October Review

If you are planning to watch this movie and don't want to know anything about the movie, you can skip this review.

October is good. it starts off slowly with some funny moments and after a point, it turns serious and you just can't take your eyes off the screen... a simple story with a brilliant writing and excellent performance by the actors will create an impact.. this is different from the usual love stories... the best part is, here you can only feel the love, neither the hero nor the heorine expresses it through words...

That was a splendid acting by Varun Dhawan...in not even a single scene he goes overboard. he is too casual either while chatting some nonsense with the hospital staff or showing unconditional love and care towards the heroine(Banita Sandhu). there were no romantic moments between them before that incident, yet whatever Varun did cannot be interpreted as sympathy. somewhere deep inside he has feelings for Banita and after that incident, it becomes stronger. Banita has a good screenpresence. she doesn't have too many dialogues and can't show different expressions too(her character is like that), yet she makes it sure that you feel for her.

October is an emotional drama. In such movies, each and every character is important. The director has handled it very well and that is what works for the movie. Every single character knew their limits. You may not recognize their performance while watching the movie, but if you think for a while, after coming out of the theater, you will understand their worth(everyone, starting from the lead actors to supporting cast). You will never feel anything artificial while watching the movie. They have given a disclaimer in the beginning itself that this is a pure fiction and they have no intention of encouraging any form of superstition. So don't get into scientific details like whether fragrance can have an impact on a coma patient etc. those scenes were touching.

In one scene, Banita arrogantly refuses to cooperate with the doctor and the hospital staff. Varun says, 'I know you are angry. Don't worry, I will not leave you and go again'. After hearing this, a convinced Banita, would try to smile. This is the best scene in the movie(or I should say my favorite scene). So much of impact Varun has created on a coma patient, through his love and affection, that when she slowly starts gaining consciousness, she wants Varun to be with her.

I only didn't like the climax. It doesn't mean climax wasn't good, but it could have ended on a happy note. Still it might have left the same impact on you.

Anyway, October has an emotional love story with some cute moments. Don't mss it .

Hichki Review

Hichki is awesome :-) very good come back for Rani Mukerji. Rani has acted as someone who suffers from Tourette Syndrome(you can understand this if you watch the movie or trailer). But the movie doesn't exactly deal with this. To be frank, the story is easily predictable and we have seen many movies in this genre. For example, something like the Tamil film 'Saattai'.The comparison ends there.Underdogs winning the game is not something new.

You have a typical formula here. The rich and top performers are in 9A and those who come from a slum are in 9F. How, Naina Mathur(Rani Mukerji), a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, makes 9F emerge victorious is what Hichki is.

With a predictable storyline, if you are still enjoying each and every moment of the movie, that's pure magic. The credit goes to the actors. Casting is so good and the performance Rani Mukerji and co is just brilliant, that it doesn't allow you to think what next. Every time Rani makes those noises, you neither feel empathetic for her nor get irritated. She manages it all with a cool smile. Only, with such a talented heroine(who can forget her 'Black'?) and a terrific supporting cast, you can create that 'magic' on screen.

The director could have made a simple movie where the underdogs win at the end. But he tries too many thing at times, for ex. there's a reference RTE(Right to Education act). RTE but that doesn't add any value to the movie. In fact, if am not wrong, RTE is not applicable to minority institutions whereas the school shown in the movie is one. Its better to avoid certain things instead of adding for the sake of it. In one scene, the director highlights the plight of the 9F children, who are from a slum. That scene was good but the director could have used it even better.

The movie may not work for someone who is too critical about every moment in a movie. If you are someone who would appreciate some happy moments, you will enjoy Hichki. The baby Naina was too cute.There are some lovely scenes, like baby Naina asks the principal to treat her on par with other children, the 9F children return as grown ups etc.. Dialogues are too good :-) "There are no bad students, only bad teachers", "dad do you have any favorite teacher in your school/college? do you remember their salary?" etc..

If you have someone like Rani Mukerji, who lives as Naina Mathur, no negatives or predictablitiy matters. Hichki is a lovely feel good film :-)