Veer Zaara - Another Yash Raj Hit!
Last night, I watched the latest Hindi movie to hit town. It's called Veer Zaara and it stars Shah Rukh Khan, the aptly-named Preity Zinta and the sublime Rani Mukherjee. Any film made by Yash Raj promises to be a huge hit with great storylines, a strong family motif and message behind the story, powerful acting and a soundtrack full of memorable and catchy songs.
Yes, I'm a 30+ Malay male that's into Hindi movies. Believe it. I blame it on Mum and all those Hindi movies they used to show on RTM2, on Friday afternoons.
We used to watch the Hindi films together, usually while Mum was peeling onions. (I usually can't tell whether her tears are caused by the onion peeling or the tear-jerker Hindi flick). It was one of the few activities that we did together that could be considered a "family bonding" session, since conversation never figured much in our lives.
Back to Veer Zaara. Shah Rukh Khan once again showed why he's the most versatile actor in Bollywood, playing the character of Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh from India. I never knew he could play middle-aged characters, but Shah Rukh once again pushed the limits on his acting.
One would have thought that he could not do any better after Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham and Kaal Ho Na Ho, but he did!
Preity played the role of Zaara Hayaat Khan convincingly, flawlessly displaying the internal conflict of having to choose between love and family obligations.
And my favourite Hindi actress, the babelicious Rani Mukherjee, played a rookie lawyer whose fighting hard to get Veer released from wrongful imprisonment for 22 years. Rani shows the same sort of versatility as Shah Rukh, showing that she plays a supporting role with as much intensity, as the roles she usually gets, of the female romantic lead actress.
Also welcome were the supporting roles played by Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini, as Veer's parents. Even at their age, they're still showing that quality acting can still steal the show, from the younger ones. The chemistry that they had together came from years of acting together - the comfort level shows.
And the songs,...not as great as Kabhi Kushi but certainly the lyrics were far more meaningful and aligned to the storyline. Veer Zaara is a truly engaging movie - certainly one for the home DVD collection of the Hindi connoisseur.
Somewhere, in the next few blogs - my commentary on Malay movies! :) (Well, someone has to be untypical in this world, right?)
Yes, I'm a 30+ Malay male that's into Hindi movies. Believe it. I blame it on Mum and all those Hindi movies they used to show on RTM2, on Friday afternoons.
We used to watch the Hindi films together, usually while Mum was peeling onions. (I usually can't tell whether her tears are caused by the onion peeling or the tear-jerker Hindi flick). It was one of the few activities that we did together that could be considered a "family bonding" session, since conversation never figured much in our lives.
Back to Veer Zaara. Shah Rukh Khan once again showed why he's the most versatile actor in Bollywood, playing the character of Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh from India. I never knew he could play middle-aged characters, but Shah Rukh once again pushed the limits on his acting.
One would have thought that he could not do any better after Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham and Kaal Ho Na Ho, but he did!
Preity played the role of Zaara Hayaat Khan convincingly, flawlessly displaying the internal conflict of having to choose between love and family obligations.
And my favourite Hindi actress, the babelicious Rani Mukherjee, played a rookie lawyer whose fighting hard to get Veer released from wrongful imprisonment for 22 years. Rani shows the same sort of versatility as Shah Rukh, showing that she plays a supporting role with as much intensity, as the roles she usually gets, of the female romantic lead actress.
Also welcome were the supporting roles played by Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini, as Veer's parents. Even at their age, they're still showing that quality acting can still steal the show, from the younger ones. The chemistry that they had together came from years of acting together - the comfort level shows.
And the songs,...not as great as Kabhi Kushi but certainly the lyrics were far more meaningful and aligned to the storyline. Veer Zaara is a truly engaging movie - certainly one for the home DVD collection of the Hindi connoisseur.
Somewhere, in the next few blogs - my commentary on Malay movies! :) (Well, someone has to be untypical in this world, right?)
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