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Purely Joyful Movie!

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I really loved this film, it was unique and different compared to other films that i have watched in the past. Ash is one of my fave actresses in bollywood today, it was on the tele one day so i decided to watch it.Aishwarya's performance was brilliant in the film and she looked amazing the eye makeup and the nose ring made her look very different compared to what she had looked before and brought her beauty to it's highest level, she actually made me wear a nose ring too, she looked amazing.Sanjay Dutt is one of my fave actors, he was just brilliant in the movie and his performance really touches you and make you feel the character, he was just amazing.Zayed Khan i can honestly say was wrongly casted i didn't like his performance and he really need some acting lessons. Apart for that the music was just brilliant and you guys really should watch this film.

Hmmm... thats the only thing i could say with confidence right after the movie finished. I do not recall many movies in mainstream Hindi cinema of the nature of this one with chartbusting casts. I have seen Ek Doctor Ki Maut, Khamosh, Hatya - all stories of a "different" nature, but most (not all) are made with casts of lesser followings or made with cast who are versatile and are not averse to taking risks in their character profiles. Khamosh had Amol Palekar (he can do any role), Ek Doctor had Pankaj Kapoor (rather less known at that time AND very well delivered).Here though, we had Aishwarya Rai whom you would normally see in a love story or action movie as the loving beau etc etc and Sanju dada who would normally be the worlds top most in whatever he does - they were a lost wife and even lost writer. Very unlikely for a mainstream Hindi movie. To make matters worse, Sanju dada's make up or the lack of it was totally devoid of any signs of insanity. The only early clue to the insanity is the continuous jarring incongruous background music - i think the music diro wanted to portray the complex bipolar interactions within Shaukat's mind.All else considered, Sanju dada's performance is almost flawless. He could have gotten rid of his mafia walk and stance for this movie and he could have had a more dishevelled look and probably some more peculiar behavior to drive home the insanity plea. Aishwarya did a great job. A slightly different makeup and wardrobe could have helped to bring the role out of the mainstream expectations and into the role of the distraught wife she played. I would say that the other guy was the best. Full of life and new ideas, very excited, very energetic and optimistic - a stark contrast to Shaukat. The director has put in a really good mix of environment (Shaukat's home, the art school, publisher's office, servants at home and the outdoors) to portray the characters.All in all, if you are prepared to watch a non mainstream movie with mainstream cast, this movie would be 5 stars when you watch it.

Despite a huge star cast, a new look, and a fresh musical score, Shabd has nothing much to offer. A real annoying part of this film are the letters that are constantly floating around in the background. There is not much of a plot in this film. Sanjay Dutt's character is by far the most irritating part of this movie. He is manic writer who is trying to control his surroundings by his writing. Holding steadfast to the idiom, "The pen is mightier than the sword," Sanjay wages war against his world. He is unnecessarily creating distance between him and his wife by forcing her to spend time with a handsome, humorous, and infatuated man. Sanjay's character is interesting, but there is no way one can drag this situation into a 2+ hour film. I feel that this movie would be better off as a short film. Songs are nice and fresh. Aishwarya looks stunning.

The director Leena Yadav is falsely imprisoned in her aura that she is Stanley Kubrick re-incarnate. Its obvious that Sanju and Ash have signed the dotted line without reading the script and the director should be lauded for making mickey out of them.The script does not have holes - it has craters. And in terms of execution - it makes you feel that at the end of every shooting schedule the director goes into hibernation and forgets where she left off.Our writer uses still uses type-writer for drafting his stories, which cleverly signifies the power outages in India. And did I tell you that our writer is suit-fetish? How does it justify the writer being recipient of Booker's prize award when he at loss to delve into the psyche of a woman for his forthcoming novel? Taking too many liberties of Booker's prize eh? (Culprit: Baghbaan!).It is evident that Ash lacks conviction owing to her Hollywood assignments. Sanju's monologues gets on the nerves. Zayed Khan as a professor. Excuse Me! Bollywood badly needs a dedicated casting dept. Let me re-iterate here that Zayed does not even pretend making wee-bit of effort. It re-enforces my opinion that "star-kids are pampered lot".And please help me decide which one was worst - chemistry between Sanju and Ash or Zayed and Ash.Sadiya is only saving grace to the film and does her role with conviction.Avoid at all costs!