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Understanding how: Tulip Joshi and Vinod Nair |
Tulip Joshi's boyfriend Captain Vinod Nair is an ex-commando. The actress says, "Thanks to him, I have an insight into the psyche of our special forces. Terrorism cannot succeed in India because Indians are farmers and would rather give up their life than their land. Nair, who was seen in the Colors show Fear Factor (as Anjana Sukhani's partner), was an armyman for six years of which three were in Kashmir. He was in Mumbai during the '93 blasts. Says the ex-commando, "The terrorists must have been in Mumbai for at least six to nine months planning the attack. They had every single advantage on their side. Even then, it took barely two days to flush them out. When the Israelis were discussing the situation, they thought the operation would take seven days. The amazing speed at which our commandos have performed is praiseworthy."
Boats and votes
What do Raageshwari Loomba and Maanayata Dutt have in common?
Yesterday, they both had the same status message on Facebook: Let's not worry about those who came through boats but let's seriously worry about those who came through votes.
Celina's rakhi brother
Celina Jaitly's rakhi brother Colonel Sunil Sheron led one of the NSG operations at the Trident hotel. Jaitly's brother Captain Vikrant is in 3 Para Commandos which is in Lebanon with the UN Peacekeeping Force. The actress's Facebook account was flooded with messages from friends asking her about Sheron about whom she has posted on the networking site. Celina refers to him as Sheroo bhaiyya and she's proud of him and the rest of his team. Bhai ho to aisa!
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ***1/2
Set in Delhi, Dibakar Bannerjee's film is all about Lucky (Abhay Deol) who's a small-time thief. With the help of his friend Bangali, he manages to add flair and style to his robbery. Paresh Rawal plays not one but three different roles as Lucky's father, a restaurant owner and a black marketer. The film entirely belongs to Paresh and Abhay who have some of the best scenes and lines. The songs sound better and get your feet tapping when seen with the storyline. Cinematography is brilliant, giving it a slick stylish feel.
Sorry Bhai **
Harsh (Sanjay Suri) and Siddharth (Sharman Joshi) are brothers. While Harsh takes up residence in Mauritius, Siddharth stays with his opinionated mother (Shabana) and jovial father (Boman). Similar in plot and narrative to Steve Carell-starrer Dan In Real Life, the story is about Siddharth falling for his brother's girlfriend Ally (Chitrangda). Even though the plot is quite simple, the highpoints are the interactions between Boman and Shabana, who have a better chemistry than the film's lead actors. Sanjay doesn't have much to do, while Sharman is sincere. Chitrangda's make-up and styling sticks out like a sore thumb. Sorry Bhai is indeed a sorry affair, barring Shabana and Boman's performances.
RocknRolla ***
In a style reminiscent of all his earlier (and very stylised) work, Guy Ritchie returns with a yarn about drugs, guns, goons, sex and (inevitably) rock 'n' roll. This time, the Russian mob sets off a real-estate scam that has all of London's criminals (the biggies and the small fry included) vying for a piece of the pie. There's something here for everyone. Die-hard Ritchie fans get a lot more of the same old. Guy ditches main man Jason Statham in favour of Gerard Butler. But the lynchpin of this rocking comedy isn't a doped-up rocker but rather a very wicked Tom Wilkinson and a very cocky story by Guy.
