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Rating : Above average (3.8/5)
Genre : Thriller/Suspense
Year : 2008
Running time : 3 hours
Director : A. R. Murugadoss
Cast : Amir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan
Kid rating : PG-13

GHAJINI : MASALA MEETS MUSCLE


The remake of the South-Indian original, Ghajini reminds me of the 8o’s revenge based dramas; films like Shiva which, in their turn, were remakes of South-Indian hits. Hence the abundance of large instruments of torture and gory fight scenes which usually end up with a knife in the back or a smashed head. With the color-coordinated songs (clothes match the cars) this film is also reminiscent of older Jeetendra-Sridevi pot-boilers like “Himmatwala” etc.

It’s a vendetta based film, where the whole point of the film is revenge. Aamir plays Sanjay Singhania, a very, very rich tycoon, who’s run afoul of a nasty businessman/crook. When the villain vastly damages Sanjay and his loved ones, resulting in Sanjay losing his lady-love Kalpana (Asin), and most of his memory, he must have his revenge on an enemy he doesn’t quite remember.

This is a formula film – nothing new about it. The first half of the film is mostly breezy – there are some gory parts, but on the whole it’s pretty light-hearted and fun. This is mostly due to the heroine - peppy Asin, a newcomer who also starred in the Ghajini original. Asin makes an impressive Hindi debut; she reminds me of a slimmer version of Sridevi – the hair, the figure, the over-archingly self-aware, over the top acting.

The second half of the film features some very gory fight scenes, and much brutality. Amir goes from a sweet lover-boy to rabid, growling revenge-seeker, very believably. Truly, in such films, where direction is adequate, but not quite flawless, where the story needs you to put away rational doubts, and brute force, not realism rules, can one see the finesse of an actor. And Aamir is quite a fine performer.

Jiah Khan who plays a major role, can’t act. And neither can the guy who plays the role of police inspector; he does very little besides flex his muscles. The rest of the cast is just about adequate; the villains are evil and sneering and trigger-happy, and the “good people” are very holier-than-thou. The heroine especially is a wholesome do-gooder, earnest and a little too empathetic – the kind of chirpy, scootie-driving gal who appeals to all the richie-rich, macho tycoons of desi filmdom, because of her golden heart.

This film is quite interesting with it’s anterograde amnesia theme; the hero able to retain events of only the past 15 minutes. And while the pace is fast, and keeps you engrossed, all facets of such a potentially complicated story aren’t intelligently handled. The director glosses over much of the things-that-could-be. In reality, Aamir’s mentally tortured character might need intensive therapy, but in the film he bashes 7 men all by himself, deals with many traumas, and manages to beat up villains with iron rods stuck into him.

Yes, it is a masala film, so yeah, I’ll bite my tongue and continue. I liked the film – it’s an interesting drama, dark and gruesome. But it also has romance, light-hearted moments, and features one of my favorite heroes. The heroine packs some oomph, the film has good cinematography and some very nicely picturised, melodious songs. The song which features “multiple” Amirs , all in different get-ups and all in the same frame was especially interesting. The downer is that Ghajini is predictable fare; there had been a spate of such films during the Shiva phase, and this theme seems a little jaded for today’s time. I wish it had had more finesse and attention to detail, been more realistic, and avoided some amateurish blotches – then it would have been quite superlative.

John 5 (John Lowrey) has built an impressive reputation for himself as a solo artist and as the guitar shredding foil to Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. On first appearance, his goth/horror makeup, which predates and may have inspired the late Heath Ledger’s Joker image, belies some incredible chops that have earned accolades from musicians and artists of diverse musical genres and have been in demand from the likes of Les Paul, David Lee Roth, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, Salt-N-Pepa, k.d. lang, Leah Adreone, Static-X, The Scorpions, Paul Stanley, Meatloaf, Joe Satriani and many others.

John 5 is an excellent studio professional who originally started his career doing session work. His signature Fender Telecaster through a Marshall amp forms the backbone of his primary live sound. He recently contributed 40 personally programmed patches to Zoom, resulting in the Zoom G1J John 5 Signature Edition. It is identical to the standard Zoom G1 except that it’s blood red and the package includes a John 5 poster, guitar pick, and a John 5 greeting card. - [Read more]

Beyonce Knowles has created a hip hop beef with Janet Jackson - by suggesting that the Jackson clan is lower class. Beyonce allegedly said: “I grew up upper class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We’re African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we’re like The Jacksons. But I didn’t have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.”

Its on! Janet Jackson, who barely knows Beyonce, is going to support her family to the fullest and confront the former Destinys child singer about the slam.

The BBC was shocked - Shocked! - when Sir Paul McCartney did an impromptu "trans-racial" impersonation of Michael Jackson on the air. McCartney is said to have talked in a high-pitched Jackson-style voice when asked about the once-black-man turned middled-aged white-woman singer, which the usually insensitive and over-the-top BBC decided was too outrageous, even by non-existent British standards.

A BBC source told the Daily Mail: "McCartney started to reply in this high-pitched Jacko voice, and apparently it was very funny. But the BBC - deeply nervous, perhaps because of the Jonathan Ross-Russell Brand affair - has declined to broadcast the interview."

The death of actor Heath Ledger, who was on the cusp of breaking into mega celebrity thanks to his performance in The Dark Knight, was voted as the biggest movie news story in 2008. Over 3.5 million votes were cast in the December poll at AOLs Moviefone.com deciding on the best and worst movie events for the year.

Ledger, whose death at age 28 in January 2008 of an accidental prescription drugs overdose shocked the world, received a whooping 83 percent of votes as the biggest movie news of the year.

Queen Latifah has become the victim of a robbery on vacation, and a resort staffer may be the culprit. The singer/actress was staying at the $1,000-per-night Stone Haven Villas in Black Rock, Tobago, with a female friend when someone robbed her of $10,000 worth of jewelry.

Latifah, who checked in under the name Cynthia Hadden, reportedly returned from a barbecue brunch to discover a bracelet, two gold rings, a gold chain and a silver ring were missing.

Are J. Lo and Marc Anthony going to break up their marriage after their Valentines Day Concert next month? According to a report in the New York Daily News, thats the plan for the new parents of twins born just 10 months ago.

“Marc and Jennifer are planning on announcing their divorce ... right after Marc’s show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 14,” a source claims. “Jennifer is planning on joining Marc onstage for a surprise duet."

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Is Angelina Jolie being warned not to conceive again? According to a source who spoke with OK! magazine, the mother of six has been advised by doctors to avoid getting pregnant since her two prior deliveries had complications.

"Her previous pregnancies ended with emergency Caesarian sections," an insider tells OK!. "Shes been told that, at the least, she should not get pregnant for a year after her last deliver, and it would be safer if she did not get pregnant again - Ever."

Have you ever wondered what happened to Scott Baio from "Happy Days" and "Charles in Charge," Christopher Atkins from "The Blue Lagoon," or Jason Hervey who played Kevin’s older brother Wayne on "The Wonder Years"?

Well the aging idols are back on a new VH1 reality show, "Confessions of a Teen Idol," which debuts January 2. While Chachi has stuck around Hollywood, the others have gone on to lead less glamorous lives. But theyre willing to take a shot at celebrity again by making their "confessions."

Its been 5 long years since U2 released their last album but the dry spell is almost over. The Irish rockers have named their new album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ and have scheduled March 2, 2009, as its drop date.

The band (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.) pushed back the release date from November to March to make it right, says the Irish Independent. They wanted it to be “our best album ever… or what’s the point?”

Kate Beckinsale walked away from the Underworld series but now says she wants to do more action films and shes interested in the Catwoman role in the new Batman movie. She told MTV.com that if given the chance to play Catwoman, she would jump at it: “Absolutely, that would be awesome. I’d love to do that.”

“One of the things I’ve done wrong with my career is not have a massive game plan for it. I was very surprised to ever find myself even considered for an action movie," she says of Underworld, which was directed by her husband, Len Wiseman.

With her smash hit "Love Story," Taylor Swift has knocked off long time pop star Britney Spears to return to the top of the US Billboard chart. Spears new album Circus was supposed to be her comeback album, and while sales are okay, it didnt hold any ground against 19-year-old newcomer Taylor, who is poised to become the Next Big T.i.g.

Taylors album, "Fearless", reclaims the top of the chart for the third time since its release six weeks ago. Of the 13 tracks on Fearless, 11 of them have already landed on the Hot 100.