You cannot get more diverse than Hindi movies, an industry which releases about a 1000 movies a year on variety of subjects, tastes and genres. Even then path breaking cinema or cult classics have limited themselves to what is called as ART or Non commercial movies in bollywood. Delhi Belly not only breaks that mold, it shatters that perception to create a cult classic which can make Guy Ritchie and company jealous.
In the past few years, a train of exuberant writers and directors have produced work which reflects what is called as a STORY in the strongest sense. Rather than worrying about cast or injecting clichéd song and dance sequences, they have twisted the framework and redefined the requirements for being in a movie. And they have done it with a bang! Delhi Belly reaches the apex of the foundation created by many other brilliant writes and directors like Vishal, Farhan, Shimit, Dibakar, Anurag etc to prove that Hindi movies have changed stripes like never before. More importantly, the audience and people with the big bucks who care to produce such movies have offered support which has elevated writing and made story telling possible in a way that puts us right in the circuit with the best! It all starts with a story and Akshat Verma is the MAN here.
Akshat has given a script that will become the inspiration for many cult writers in India and people will finally start looking outside Lock Stock, Snatch or other Hollywood classics. To create this magic in the realm of a Desi setting, and be able to have moments that can split you for minutes is not just creative victory, but requires a solid understanding of the culture and some first hand experience to come up with twisted situations. The characters and the comedy of errors created by the situation around them is flawless and meticulously hashed out. The beauty of situational humor gives a high and keeps the buzz till the end. The actors all nailed their characters but its easy to pick favorites in the lot.
Kunal Roy Kapoor is the by far the winner of 3 and there could not have been a better choice than Vijay Raaz for the bad guy. The dialogues are brilliant and are sensational without being punch lines or melodramatic. Delhi Belly cruises without creating any deviations and almost every scene fits except for the chudail song which is not a bad touch either. Vir Das and Imran Khan do full justice to their character while the scenes and situations throughout the movie are as original and new as it can get. The direction is smart from Abhinay Deo.
Although not visible in the movie for good reasons, music from Ram Sampat is fantastic and just what a movie like this needed. Aamir Khan's item song provides the icing on the cake here and the man shows what he is capable of in just 2 minutes without saying a word.
Whether you love the movie or hate it, whether you find the language not suitable or natural, and whether you give it a thumbs up or down is pointless. Delhi Belly has already taken Hindi cinema to the next level.
It has shattered the mold and will bring more new waves to Hindi cinema. Its a SNATCH for Bollywood so don't miss it!
In the past few years, a train of exuberant writers and directors have produced work which reflects what is called as a STORY in the strongest sense. Rather than worrying about cast or injecting clichéd song and dance sequences, they have twisted the framework and redefined the requirements for being in a movie. And they have done it with a bang! Delhi Belly reaches the apex of the foundation created by many other brilliant writes and directors like Vishal, Farhan, Shimit, Dibakar, Anurag etc to prove that Hindi movies have changed stripes like never before. More importantly, the audience and people with the big bucks who care to produce such movies have offered support which has elevated writing and made story telling possible in a way that puts us right in the circuit with the best! It all starts with a story and Akshat Verma is the MAN here.
Akshat has given a script that will become the inspiration for many cult writers in India and people will finally start looking outside Lock Stock, Snatch or other Hollywood classics. To create this magic in the realm of a Desi setting, and be able to have moments that can split you for minutes is not just creative victory, but requires a solid understanding of the culture and some first hand experience to come up with twisted situations. The characters and the comedy of errors created by the situation around them is flawless and meticulously hashed out. The beauty of situational humor gives a high and keeps the buzz till the end. The actors all nailed their characters but its easy to pick favorites in the lot.
Kunal Roy Kapoor is the by far the winner of 3 and there could not have been a better choice than Vijay Raaz for the bad guy. The dialogues are brilliant and are sensational without being punch lines or melodramatic. Delhi Belly cruises without creating any deviations and almost every scene fits except for the chudail song which is not a bad touch either. Vir Das and Imran Khan do full justice to their character while the scenes and situations throughout the movie are as original and new as it can get. The direction is smart from Abhinay Deo.
Although not visible in the movie for good reasons, music from Ram Sampat is fantastic and just what a movie like this needed. Aamir Khan's item song provides the icing on the cake here and the man shows what he is capable of in just 2 minutes without saying a word.
Whether you love the movie or hate it, whether you find the language not suitable or natural, and whether you give it a thumbs up or down is pointless. Delhi Belly has already taken Hindi cinema to the next level.
It has shattered the mold and will bring more new waves to Hindi cinema. Its a SNATCH for Bollywood so don't miss it!