Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor's 'Neerja' leaves you with goosebumps!

Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Ravjiani 

Director: Ram Madhvani

Producer: Atul Kasbekar, Shanti Sivaram Maini, Bling Unplugged, Fox Star Studios 

Writer: Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh (dialogues)

Claps: Performances, Story 

Slaps: A couple of 'slow' moments in the film which jarrs the narrative.

What's New: 'Neerja' is a brave attempt to tell an inspiring story of an unsung hero 

Popcorn Refill: Interval

Plot: 5th September 1986. We see a young cheerful Neerja, celebrating a function with her family and other society members at Navjeevan Society in Mumbai before boarding Pan Am Flight 73 as a senior flight attendant. She is like any other girl constantly trying to seize every moment of happiness. 'Lado' Neerja and her mother Rama (Shabana Azmi) bond over paranthas and Rajesh Khanna. The premise then shifts to Karachi, Pakistani where a few members of a terrorist organization are planning to hijack that same very flight and take its passengers as hostages. 

What follows next is how Neerja overcomes her fear drawing parallels from her failed marriage and becomes a saviour for the passengers on the hijacked flight on that fateful night.

Performances: Sonam Kapoor gives an honest performance as Neerja though she takes her own time to sink her teeth into her role. Shabana Azmi as Neerja's mother Rama has some shining moments that leave you emotional. The mother-daughter bonding is extremely heart-warming. The rest of the cast too is apt and add various layers to the story of those crucial 17 hours of hijack translated on-screen.

Direction: Ad-man Ram Madhvani makes his debut as a film director with 'Neerja'. One must applaud him for choosing such a sensitive subject for his debut vehicle. However this captain of the ship's journey isn't so smooth as there are a few scenes which could have had some more intensity to make 'Neerja' a gripping tale. He takes his own time to build a claustrophobic atmosphere. But in the process, the film slows down a bit which could work against it.

Saiwyn Quadras's screenplay could have been a bit more taut to create maximum impact. Inspite of these flaws, 'Neerja' deeply moves you especially the last 10-15 minutes which are quite impressive and heart-wrenching!

The film also has some soulful songs and music. The track 'Aisa Kyun Maa', a beautiful rendition stays with you for a long time.

Combo-on-offer: A story of courage and sacrifice+ Emotions 

Verdict: We give 'Neerja' 4 Stars for its emotional and inspiring tale which leaves you with goosebumps by the end of the journey.

'Babu Moshai, Zindagi badi honi chahiye..lambi nahi'. Yes, you stayed true to these words, Neerja Bhanot! 

Rating:4.0 out of 5

Dead Pool Movie Review

STORY: Wade Wilson (Reynolds) is a former special forces operative who makes a living as a mercenary. Life seems pretty good for Wade until he meets Ajax (Skrein), a twisted individual with his own evil plans. Ajax performs an experiment on Wade that gives the latter a set of superpowers. But this gift comes with a price and Wade seeks out Ajax to exact revenge.Deadpool traces the origin story of an unlikely, but extremely entertaining superhero.

REVIEW: Right from the opening credits itself you'll find yourself realizing that this is the kind of superhero movie which is definitely different. In fact, it wouldn't be wrong to say that it is a much-needed shot in the arm for the superhero genre in general. While there has been no shortage of comic book hero adaptations into film in recent times, Deadpool is one with a difference. For one, it breaks the fourth wall - that barrier between the film and the audience. This results in the kind of viewer involvement that is both endearing and extremely refreshing.

We find out about how Wade Wilson came to be a superhero via a series of jump cuts, flashbacks and oodles of humour. And then there's Wade's girlfriend, the feisty Vanessa (Baccarin) who is as messed up as he is. While their brand of romance has to be seen to be believed, their chemistry manages to be downright kinky to say the least, but delightfully enough, very real.

Wade's buddy Weasel (Miller), a barkeep, is also his wingman. And when both Wade and Weasel share screen space, they're a laugh riot. While the rest of the cast is suitably funny (don't miss the fantastically-named Negasonic Teenage Warhead, played by Hildebrand), this really is Reynolds' moment in the sun all the way. He surely has come a long way since 2011's very ordinary Green Lantern. In fact, what elevates this movie to another level is not just the snarky one-liners, but the plethora of cross-references to a lot of other superhero films as well. Supported by a very clever script, Deadpool is deliciously irreverent, subversive and uproariously funny.

RATING: 4.0/5

Why Bots Cannot Replace Humans? You Won’t Get A Better Answer Than This

Many times we hear that soon humans will be replaced by robots, as the artificial intelligence has been developed to the same level at which it can think like humans. However, an incident has once again proved that no matter how much you claim that these robots are equivalent to human brain, humans can’t be replace by robots.

On Monday, Twitter was busy talking about the terrorist David Headley’s statement who masterminded the Mumbai terrorist attack of 26/11 and suddenly, Passport Seva, the official Twitter handle of Indian government’s passport service got busy in replying everyone who wrote “Indian Passport” in his tweet.

Passport Seva was sending a custom message to everyone which read, “Thanks for ur Tweet. Pls quote file no, if not mentioned.”

This message was sent not only to the tweets but also to the retweets which has words “Indian”, “passport” in them.

Here are some of the tweets

 

Hilarious!