Rajesh Banerjee

Movie: Trial Period Rating: ⭐⭐⭐1/2 Streaming free on: Jio Cinema One liner: Wish if it could be on Trial Period for ever. Release date: 21 Jul 2023 Set in CR Park, New Delhi and when the first scene begins with an 'Arati' from Kalibari premises, you understand that it's going to be a Bong affair. Ana, a bengali single mother raises her child, Romi but her world turns upside down when all of a sudden - inspired by trial period TV commercial ads - her child asks for a father in a 30 day trial period. What comes next is the movie all about. The strong point of the movie is the emotions portrayed by the characters in this heartwarming 2hours+ family drama. It has an ensemble cast in the form of Manav Kaul, Genelia Deshmukh, Shakti Kapoor, Sheeba Chadha and Gajraj Rao. The movie has some high moments like the one where Romi had a dialogue with PD (aka Manav Kaul) after he was injured in a friendly football match at school. Direction: Writer - Director Aleya Sen brings in some beautiful moments in the movie with humour side by side. The film in some areas has a Shoojit Sircar feel and at few other areas you feel it's Dibakar Banerjee but she has done a splendid job in putting the pieces together to create this feel good film. Some nitti gritties like 'Panchang' to mark the beginning and end and a 'Dhol' to bring calmness in an otherwise chaotic world fit aptly. Writing: It could have been more intense had writers tried to write PD's world little extensively. Though he starts with a desi lehja showing his acuity on calculations, the transformation was not shown subtly. Ana's character was written wisely and rest of the sub characters do justice to it. Music- Music has a little part to play here and yet soothing numbers like 'Dheere' by Arko and peppy 'Mere Papa Bhayankar' written by Swanand Kirkire steal the show. The most interesting number is the rendition of Baul song 'Gole maale Pirit Koiro naa' as a decisive song to bring the climax was a tricky one and yet it fits in well. All in all it's a nice movie which kids and papa mumma can see together and enjoy with a pack of pop corn and a bottle of juice. I am sure it will fill you with vitamins you require.

Bharat Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Bharat, as the name suggests it tells about India, it’s people, culture, situation before independence and after independence. This is an emotional journey of a common man Bharat who vowed to keep his family united be it whatever may be. Bharat infuses humour, drama and patriotism in a convincing way and who else can do this better than Ali Abbas Zafar who has also written the script and the dialogues along with Varun Sharma. The first half traverses through the tales of survival etched during and after partition like shelter, religious turmoil,unemployment etc along with some feel good moments and second half though little stretched delves deep into the emotional melodrama of love and family relationships. Best part is you can see JCB ki khudaai in the climax. Dialogues ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Dialogues are fresh, humorous and witty. The lingo ‘Madam Sir’ was an innovation. Music ⭐️⭐️⭐️by Vishal Shekhar has nothing new though at times it delights and sometimes becomes monotonous. Movie begins with the Thap Thap song and fits well as per situation. Ishqe di Chashni and Aaya na tu are refreshing and mesmerising. Lyrics ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️by Irshad Kamil are as usual apt and soothing. They have been beautifully written and can be easily related as the story progresses. Acting⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the most important section-flawless and sensible. Katrina was even better than her previous ‘Zero’. Sunil Grover was good in a supporting role. Disha Patani was lifeless in her cameo. Satish Kaushik deserved a better role and last but not the least Salman Khan is a show stealer, he is a lifeline of the movie and grabs most of the moments with emotions and tears. Direction ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5- Ali Abbas Zafar puts too much emotions. Some of the scenes are waste and could have been edited otherwise direction looks flawless. All in all a must watch for Salman Khan fans and for others be ready to flow with tears as there are lots of emotion involved.