Love, Genelia, Genelia D Souza, Good Friend, Malayalam, Melodrama, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Shobana, Silly Idea, South Indians, Strict Father, Widower

Rakhi Sawant gets enragedFiled Under: Bollywood, Indian Television, Rakhi Sawant

Reality shows go tantamount with huge excitement. After reality shows like Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Yeh Hai Jalwa joins the bandwagon for on-stage drama.

And the core of hullabaloo is none other than our very own Rakhi Sawant.   While the special attraction of this week’s episode on 9X’s Yeh Hai Jalwa was the charisma of the attractive and elegant Hrithik Roshan, what wraped the glare of publicity was the pronouncement of
the 10th couple, the Chuppa Rustam jodi.

The couple introduced as the wild card entry was none other than Rakhi’s beau Abhishek Avasthi and her good friend Urvashi Dholakia. Rakhi got furious. She didn’t like the way Abishek and Urvashi stole the show.  She publicly insulted him. But Abhishek took it lightly and reacted that he wanted to give Rakhi a surprise. Poor Abishek, how long he will remain a henpecked beau!!!!

Tags: 9x, Abhishek, Abishek, bandwagon, Charisma, Chuppa, Excitement, Glare, Good Friend, Hrithik Roshan, Hullabaloo, Jaa, Pronouncement, Publicity, Rakhi Sawant, Reality Shows, Rustam, Stage Drama, Wild Card, Yeh Hai Jalwa