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Teen The Bhai - Review
It's not bad just because Akshay Kumar does it. Slapstick is slapstick is slapstick - especially if it is distasteful. A fart won't be funny just because it's a fart even if it is Om Puri's. Even our Pune roads are flatter than the lines, situations and the film in general. (That's not saying much, but even so!)
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I don't know what the filmmakers felt while making the film or even while watching the film in its entirety for the first time. Teen Thay Bhai was certainly embarrassing to watch. And this is despite the film being devoid of sexual humor. Just watching three great performers going from one unfunny gag into another is extremely uncomfortable.
You still remember Om Puri's brilliant performances despite some really awful scripts he's picked; Shreyas Talpade doesn't need to prove his comic timing anymore; and Deepak Dobriyal is someone who has graduated from smaller, indie films into a performer you look forward to, however tiny his role. And they have a perfectly funny situation laid out before them. They are 3 brothers who hate each other but are forced to spend time together.
Unfortunately, the only few times you do laugh/smile is owing to the actors 'rising above' the script and lines they are handed. At other times, all you want to tell the makers is ok, we get the whole shirtless Salman mockery you are trying to pull, but it's not funny just because Dobriyal is doing it.
You know how any 'respectful' Hindi
family film is going to end when it starts with hatred. And the writers try to show how we try to find someone to blame for our weaknesses, but it's too plain and too in-the-face, they try subtlety and then give up, just in case the audience doesn't 'get' it. Besides you cannot have a story with no ups and downs, just one flat tone that the audience can choose to ignore and doze off. And no, an irrelevant sub-plot involving foreigners and cops doesn't help!
Interesting though, the movie starts and maintains some very good production values. Especially the lighting. They used very low lighting and maintained grays and browns despite the genre of the film. But then flashbacks are uses as an excuse to go into a contrast in tone - loud colors, background music. They are also used as an excuse to infuse romance, song & dance, and drama in the plot. This change in ambiance is disorienting. But that's immaterial because it's not like brown/gray/low-light 'style' make the writing or the lame jokes better.
I'm confused. What do I feel worse about? High-budget films without a story or low-budget, indie films produced by the likes of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra paying no attention to the writing.
- meeta, a part of the audience
Parental Guidance:
- Violence: Brothers hitting each other.
- Language: clean-ish
- Nudity & Sexual content: none, unless you count a shirtless Deepak Dobriyal offensive.
- Concept: Blood relations are hard to kill (?)
- General Look and Feel: A failed attempt at humor with dry but stylish cinematography.
Teen The Bhai - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website Facebook Twitter YouTube Wikipedia IMDB
- Banner: Rakeysh Om Prakash Mishra Pictures
- Producer: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Director: Mrigdeep Singh Lamba
- Lead Cast: Om Puri, Deepak Dobriyal, Shreyas Talpade, Ragini Khanna
- Supporting Cast: Yograj Singh
- Story: Mehul Suri, Gautam Mehra
- Screenplay: Gautam Mehra
- Dialogues: Mehul Suri
- Cinematography: Ashok Mehta, Ashok Mehta
- Editor: Arindam Ghatak
- Background Score: Ranjit Barot
- Action Choreography: Parvex Feroze
- Music Director: Ranjit Barot, Sukhwinder Singh
- Lyrics: Gulzar
- Costume Designer: Sandeep Kumar
- Facebook Page: Link
- Running time: 130 minutes
- Reviewer: meeta
- Language: Hindi
- Country: India
- Genres: Comedy, Docu-drama
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Ouch! I've always wanted wogma to be a one-stop shop for movies that are available in India. Therefore, I have invited Arcopol to do reviews of movies that are available in India - DVD or in theaters. And I stick to Hindi movie reviews, the only time I have someone else do a Hindi movie review is when I'm on vacation (not even when I'm unwell :) )
I will keep your feedback in mind. If I hear more complaints, I'll have to reconsider my decision.
Oh and it'll be a difficult decision to make because I love Arcopol's reviws :)
hey anon i guess you are the only one who don't like arcopol reviews.meetu don't listen to that guy,there are people who enjoy arcopol reviews on those classic filmaking especially myself.i really enjoyed reading the reviews of shoshine,song of the sparrows,y tu mama tambien,amelie etc.i am looking forward this week new dvd release review by arcopol.
@guddu @Shashank thanks guys! I am reassured now.


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text: NEW YORK - The American print and electronic media Saturday highlighted former President Pervez Musharraf's planned return to Pakistan from exile, but a State Department spokesperson parried a reporter's question whether the Pakistani leader had Washington's 'blessings'."The only thing I would say about this is that it is up to the people of Pakistan to decide who their representatives should be, according to their democratic process," Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at the daily press briefing.Nuland made that comment when an Indian reporter specifically asked if Musharraf - who, he said, ran Pakistan well - had US help in his moves. She did not elaborate.About the upcoming elections in the wake of the historic completion of the five-year parliamentary term, the spokesperson said "We do understand that Pakistan has announced the date for the National Assembly elections of May 11th."We look forward to timely, free, and fair elections that are going to result in the first civilian, democratic transition of power in Pakistan's history," Nuland said.Asked if the US is sending any observers for the polls, the spokesperson replied: "We obviously will look to the Government of Pakistan with regard to any help or support they might need," she added, when asked during the daily briefing whether the US was sending any observers for the polls.The spokesperson explained the United States has a number of ongoing programmes that support clean, fair elections in Pakistan.For example, she said, the US provides support through local organisations to encourage voter participation among groups that have historically low turnout, such as women. Washington also provides grants for two-way communication forums for citizens to discuss the election process."We also fund training for poll workers. The total amount of that assistance is about $6.5 million. But to date, we haven't had any request from the Government of Pakistan for concrete support for the election itself," she said.The US support is covered by the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act under which Pakistan receives development aid, Nuland added.Meanwhile, The Christian Science Monitor on Friday called the completion by the Pakistani civilian government of its five-year term as a 'milestone', saying, "A peaceful transition would be quite an achievement for a nation with a history of military coups, massive corruption, terrorist bombings, factional politics, high-level assassinations, paranoia about India, and devastating floods and earthquakes."In an editorial, the newspaper said, "Most of all, it would signify progress toward Pakistan seeing itself as both a Muslim and democratic state. The conflict between those two identities has dogged the South Asian nation ever since independence 66 years ago, with jihadists often allowed to operate openly."The May elections will also mark the first time that political parties will be allowed to compete for the vote in the tribal areas, home to the most radical groups. The nation's constitutional process will be geographically complete."Discussing Musharraf's prospects if he goes back to Pakistan, The Washington Post said the former president "risks at least three undesired consequences: jail, assassination — or public indifference."A return to power? Highly unlikely, even his supporters say".Citing analysts, correspondent Richard Leiby of the Post said his return could stoke a potentially destabilising confrontation between the judiciary and the military if a court orders his arrest. "The betting is that the army that he served in for more than 40 years would defend him against going to jail, even though his popularity among the military is no longer strong," the dispatch said."Then again, Musharraf may receive a collective yawn from everyone except the fevered media if, as promised, he lands Sunday in Karachi on an Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai, his home in exile. Reporters scrambled to reserve seats on the plane, even though the retired general has scrubbed previous avowed returns."No one really can predict how the Musharraf wild card would affect elections set for May 11, but parlour-game speculation is rampant about the arrival – or not - of the bridge-playing former military leader."His boosters contend that the public yearns for the stability and better economic times often associated with the Musharraf era, which ended in 2008, because they've been hammered by five years of inflation, joblessness and worsening energy shortages under the ruling Pakistan People's Party."Musharraf, 69, has never run for office, but his ego appears up to the job: He possesses a stubborn certitude about his value to the nation..."Commentators call Musharraf's decision to return home politically naive, driven by hubris and desire for validation by the voters."Quoting political observers, the Post said Musharraf's new party – the All Pakistan Muslim League — would be lucky to gain a handful of seats in Parliament, largely because it will not garner enough support from other parties to build a meaningful coalition..."A hoped-for Musharraf coalition would include Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician who has stirred a youthful following with his campaign against political business as usual; and Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, a Canadian-Pakistani cleric who rallied tens of thousands of demonstrators in Islamabad recently with slogans against predatory politicians who ignore the privations of the common man."But neither Khan nor Qadri has yet exhibited a public willingness to pair up with anyone, let alone Musharraf."The retired four-star general also is unpopular for allying closely with the United States after the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks — a policy many Pakistanis now see as a mistake that ultimately dragged the country into a still-raging war with a native Taliban insurgency.A dispatch from Islamabad in The New York Times said "Pakistani military lore is obsessed with the romance of the daredevil commando, parachuting into hostile territory and taking the fight to the enemy despite daunting odds."So it is, in a manner of speaking, with Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's onetime military ruler and a former commando, as he prepares to return from exile this Sunday, in the face of stiff and perhaps violent opposition, to marshal his fledgling political party for the general election on May 11..."His supporters have hired a team of bodyguards that includes retired commandos, have paid for an expensive television advertising campaign heralding his return and have bought several new bulletproof vehicles."Mr Musharraf himself has admitted that if he does not return this time his political ambitions may be finished..."Even if he makes it, a phalanx of challenges await him. First among them is security: the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch nationalists, both of which tried to assassinate Mr Musharraf while he was in power, have pledged to redouble their efforts if he returns."In the courts, he faces criminal charges, and possible jail time, in relation to three cases, including the death of Benazir Bhutto, the former opposition leader, who was killed in 2007 while Mr Musharraf was president. He has dismissed those cases as 'concocted', but they could ultimately be decided by his old nemesis, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry — the judge whom Mr Musharraf tried, and failed, to depose in 2007."The favourite to win the coming election, meanwhile, is Nawaz Sharif — the former prime minister whom Mr Musharraf toppled in 1999 before dispatching him into exile in Saudi Arabia a year later. For a time, Mr Sharif regularly called for Mr Musharraf to be tried — and hanged — for treason."Even the army is thought to feel lukewarm about its longtime supreme commander. Some senior generals privately blame Mr Musharraf for the country's woes, including his once cozy relationship with the United States."For others, though, the high-stakes return is an act of characteristic arrogance — a rash impulse born out of some sense of messianic destiny... Still, Musharraf and his supporters — including industrialists, wealthy members of the Pakistani diaspora and a handful of politicians — assert that a comeback is no long shot...He may also have smoothed things over with his old rival, Mr Sharif. Rumour in political and diplomatic circles this week had it that the two recently held a private meeting in Dubai. And in a television interview this week, Mr Sharif struck a strikingly conciliatory tone on the subject of Mr Musharraf..."Despite all the preparation, it is unclear how much actual support Musharraf can muster. He will, in effect, be throwing himself at the mercy of voters."This news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 24-Mar-2013 here.


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Five Great Minnesota Versions of Hotdish (a.k.a. Casserole)
Turkey tetrazzini, the bane of every single Thanksgiving weekend in the state of Minnesota.
As winter approaches, with its occasional rain and frigid mid-50s-high temperatures, people break out the sweaters, boots and think about hot, stick-to-your-ribs food. In the winter, a lot of baking happens and a lot of lasagne, but when it's chilly out, I think of the time I spent in Minnesota and Iowa -- and about hotdish.
What, exactly, is hotdish? It's a casserole, except in Minnesota, the casserole is the dish it comes in, and hotdish is what goes inside. It's nearly always made from some kind of starch (nothing fancy -- rice, noodles or potatoes) and meat, often ground beef, held together with cream of mushroom soup, so ubiquitous in the state it's often referred to in church recipe booklets--yes, that still happens--as Lutheran binder. Cheese makes a regular appearance, and canned or frozen vegetables such as corn, peas or green beans may be mixed in.
While some hotdish has spread -- tuna-noodle hotdish is common throughout the United States, and the turkey tetrazzini pictured is nearly universal after the turkey sandwiches and just before the turkey soup in the pantheon of Thanksgiving leftovers -- nobody does hotdish like Minnesotans. Here are five of the state's finest.
5. Plain (Regular) Hotdish
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When someone says they're having hotdish for supper and won't elaborate, this is what they mean: the basic model, constructed of ground beef, some kind of tomatoes (for example, canned tomato sauce, or maybe tomato paste mixed with tomato juice), pasta (usually elbow macaroni), cheese (often Cheddar, but sometimes Velveeta), salt and pepper. There's no Lutheran binder in this one; it's more like the world's least-interesting baked ziti.
4. Green bean hotdish
Everyone knows this one! It's green beans and Lutheran binder with Durkee brand fried onions on top. It's spread from its Midwestern roots to take over Thanksgiving tables all over the country. I've tried to gussy this up by using fresh Blue Lake green beans and making my own cream of mushroom soup, and it sucked. Alton Brown's tried it, too, and it doesn't work. It has to be canned for it to taste right.
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