Okay so I have been following him since Jab We Met (2007), and really love his movies (except JHMS and Love Aaj Kal 2). His female characters like geet and veera are complex and powerful in their own way. And after more character driven films like Rockstar and Tamasha, I used wait for his next announcements. JHMS and Love Aaj Kal 2 were dissapointing, but he returned to his form with Chamkila.

But many people on internet just to criticize him without and I at first I couldn't understand why. Then a thought struck my mind, which offend many people, but, nowadays many people want criticize everything, and feel like they are very insightful and knowledgeable. They learnt a few terminologies like screenplay, cinematography, etc. and think they are Alfred Hitchcock of newer generation. The wanna be cools don't know that they replicate images of KRK the critic.

I am not saying this as a fan, though I am a big one. But I have to tell these guys that criticizing something is really really easy than to find a good quality in that thing. I am not asking you to like every film,because some are a misfire and some are straight away trash, but don't criticize the good things just to impress the ones out of your league

Take care .

Watched Kishkindha Kaandam yesterday and was absolutely blown away. The climax (last 45 minutes) is one of the best I’ve experienced in a long time. While the movie is slow in parts, especially in the first half, and you might feel a touch of boredom creeping in, I strongly recommend sticking with it—the payoff is truly phenomenal. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and plan to watch it, stop reading this post now!

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Memento is one of my all-time favorite movies. I’ve watched it countless times, and Lenny’s character - brilliantly portrayed by Pearce - feels permanently etched in my mind. Over the years, I’ve often wondered about Lenny’s life: is it "empty" because he has no lasting memories, or is it fulfilling because he’s constantly creating new ones? While Memento has inspired several films, most have been poor at best.

Kishkindha Kaandam (KK), however, isn’t one of those poor attempts - it’s a standout. The central character in KK is clearly inspired by Lenny, but the director takes Memento’s core idea and crafts it into an emotional thriller that’s truly worth watching. The movie starts off slow and, at times, confusing. I often found myself wondering what was going on and why. But once it settles into a rhythm, it only gets better, building momentum and delivering a powerful experience.

I won’t dive into the plot details - you can always look those up on Wikipedia. Instead, here are some of my thoughts about the movie:

Its quite clear to the audience fairly early that the story isn’t really about the investigation of a misplaced gun or a monkey skeleton. It’s about a missing grandson/son. The grandfather is trying to uncover what happened to his grandson, navigating his failing memory with meticulous structure and determination. Meanwhile, the son’s second wife is conducting her own investigation, suspicious of the grandfather. Every time she finds a clue and confronts her husband, he reveals a little more - but always holds something back. It’s an intriguing dynamic that keeps you hooked.

When the wife finally finds the gun and confronts her husband for the last time, the big reveal shook me to my core. I had goosebumps. While I suspected the grandfather’s involvement, what followed was completely unexpected. The acting in the scene where the son discovers his child’s dead body is absolutely phenomenal. What happens afterward - the grandfather’s actions, his attempt to appear “normal” when the son returns from the hospital, his awareness of his failing memory, and his choices regarding the grandson’s body - was all so convincingly portrayed.

One of the most thought-provoking aspects of the film is the grandfather’s decision to burn his notes. He knows his memory is deteriorating and that by destroying the evidence, he will forget what happened. But he also understands that if he hadn’t dealt with the grandson’s body, his son and daughter-in-law could have faced consequences. The burning of the notes feels like his way of erasing the past and starting fresh - a metaphorical cycle of birth and death. It left me wondering: was this his way of giving his life purpose, starting over again and again?

The film also raises interesting questions about memory and reality. At one point, a doctor explains that while the grandfather’s condition might seem like a problem to others, for him, it’s his reality - and it might even be a blessing. That perspective really got me thinking. When the son and his wife board the train at the end, was it just to keep the investigation going and avoid suspicion from the police? Or were they choosing to live in the grandfather’s reality, where no one truly knows what happened?

The movie subtly explores the idea that everyone’s reality is subjective and that we might all be living in our own illusions - "Sab mithya hai" (Everything is an illusion).

It’s been a day since I watched Kishkindha Kaandam, and I’m still thinking about it. I strongly recommend it - it’s a movie that lingers with you long after the credits roll.

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I personally think makers deserve a big shoutout/kudos for the idea and concept I also liked the cinematography of this movie What are your reviews about this movie

Which movie should I watch tonight?

This movie stayed with me for a long time, delving into the deep rooted psychology of a child deprived of a basic childhood and his desperate desire to escape a life of suffocation and despair. It beautifully reflects humanity beyond the walls of your house, shedding light on the silent battles fought in isolation. As the character journeys through a maze of madness and emotional turmoil, you, as an audience, are pulled into it completely, experiencing every fragment of his pain, longing, and hope. Gali Guleiyan masterfully captures the fragile interplay between confinement and freedom, making it a hauntingly unforgettable experience.

I was really excited to watch All we Imagine as Light in theatres but recently I went for Gladiator 2 and was reminded of how brutal Indian censorship is. The apprentice wasn’t released as unnecessary cuts were demanded by CBFC and I remember how beau if afraid was butchered. Do you guys think All we imagine as light will also face such cuts?

Imo this is the best Aditya Chopra movie

What hurts about Barfi is mainly two things. 1. You have Ranbir and Priyanka at the height of their careers. You have Anurag Basu, probably one lf the most technically and visually brilliant directors we have had. They have access to all the funding they need. They have stalwarts like Ravi Varman to shoot the film. You have EVERY single recipe to make a good film - and they decide to steal ideas. So many ideas. And this is not a substandard director like Sajid Khan or Prabhu Deva - these are all the best of the best creative people, and they still did this.

2. Before someone has that 'But they still did it better' argument, no they didn't. In so many cases, they degraded the original stunts by Chaplin, Keaton, Rowan Atkinson, or Donald O Connor with VFX and bad comic timing. Just because you saw it in Barfi first and it made it mark on you doesn't mean they did it better - and even if they did do it better somehow, so bloody what? Looking at a DVD and someone's hard work and tweaking a few things is hardly praiseworthy.

3. I know I said 2 things, but hear me out... The WORST part of this was this was a decent film. One of the best made films... But now I will live in abject terror, because who knows whether the film works because of the stellar performances and a touching story, kr whether there's just more elements in it that have been borrowed from somewhere.

These are just things that I can remember from memory. I had LOVED Barfi when I watched it in the theatres. Later on I watched all these other things in Film School and my heart would get periodically broken when I found one more sequence just picked up from somewhere else:

• Whole chunks were copied from films of Charlie Chaplin (eg sliding door) and Buster Keaton (eg. Ladder over wall). Jokes were copied from the film Singing in the rain, especially from the song Make em Laugh (eg. Dance with doll on sofa, crooked nose gag).

• The entire scene where Diana's mom drives her to show her her old boyfriend, and talks about how her life could have been different if she stayed with him is copied from The Notebook.

• The scene where it looks like hes looking at a guy's junk only for us to find out he had a magazine in his lap was copied from an Swedish ad where they are in the sauna.

• The Priyanka - Ranbir relationship is inspired from the film Benny and June where a special needs girl falls in love with a guy who likes to emulate silent movie stars like, again, Chaplin and Keaton. Also had certain moments from Oasis ( Korean).

• There's also jokes and gags from Mr. Bean and Mr Bean's holiday, with some OG Jackie Chan sprinkled in.

• The scene where they try to stop a car with nails on the ground is copied almost including SHOTS AND ANGLES from a Japanese film Kikujiro.

• The shot where they stop a car at night and discover is actually two motorcycles is also copied.

• The end with old Priyanka climbing into old Barfi's deathbed, also copied from The Notebook.

• The interrogation scene where Barfi starts telling the story right from his birth is taken from Spielberg's The Goonies.

• The scene where they throw food to the needy from the train is taken from Fried Green Tomatoes.

• Barfi turning back the clock on the tower is again taken from an Asian film ( I forgot the name) but there's a couple more joke copied from that film (eg Ranbir peeing in the fields and the farmer stands up)

• The entire vibe of the music seems to be copied from Amelié, but to accuse Pritam of plagiarism at this point would be like flogging a dead horse.

Movies more focused on martial arts as technique like 7AM Arivu. And also why we do we not have a Martial arts movie from India like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kungfu Hustle etc?