I had read wonderful reviews about the movie 7 Khoon Maaf.. So I decided to watch if its actually worth it.. but when I actually saw the movie, i realized that the reviews had not done justice to the movie.. It is haunting and brilliant.
I can now say that Indian moviemakers do match the hollywood in style. This has been the best movie I have seen since Black (Yes.. Im a sucker for Rani Mikherjee but lets all agree that the movie was a masterpiece from , the man who was once a class act, SLB.)
Now why am I rooting so much for it, you ask? Well. For one, the music is simply marvellous. Rekha Bharadwaj has got to be the best singer bollywood has seen since Lataji. Sorry ma Shreya. you are good but she is better.. ok? ok. Lets get back to the story. where was I.. yes. two songs stand out. Daarling and Bekaaran... And background music is marvellous im not even going to explain how marvellous it is.
Here's the story (SPOILER ALERT. If you wish to watch the movie, better skip the remaining part. blog ends here for you).
Piggy chops, with her luscious lips and long legs (oh yeah. she is pretty alright.....) is Susanne. A rich girl who is married to a major, Neil Nithin Mukhesh. The stable is managed by Goonga, a deaf mute.. He loses his leg during Operation Blue Star (yes.. the movie starts way back.). He is the typical jealous type bollywood pati.. You know who beats the crap out a lieutenant because he danced with PC etcetc. So one day the crazy major has a fight with Goonga and plonks an eye out.. so the Goonga, goonga and behra that he is, is now aadha andha too. So PC decides that her husband is crazy and the best thing to do.. Kill him. one down six to go.
She marries the singer John Abraham.. who besides cross dressing and stealing others songs, snorts drugs as well.. when police inspector Anu Kapoor catches a drug peddler and comes to PCs house for investigation, well.. the best thing to do. Kill him.. two down five to go.
She marries a Poet shayar Irfan Khan.. who romantic that he is, loves to beat/bite/whatnot his wife in bed.. well.. love hurts. literally. so the best thing to do. Kill him.. three down four to go
She marries a Rrussian smart guy.. who turns out to be a spy. Arun, the ex stable boy narrator, who has gone to Rrussia for higher studies thanks to the Rrussian sees the Rrussian with his wife and kids. well you know PC.. when the Rrussian comes back, she does the best thing to do. Kill him.. four down three to go.
the RRussian's murder becomes a big deal and guess who is the intelligence officer to investigate? its the deewana, mastana, parwana...Anu Kapoor.. To escape for arrest etc, she sleeps with him, making the cowboys proud. Anu, who I dont think ever got to do it with a pretty lass, comes back for more. so the best thing to do. Kill him.. five down two to go.
And now she is sad and tries to kill herslef.. the ever faithful butler gets the Bengali doctor Naseeruddin Shah (horrible Bengali accent btw..) . you know bollywood. Love happens.. and the doctor is actually broke and wants money.. he kills the butler for reasons I dunno.. In one of the finest scenes i hv seen in past few years, PC plays Russian Roulette with Naseer. Well.. starts with it at least... then she does the best thing to do. Kill him. Six done. last wicket..
well.. scared she tries to burn down the house and commit suicide.. Mausiji... (whenever saying suicide, i end it with Mausiji.... I blame Sholay.. . K coming back.. ) the maid (Usha Utthup in an excellent supporting role) dies and PC escapes. Every one thinks PC is dead... well turns out she is alive. in Pondicherry.. and finally becomes a nun. A cameo by Ruskin Bond here as the father.. (Not PC's father.. the priest father..). By committing herslef to chirst, seventh murder is complete.. Finally bollywood gives to India what the bleddy Cricket Team could never give.. reliable last man..
Well this is the gyst of the murders. I hv not done complete justice to the plot.. You would need to watch the movie to get full details anyway ( I dont hv patience to write the full script here..)
Priyanka Chopra is awesome as Susanne.. There are not many herione centric movies and she has utlized the opportunity. There are not many talented actresses out there. PC can fill the gap left by Madhuri, Kajol and Rani ( I include Rani since her last good movie was KANK. I hope she bounces back..). Like Natalie Portman winning all the hollywood awards for Black Swan, PC is going to sweep all the awards for this movie.
I have to admit that the movie is not perfect. Anu Kapoor doing it with PC has got to be the worst on screen make out in terms of the jodi. I have got a new addition to the worst things about bollywood (Topped currently by Ajay Devgan for his dance in Golmal series, and Akshay "huh huh huh" Kumar for his huh huh huh in.. every movie.. ). And why is John Abraham there? Dude can't act and there is nothing much for ladies (and some guys. I dont know your priorities.) either .
OK the post has run too long. Lets end it.. The first couple of lines are not true.. I actually wanted to watch Rango.. My room mate was too busy at the time, so settled for this movie instead.. Anyway.. A must watch. I'd give two thumbs up.. if anyone cares.
And dear PC.. Please get out of my head. Please. Thanks!
I can now say that Indian moviemakers do match the hollywood in style. This has been the best movie I have seen since Black (Yes.. Im a sucker for Rani Mikherjee but lets all agree that the movie was a masterpiece from , the man who was once a class act, SLB.)
Now why am I rooting so much for it, you ask? Well. For one, the music is simply marvellous. Rekha Bharadwaj has got to be the best singer bollywood has seen since Lataji. Sorry ma Shreya. you are good but she is better.. ok? ok. Lets get back to the story. where was I.. yes. two songs stand out. Daarling and Bekaaran... And background music is marvellous im not even going to explain how marvellous it is.
Here's the story (SPOILER ALERT. If you wish to watch the movie, better skip the remaining part. blog ends here for you).
Piggy chops, with her luscious lips and long legs (oh yeah. she is pretty alright.....) is Susanne. A rich girl who is married to a major, Neil Nithin Mukhesh. The stable is managed by Goonga, a deaf mute.. He loses his leg during Operation Blue Star (yes.. the movie starts way back.). He is the typical jealous type bollywood pati.. You know who beats the crap out a lieutenant because he danced with PC etcetc. So one day the crazy major has a fight with Goonga and plonks an eye out.. so the Goonga, goonga and behra that he is, is now aadha andha too. So PC decides that her husband is crazy and the best thing to do.. Kill him. one down six to go.
She marries the singer John Abraham.. who besides cross dressing and stealing others songs, snorts drugs as well.. when police inspector Anu Kapoor catches a drug peddler and comes to PCs house for investigation, well.. the best thing to do. Kill him.. two down five to go.
She marries a Poet shayar Irfan Khan.. who romantic that he is, loves to beat/bite/whatnot his wife in bed.. well.. love hurts. literally. so the best thing to do. Kill him.. three down four to go
She marries a Rrussian smart guy.. who turns out to be a spy. Arun, the ex stable boy narrator, who has gone to Rrussia for higher studies thanks to the Rrussian sees the Rrussian with his wife and kids. well you know PC.. when the Rrussian comes back, she does the best thing to do. Kill him.. four down three to go.
the RRussian's murder becomes a big deal and guess who is the intelligence officer to investigate? its the deewana, mastana, parwana...Anu Kapoor.. To escape for arrest etc, she sleeps with him, making the cowboys proud. Anu, who I dont think ever got to do it with a pretty lass, comes back for more. so the best thing to do. Kill him.. five down two to go.
And now she is sad and tries to kill herslef.. the ever faithful butler gets the Bengali doctor Naseeruddin Shah (horrible Bengali accent btw..) . you know bollywood. Love happens.. and the doctor is actually broke and wants money.. he kills the butler for reasons I dunno.. In one of the finest scenes i hv seen in past few years, PC plays Russian Roulette with Naseer. Well.. starts with it at least... then she does the best thing to do. Kill him. Six done. last wicket..
well.. scared she tries to burn down the house and commit suicide.. Mausiji... (whenever saying suicide, i end it with Mausiji.... I blame Sholay.. . K coming back.. ) the maid (Usha Utthup in an excellent supporting role) dies and PC escapes. Every one thinks PC is dead... well turns out she is alive. in Pondicherry.. and finally becomes a nun. A cameo by Ruskin Bond here as the father.. (Not PC's father.. the priest father..). By committing herslef to chirst, seventh murder is complete.. Finally bollywood gives to India what the bleddy Cricket Team could never give.. reliable last man..
Well this is the gyst of the murders. I hv not done complete justice to the plot.. You would need to watch the movie to get full details anyway ( I dont hv patience to write the full script here..)
Priyanka Chopra is awesome as Susanne.. There are not many herione centric movies and she has utlized the opportunity. There are not many talented actresses out there. PC can fill the gap left by Madhuri, Kajol and Rani ( I include Rani since her last good movie was KANK. I hope she bounces back..). Like Natalie Portman winning all the hollywood awards for Black Swan, PC is going to sweep all the awards for this movie.
I have to admit that the movie is not perfect. Anu Kapoor doing it with PC has got to be the worst on screen make out in terms of the jodi. I have got a new addition to the worst things about bollywood (Topped currently by Ajay Devgan for his dance in Golmal series, and Akshay "huh huh huh" Kumar for his huh huh huh in.. every movie.. ). And why is John Abraham there? Dude can't act and there is nothing much for ladies (and some guys. I dont know your priorities.) either .
OK the post has run too long. Lets end it.. The first couple of lines are not true.. I actually wanted to watch Rango.. My room mate was too busy at the time, so settled for this movie instead.. Anyway.. A must watch. I'd give two thumbs up.. if anyone cares.
And dear PC.. Please get out of my head. Please. Thanks!
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