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Comedy Hit of Salman Khan and Karishma Kapoor - Biwi No.1
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Movie: Biwi No. 1 aka Wife No. 1
Director: David Dhawan
Year: 1999
Stars: Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen and Tabu
Snapshot of the Story
Biwi No. 1 is a typical David Dhawan comedy movie. Story starts as Prem living a happy life with his wife Pooja (Karishma Kapoor) and two young and sweet children. Prem is a flamboyant, complete flirt and looks for beautiful ladies to have affair with. Rupali (Sushmita Sen) is an aspirant model looking for her first break in modeling world. Prem and Rupali becomes entangled in an extra marital affair. This sensitive topic has been shot from a comical angle, which is the signature style of David Dhawan.
Movie reviews and ratings of Kariskma Kapoor's Biwi No. 1
Storyline
Prem (Salman Khan) is a well settled professional living a life in a leading fashion house and has a beautiful wife Pooja (Kashmira Kapoor). The nature of the job is such that Prem is surrounded with beautiful girls and always looking for an opportunity to get friendly with them. Rupali (Sushmita Sen) is an aspirant model working with Prem and during their outdoor assignment they come close and starts getting to know each other. Prem is a flirt by nature and induces a soft corner in Rupali’s heart.
Pooja comes to know about all this and asks him to choose one out of them and Prem choose Rupali. Heartbroken Pooja decides to teach him a lesson and team up with Prem’s friend Lakkhan (Anil Kapoor). This is the most interesting part of the movie as how Pooja becomes the model and uses the Tip for Tat formula.
Story of the movie is very entertaining and the comical timing of Anil Kapoor was fantastic. It is the class of the David Dhawan who creates such an intense topic beautifully sandwiched with comedy. David Dhawan is one the very few directors in Indian cinema who create humor out of any situation. Teaming up with Govinda he has created many comedy hit likes Rajababu, Coolie No.1, Saajan Chale Sasural and the list goes on and on.
Biwi No. 1 was the hit movie of 1999 and bagged many Filmfare awards. Both Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor got the award for the best actor in comic role, Karishma got the award for the best actress and so did David Dhawan who also got the award for the best director.
Movie review of Biwi no. 1
Final Thoughts
Biwi no. 1 is a comedy movie based on an intense plot of an extra marital affair, but as an audience you will never feel this when watching the movie and this is what David Dhawan is well known for. He is master of comedy movies for the Indian silver cinema. Karishma Kapoor looks beautiful as ever and got a promising role that she acted with so much of ease. Salman Khan got the role in which he feels comfortable and at times you feel that he is over acting. Anil Kapoor plays a good supporting hand and one cannot think of anybody else in his role.
Rating
Biwi No. 1 scores 8 out of 10 for its great direction, compelling story narration, good music and ability to engage the audience for two and half hours with relative ease.
Tags: Anil Kapoor, Comedy Hit of Salman Khan and Karishma Kapoor - Biwi No.1, David Dhawan, Karishma Kapoor, Movie reviews and ratings of Biwi No. 1, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Tabu
Subhash Ghai’s Musical Love Story - Taal
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Movie: Taal (Rhythm)
Director: Subhash Ghai
Year: 1999
Stars: Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Snapshot of the story
Taal is a love triangle between Mansi, Manav and Vikrant. Mansi (played by Aishwarya Rai) lives in a small town of Champa with her father Tarababu, who is a classical singer and dancer. Due to business dealings Manav comes to Chamba and falls in love with Mansi. Taal takes you through a roller caster ride until it reaches its climax.
Storyline
Mansi (played by Aishwarya Rai) is daughter of classical singer and dancer Tarababu. Mansi is also a good singer and with good looks. Manav (played by Akshaye Khanna) is son of a businessman and find Mansi on his business trip and both fall in love at first sight. Manav flies over to the city promising Mansi to marry her. But Manav’s foreign-bred aunt creates trouble in the love story and opposes their relationship.
The first hour of the movie is good as Aishwarya steals the show with her beauty and charming performance. Akshaye Khanna’s acting did not full-fill everyone’s expectation. Taal becomes an exiting movie to watch as Anil Kapoor enters the scene. Anil Kapoor plays the role of Vikrant. Vikrant is a well known music director and encourages young talent. Mansi joins the group and taste success and in this journey she loses Manav’s company and the audience starts to ignore Manav and starts liking Vikrant.
This tussle is good to watch as Vikrant deliberately annoys Manav and this gives lot of comical moments in the movie. The entire plot loses its grip and becomes predictable as the story progresses. Subhash Ghai has made excellent movies in the past like Ram Lakhan and Pardes and naturally the expectation were high but Taal disappoints in the storyline.
Final Thoughts
Taal fails to engage the audience with the movie which has been the success mantra for Subhash Ghai in the past. Music of the movie is good and has topped the charts for months. Oscar award winner A.R. Rahman was versatile with his music. Anil Kapoor won the Filmfare- Best supporting actor role for the role of Vikrant.
Rating
Taal scores 6 out of 10 which is an average score for Sughash Ghai movie. Storyline has nothing fresh to offer and the movie is entertaining in patches.
Tags: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Movie review of Taal, Mukta Arts, Subhash Ghai, Subhash Ghai's Musical Love Story - Taal
