THODA PYAR THODA MAGIC………CHILDREN…FUN…CINEMA
Posted on June 30, 2008
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Children films are always a big welcome in Indian set up, as India belong to a very children oriented society. Parents are always obliged to the film makers and film fraternity for making such kind of children oriented films. Children films can be watched by the entire family together under one roof. As we Indians are always more comfortable and happy to take up community outings, family outings and when it comes to their children they are always the first priority in the list of their priority list.
After all Today’s children are tomorrows citizen so they deserves a happy and healthy childhood.
Coming to the film and the story line Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic could get a luke warm response from the audiences all over the world as the film is lacking direction. This two and a half hour movie is about a rich guy, Ranveer Talwar (Saif Ali Khan) and a lonely one at that. And well fate throws him into the company of four children – all orphans. A feather–headed girl-friend Malaika (Amisha Patel) hangs around him – mainly to titillate audiences.
She is supposed to be funny too…because she acts like a dimwit. It wasn’t comfortable to watch her with this stereotype role and didn’t find it funny. . Ranveer Talwar is serious, smart, a loner and something of a nerd. It would have been far more believable for him to have a girlfriend who was smart, cunning and a gold-digger. And titillating audiences is a must isn’t it! What a sad compromise to play to the gallery.
The other character is the demurely clad Geeta (Rani Mukherjee) who cycles into their life much like an angel from heaven. She is a do-guider brought to bring light and cheer into the sad life of the characters. Even if Rani is an angel in the film and she is loaded with layers and layers of clothes , giving a very sloppy look and more creativity was definitely possible as far as her costumes were concerned. Completely covered up in long sleeves and long gown not even her ankle showing, she has a loving heart, a bright mind and loves children. The proverbial Hindi film heroine. Rani has done full justice to her role and children will love her for that.
The children’s characterization was unconvincing. They are shown swinging from extreme nastiness to loving, forgiving and cute…but as said it’s a children’s fantasy movie so it’s alright.
Saif looked good and so did Rani and Amisha. The film didn’t really call for much acting. Saif is supposed to play a brooding loner and he sports a grim look almost throughout. Rani is supposed to be a happy bubbling sort and well she is that almost throughout the film.
Amisha is the sexy dimwit who pouts once in a while…all she has to do is shake her assets and that she does that well enough. Amisha was quite vulgar and cheap with her item number as her dance number was a total mis match for kiddies movie. It’s Amisha Patel’s character which doesn’t fit. Her role is more suited to an adult movie. That dance number of hers is likely to put many a cabaret girl to shame. I wonder what the director (Kunal Kohli) was thinking of…the dance has no class, and is crass and vulgar. Why should any director make a kiddie film with this kind of scene?
The most important thing to know about Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic (A little Love, a Little Magic) is that it is a children’s film. It’s got four child characters, and like many children’s films, there is magic and fantasy. There is even a lecture about patriotism, civic sense and world peace!
If compared with Mr India the film will be a shame as their is no comparision. Mr India had some great actors like Anil Kapoor, Sri Devi and Amrish Puri. Mr India had some ever lasting dialogues like ‘mogambo kush hua’ and some hit songs. Mr. India is a far superior film, it was a superhero film which could be enjoyed equally But where the kids are concerned, I think Amisha Patel’s vulgar dance number could make them uncomfortable. Any way what ever said and done, the theme, of a magical nanny who charms children, is like Mary Poppins. So while TPTM may not be a copy, nothing in it seems original. In fact it reminded me of so many movies (both English and Hindi) that it was too tire some to list them all here.
After all the scrutiny done on the movie all I can say that the film is still worth watching as it will be entertaining for the children to watch and as far as parents are concerned I have already mentioned earlier that Indian society is absolutely children oriented society and seeing the children happy I am sure parents will also be satisfied.
So one can chill out …………………..
Directed by Kunal Kohli; written (in Hindi, with English subtitles) by Mr. Kohli and Rohena Gera; director of photography, Sudeep Chatterjee; edited by Amitabh Shukla; music by Dhankar-Ehsaan-Loy, lyrics by Prasoon Joshi; choreography by Vaibhavi Merchant, Pappu & Malu and Geeta Kapoor; art directors, Aparna Raina, Priya Raghunath and Malini Sharma; produced by Aditya Chopra and Mr. Kohli; released by Yash Raj Films. Running time: 2 hours 25 minutes: Saif Ali Khan (Ranbeer Talwar), Rani Mukherjee (Geeta), Rishi Kapoor (God) and Akshat Chopra (Vashisht).
Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic Opened on Friday nationwide. Directed by Kunal Kohli; written (in Hindi, with English subtitles) by Mr. Kohli and Rohena Gera; director of photography, Sudeep Chatterjee; edited by Amitabh Shukla; music by Dhankar-Ehsaan- Loy, lyrics by Prasoon Joshi; choreography by Vaibhavi Merchant, Pappu & Malu and Geeta Kapoor; art directors, Aparna Raina, Priya Raghunath and Malini Sharma; produced by Aditya Chopra and Mr. Kohli; released by Yash Raj Films. Running time: 2 hours 25 minutes. This film is not rated. WITH: Saif Ali Khan (Ranbeer Talwar), Rani Mukherjee (Geeta), Rishi Kapoor (God) and Akshat Chopra (Vashisht).
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