Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Madhur Bandarkar started his career with a flop masala film Trishakti(1999) but he took Bollywood by surprise when he made realistic films like Chandni Bar(2001), Satta(2003), Page 3(2005). Corporate(2006) and Traffic Signal(2007) too were good films. Fashion(2008) won him accolades for his tremendous depiction of fashion world though it had it's stereotypes, clichés.etc then he made Jail(2009) which didn't win him much response and then he changed lanes and made crap film Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji.Not to forget the commercial fiasco Aan Men At work(2004). Heroine seems like another Madhur film just like Fashion, Page 3. Though it does show the true story of Bollywood yet it hardly seems novel. The director tries to cram in many aspects like bipolar disorder, broken relationships.etc and also Helen's character does have pathos. In fact the film isn't bad but it isn't anything out of the ordinary too. The film follows the same style of Madhur films where carricatures, stereotypes exist. There are several great scenes, the film starts with a jolt and it slowly gets you involved, but the film seems like one tedious exercise towards the end. While the first half does involve you, despite the predictability, the second half becomes a melodrama and slow paced especially towards the end.Direction by Madhur Bandarkar is good but he needs to change his style,he is getting repetitive and please he needs to stop showing gays in every film. Here there is also a lesbian angle thrown in Music is good with Halkat Jawani being the crowd puller, while Saiyaan and "Khwahishein" are good tracksAmongst actors One expects after Tabu, Raveena, Bipasha, Konkona that Kareena too will outshine her previous work. She gets a meaty part and does carry it off superbly, she is perfect in her role only fault is director resorts too much on melodrama and even the script curtails her performance. Arjun Rampal is good in his role though his sudden change of character towards the end seems hard to digest Randeep Hooda yet again proves his mettle, in a small role he does a superb job especially in his breakdown. The film has a vast array of characters in small roles, and many guest appearances. Sanjay Suri seen after a long time does a competent job, Helen after a long time again does a superb job, Rakesh Bapat gets hardly anything to do, Shahana Goswani is superb while Ranveer Shorey is brilliant as the Bengali director, Shilpi Sharma, Mughda Ghodse, Lillete Dubey all fit in well. Govind Namdeo is superb, Pallavy Sharda(Gayatri) is okay, rest are okay

The movie is all about Kareena kapoor AKA Mahi's life .. Story is same as Dirty Picture but more boring!! Amazingly world's whole tragedy happens in Mahi's life. :P There are only some good points in the movie which are:- Superb acting by Kareena 10 on 10 You will feel the glamor of bollywood.. Good support by Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hudda... Despite above qualities there are many flaws in the movie like:- It is very depressing and sad. Story is nothing new.You can say this is glamorous version of Dirty pictures.. You can not feel reality anywhere unlike Madhur's other movies. Whole movie is predictable!!To conclude Heroine is a average movie with old and depressing storyline..

The film is a depiction of Kareena's own struggle to sustain her presence in Bollywood. After an interesting start, the film loses its grip and compels the user to find logic in the script. The second half is worse than the worst half where the logic and appeal seems to lose viewer-ship. Post interval era is a big drag while the viewers get more eager to reach to the end.Overall, the film is flawed. It has virtually no sensible logic and the plot is very weak. The film does have its good moments, but those are highly succeeded by the negative factors of the film. Apart from good costumes and the ooziness displayed by Kareena and her counter-part(s), the film fails in every aspect.

"Oh my god" That was my reaction when I came out of theater watching latest Madhur Bhandarkar film "Heroine". I kept wondering, "Is this the same director who has given movies like Satta, Chandani Bar, Page 3, Corporate and Fashion?". So at the outset let me say this, "Please don't watch this movie". And now the reasons.Story: There is no story at all. The film is like a pendulum which swings from one direction to other, But at least pendulum helps to move the arms of watch. This story does not do any good to the movie. So I must say very badly written. And if the story itself is bad then it is just 2-3 hrs of cloths, foreign shoots and glamorous parties nothing else.Screenplay: I am no expert but I can definitely tell the difference between good and bad. And it was bad.Music: At one point I actually closed my ears. I found it too loud. It has just added to the sorrows of film.Cast: One of the main reasons behind successful Madhur Bhandarkar films is the cast. And not just the central characters but the ensemble of characters gave the required impact to all of his previous films. This is not the case with Heroine. Apart from Kareena, Divya Dutta, Randeep Hooda and Ranveer Shauri no one leaves any impression. Kareena has done a "great job" in her portrayal of impulsive, moody yet emotional Mahi Arora who passes through turmoils of personal and professional hurdles. But how? By drinking, shrieking, smoking and crying in entire film nothing else. Additionally the character itself is so confused that at one point you wonder "Is there no such thing as self respect or learning from one's mistakes? I mean how can someone be so naive?". Somehow one cannot imagine Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Suri as Superstars. Arjun Rampal, in particular, has same expression in entire film. Helenji does reasonably good job apart from 1-2 pronunciations like "Heroin" for "Heroine" (which I might have heard incorrectly as I was half asleep). Ranveer Shauri dazzles and makes his presence felt (probably best portrayal in the movie).To summarize, A Classic Example of "All Hype No Substance". Don't waste your money for this terrible experience, except if you want to sleep in AC for 2.5 hrs.