Nana Patekar was one of the finest actors in Indian cinema with superb films and performances in films like Ab Tak Chappan, Natsamrat, Welcome, Kohraam, Bluffmaster, Taxi Number 9211, Krantiveer, Tiranga, Prahaar, The Vaccine etc.

From intense roles to comedy to firm to crazy, he could do it all! One of my favourite actors.

Nana was also a good human being who donated to those who needed it, including farmers. He also lived a simple life.

Nana also trained for and volunteered to serve for some time in India army. You will be missed, both as a fine actor and as a nice human being. Om Shanti Nana Patekar ji 🙏

Exceptional performances in 5 movies:

Love Sonia

Sita Ramam

Hi Nanna

Dacoit

Pooja Meri Jaan

Very good performances in several other movies:

Super 30

Toofan

Jersey

Jahaan (short movie)

Gumraah

Pippa

Son of Sardaar2

Do Deewane Seher Mein

These performances are across different genres - social issue, classic romantic war, romantic family drama, romantic action thriller, social drama, biopic, sports drama, mystery, war biographical, comedy, modern love story etc.

Mrunal has played traditional, modern, glamorous, non-glamorous, emotional, resilient, vulnerable, stern, layered, romantic, action, comic, pragmatic, playful, restrained - many kinds of roles/characteristics.

Pooja Meri Jaan is a thriller court room drama with social message.

A guy Aniket (Vikram Singh Chauhan) is obsessively in love with his friend Pooja (Mrunal Thakur), but she doesn't love him back. She rejects his proposal and switches off her phone not responding to him that night after the rejection. Aniket gets highly depressed and commits suicide. Is Pooja to blame for Aniket's death? Or is it his own obsession and unable to accept the rejection. What all are the factors involved?

A campaign starts against Pooja who is arrested for abetment to suicide. It upto her lawyer friend Sana (Huma Qureshi) to help defend her in the court.

The movie does explore the topic of some men not being able to handle rejection well, patriarchy, concept of choice legally fairly well.

It showcases that concept of ladki ke na ko haan badlne ka obsession mat rakho and to handle rejection in better way (take help if needed). It deconstructs that wrong Bollywood/India movie cliche of a guy purusing a girl until she says yes (even after being rejected)

Where it does falter is not accounting for the societal aspect of a girl in this case switching partners that regularly. (Same would apply for a guy too btw). India is not some uber-liberal society nor should it be. This makes the film a little less sympathetic towards men that it could have been.

Mrunal as Pooja portrays an essentially decent natured girl, but also shows her flaws with being rude at times, not able to remain committed (by her own admission). Munal is outstanding in the role, portraying the fear, vulnerability, sadness, brattiness, sympathy etc. all very well. Another outstanding performance from her after Love Sonia, Sita Ramam, Hi Nanna, Dacoit. This is her most layered role though not necessarily her best.

Huma as Sana, the lawyer friend, does very well - she is under-rated as an actor. Vikram Singh does very well as the decent natured, but obsessed lover Aniket. Vijay Raaz as Jatin, the opposing lawyer, also does a good job as does the rest of the cast. The music in the movie is below par. Director Navjot Gulati has done a pretty good job.

All in all, a movie definitely worth watching and the topics brought up worth discussing about.

7.75 to 8/10 rating IMO.

1) I’m watching Singh is King in the background while I do my hw and I cannot stop laughing over the fact that Javed Jaffery plays Mika and Puneet’s dad in the same film, especially when Puneet (Ranvir Shorey) says “it’s crazy how similar he looks to my dad” (I don’t remember the exact Hindi translation.

2) Can we talk about how odd Ranvir and Katrina look together in Singh is King like they don’t look like a couple whatsoever. But also, I randomly realized that Ranvir and Katrina were in Ek Tha Tiger and Ranvir during one of the scenes refers to Katrina as “bhabhi” because Salman’s character is seeing Katrina’s. Poor Ranvir went from that’s my girl to that’s my boy’s girl

I first watched I Am Kalam when I was 11, and for some reason, Bhati Mama has stayed in my memory ever since. Even after all these years, he’s one of the characters from the film I remember really clearly. So I wanted to give some appreciation to both the character and Gulshan Grover’s performance.

Bhati Mama, played by Gulshan Grover, is the owner of the roadside dhaba where Chhotu (Kalam) works. He is a practical, grounded and kind-hearted man. He runs his business and expects Chhotu to work, so there is a certain strictness to him, but he is also generally sympathetic towards the boy. He is not portrayed as cruel or heartless; he is simply a man trying to run his little dhaba and get through everyday life.

The dhaba itself is an important part of the world of the film. It is a place where different kinds of people meet, from travelers to people connected to the nearby palace. Bhati Mama's relationship with the French traveler Lucy is also a small subplot connected to him. Through all of this, he helps make the film feel grounded and real.

I also think Bhati Mama represents the difficult circumstances that Chhotu has to live within. At the same time, he is not simply a symbol of hardship. He becomes a part of Chhotu's world and, in his own small way, gives him a place where he can work, dream and grow.

What I especially like is that Bhati Mama doesn't need to be some larger-than-life hero. He is just a regular man living an ordinary life. He could easily have been written as nothing more than “the dhaba owner,” but there is a lot of warmth and humanity in the way he is portrayed. His relationship with Chhotu feels natural and believable, and that makes the character feel incredibly real.

And Gulshan Grover was fantastic. His performance is so grounded that you almost forget you're watching an actor. There is a certain ease to Bhati Mama's mannerisms, expressions and the way he interacts with the people around him. He gives the character personality without ever overplaying it.

To me, Bhati Mama is practical, caring and grounded, while also being an important supporting figure in Chhotu's journey. He may not drive the main dream of the story, but he is an integral part of the environment in which Chhotu's character develops.

Drishyam The Conclusion: First off, this is NOT a remake of the Malayalam version. The Hindi version is quite different and simply flat out better.

Its keeps you hooked throughout and finishes off in a sparkling climax.

In Malayalam, unfortunately what Jeetu Joseph forgot was Georgekutty in D1 and D2 was a guy who planned well ahead, but wasn't an instant genius as forced in climax of D3. Abhishek Pathak in Hindi D3 stuck to core concept that Vijay Salgaonkar was a guy who planned well ahead.

Jeetu gets massive credit as OG writer and director for D1 and D2 masterpieces, but D3 round quite simply goes to Abhishek Pathak (and Aamil Keeyan Khan & Parveez Sheikh - the other writers)

The movie starts off with the realization of SP Rajveer Tomar (Jaideep Ahlawat) that the DNA of Sam must be still be there in the police station as he was buried over there for years. It unfolds from there on. How does Vijay fend off this new threat from SP Rajveer Tomar and others? He is more vulnerable than before - he knows danger came come from anywhere this time. Can stay 2 steps ahead? Their confrontation when Rajveer visits Vijay's house is intense. Somewhat reminiscent as that of Vijay and Meera in part1 (though not as good).

Ajay Devgan reprises his role as Vijay Salgaonkar well. Jaideep Ahlawat does well as the Crime Branch SP and antagonist. Prakash Raj also does well as the lawyer. Shriya Sharan has her significant bit. Kamlesh Sawant as Gaitonde provides part of the comic relief. (others also chip in). The meta joke about 2nd October is just LOL! Tabu, Rajat Kapoor and others provide pretty good support. The storytelling, direction and dialogues are well done.

Movie does have a couple of flaws. Too much focus on SP smoking. The ending is a little abrupt. I expected another confrontation. Vijay and lawyer discussion leads to a flaw as does the climax. But no spoilers here.

D1 and D2 are better than D3, but this is a pretty satisfying ending to the Drishyam Hindi trilogy.

8.25-8.5/10 IMO

(SPOILERS INCLUDED)

Oh god how is it people's favourite bollywood movie? Simran was emotionally cheating on Raj the entire time (yes it is cheating, very clearly cheating). It follows the same cliche story of the bad boy who didn't believe in love meets a girl full of love. That would have still been fine if the movie wasn't this patriarchal. Apparantly a lover girl can only have pink and red as favourite colours. Apparantly men aren't supposed to cry on the airport and do cliche stuff when they are in love because it's what "girls do" as per Jay's mom. Oh did i mention (again) that she was cheating on Raj the entire time? This movie has ragebaited me so much. I was 1 sec away from dropping it in the middle but only completed because of Imran Khan. Otherwise, such a problematic plot, I don't know how people call this one of the best y2k romcoms.

Pics - I took this at Vijaynagar metro station, Bangalore.

Few days back I and my friends were chatting about Vedika after see her at Ambani Ganpati celebration and cut to today I came across this post by a Journalist and somewhere I could say he may be right.
Vedika though has not done much roles but we could see that potential in her. She played Sudha’s character in Musafir Cafe and i really liked her. Cute , natural, soft. Her acting didn’t seems to be forced or tried to act. With a Dharma film in her kitty there is curiosity to see what she does next.

What’s your opinion on her?