Housefull (2010)

When a film starts off being dedicated to the likes of Manmohan Desai (Amar Akbar Anthony, Dharam Veer), Brij (Yakeen, Yeh raat Phir Na Aayegi)Prakash Mehra (Zanjeer, Muqqadar ka Sikandar, Sharaabi) Feroz Khan (Qurbani, Dharmatma) K. Raghavendra Rao (Tohfa, Himmatwala) you instantly know you're in for some solid classic suspension of belief moments. However, Sajid Khan 's Housefull lacks the distinctive style of the aforementioned producers, but it's a watchable fluffy slapstick comedy

Brief Synopsis

Aayush (Akshay Kumar) is a "loser" whose bad luck follows him all about, he believes his bad luck will end when he meets his true love. In a bid to gain some good luck he returns to London to meet his best friend Bob (Ritesh Deshmukh) whom he claims brings him luck. While in London he's set up with Devika (Jiah Khan) the daughter of Bob's boss (Randhir Kapoor), they get married under his blessings as he approves of Aarush being a traditional Indian boy. Following their marriage they honeymoon in Italy, where Devika reveals she's in love with a White guy named Barry, she had only married Aarush to save face with her father, she cuts a deal with him offering to pay him lots of money if he consummates their marriage, Aarush agrees and then meets another woman Sandy (Deepika Padukone). Will she be the true love that'll bring an end to his bad luck?

Classic leave your brains at home fluff, do not look for logic in this film, nitpickers will have a lot to pick on, like teenagers in the streets of London speaking in American accents, Canary Wharf tube station (which is in London) appearing in Macau (Asia)etc. The film succeeds as a slapstick comedy but the climax drags on a bit and felt rushed as few plot elements weren't concluded the way i would have liked

Performance wise, everyone was on hamming mode (in a charming way) with the exception of say Arjun Rampal. Chunky Pandey as the Italian 'Aakri Pasta' with his "Mamma Mia' i'm only joking" line really made me laugh. I also really liked Jiah Khan, she's barely in the movie as much as i would have liked her to, but she's impressive.

Now unto something that has been getting this film criticism, there's a scene which involves a black baby (i actually felt this was a bit of a social commentary on colorism, as Boman Irani later notes that what matters is the heart, as such i feel the film redeems itself ) what i found annoying was the way Akshay's character explains his African roots, by breaking out in a stereotypical African Jig and tribal type noises, I found this scene unnecessary & i hope bollywood directors realise their films are becoming ever more popular now, all these racial stereotypes & jokes are so unnecessary.

All in all a silly slapstick comedy with some truly whacky moments like Akshay getting slapped numerously by a monkey & numerous Gay innuendos. If you like loud, jumbled, slapstick comedy then check this out.

Good commercial soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy my favourite of all the tracks is the hilariously sexy 'I don't know what to do'

I'd give Housefull 6/10

For a full list of movies that Housefull borrowed from, check out Bobby talks cinema post here

Love Story 2050 (2008)

Ahh love Story 2050, the most maligned and slaughtered film of recent times, comments on imdb range from 'watch this film to vomit', to 'mad story 2050', to 'some love stories shouldn't be told'. However i watched this movie and YES, YES, YES i liked it, although i'm well aware of why it must have rubbed many people the wrong way, but i still love it though . If you like fun films and are fine with the fact that not all films should come with a strong moral message then you'll love 'Love Story 2050'. This movie is fast becoming/ if not already a cult classic. At the beginning of the whole furore about the film, i didn't care much for it, however Raj & Pablo of the Love Bollywood programme on Bbc radio Asia brought this film to my attention with their constant chats & quips about the movie, they've even created a facebook group about Love Story 2050, make sure you join if you're on facebook

Karan Malhotra 23 from sydney is a spoilt brat who lives with his rich dad, one day he meets and falls in love with a lovely girl called Sana (Priyanka Chopra)


He asks her out on a date, Sana is a bit reluctant at first but she agrees eventually.While out on a date Sana reveals what qualities she looks for in a guy (Take note Priyanka fans this might be the secret to wooing her)


The two fall madly in love with one another and Sana even takes him home to meet the parents and he also takes her to his Uncle's (Boman Irani) house, where he shows her the time machine which can transport them to through time. Sana chooses to go to Mumbai in the year 2050 but unfortunately the machine fails to work



One day while out on a date again, Sana & karan engage in some lovey dovey talk and while she goes out to get some ice cream, she gets hit by a truck and dies


Karan's devastated by Sana's death, one day his uncle cracks the code to the time machine and an excited karan decides to go to the future in search of Sana



Mumbai in the year 2050 is utterly beautiful and to die for with robots serving Paan's, and floating cars. They meet a robot called QT who becomes their guide

...Wow


While there Karan sees a Sana look alike called Zeisha who's a pop star and hugely popular, Karan swears to himself to make Zeisha remember who she is and get her back in time

Zeisha is ultra glamorous and wears some super duper futuristic trends, she also has a personal robot assistant by the name of Boo, who is one of my favourite characters from the movie

An evil Dr Joshi is also greedy for the time machine and threatens the lives of Karan and his uncle and threatens to disrupt their return to present day time. What follows next are a series of doubling up, face splitting & light sabre fights

Will Zeisha regain her memories and remember she was once Sana, will Dr Yoshi grab hold of the machine, what obstacles will they face on their journey to get back to the present time? Watch Love Story 2050 to find out

Overall i loved this movie, the graphics, cinmeatography, songs and Styling were amazing. I laughed, fell off my chair, screamed , threw popcorn at my Tv, this movie raised a whole lot of emotions in me than any other film i've seen in a long time.Yes the plots are incoherent, nit pickers would sure have a lot to pick on, but watch this film with a simple heart and your brain in freeeze mode and you'll love it. Harman's acting isn't the best but i really loved him in this film. Not only is he a good dancer, (i'm well aware of the Hrithik comaprisons but Harman has his own style ) but homeboy sure knows how to deliver the cheesiest, sickening dialogues that would crack you up in no time, which i've captured for your entertainment below

Cheesy Dialogue 1



Cheesy Dialogue No.2


Another highly hilarious scene in these movie that had me rolling on the floor (literally) was the computer game scene where Harman & Priyanka dress up as game characters (i've included the video clip below)




Yes Love Story 2050 is annoying in parts but as i have said if you do enjoy watching brainless, fun entertainment and don't feel your films should always have a message or deal with relevant issues then you'd love Love Story 2050, actually it does teach us never to give up on love, so there all you guys who love your films to have a message, i guess that's the message for you.

Whenever i'm sad and the world brings me down i reach out to my Love Story dvd to cheeer me up, please go and buy it, some of you might need a little wine or a lot of wine to enjoy this film but since i'm a naturally upbeat, unretiring person, i didn't need wine to enjoy this film i'd also recommend you watch it with a simple/unquestioning heart. The film flopped at the cinemas, but we can make the dvd a best seller.

Here are my suggestions on how maybe the film could have been a hit

Perhaps if they had marketed it more as a kids/family movie (if you have kids/ little nephews, nieces/cousins they’re bound to love this especially the futuristic parts)

If the film had been set more in the year 2050, but I understand that might have been more expensive

If they had released it on Children's day as opposed to releasing it the same week as Jaane Tu ya Jaane Na

if the producers had said it was a fun, brainless movie that should be enjoyed with your brains switched off.

If they had called it Mumbai 2050 instead of Love Story 2050

Rather than Sana dying she could have been snatched to the year 2050, brainwashed and given a new identity.

The music of love story 2050 was scored by Anu Malik who i thought did a great job. They were all contemporary and they fitted the brief/mood of the film perfectly. From the fun catchy Sach Kehna to the beautiful ballad Meelo ka jaise sa faisla, the poppy playful Lover Boy, in a set that would give Britney/ Mtv Videos a run for their money and last but not the least my personal favourite, the dancey Milo na Milo

Harman and the dancing robots in Milo na Milo


Total Score: 6/10 (Entertaining Camp Cult Classic)