Monday, March 14, 2016

Jai Gangaajal review

I am loving this Priyanka Chopra woman more I watch her. Absolutely versatile actress - from Quantico to Kashibai to Abha Mathur.

What a rocksolid performance. The movie is okayish. Quite cliched and stereotype I might say. North Indian rustic goons - hand in glove police - good cop - villain defeated in the end. However, the script is tight and told well.

Prakash Jha in his debut role is brilliant. He should do more.

Manav Kaul for some reason was subdued. 

Review of 'The Shining'

I sat down to watch the movie last night with great anticipation. All the reviews I'd read about this movie gave it a very high rating.

I was totally disappointed though. I'm not so much into horror movies, but in any case, I didn't see it for the chills. I was expecting a gripping script. The story left a lot to be desired, especially coming from Stanley Kubrick.


Uberpool

I just signed up as a driver partner for Uberpool. Not sure if it's legal for private cars to accept paid rides, but I want to see how this goes. My first drive today with Uberpool, but no co-riders unfortunately. But if this picks up, hopefully some strain on the traffic will reduce. Will post my experiences on future posts.

Why Acting?

 I recently did a mentorship program for actors. One of the questions I was asked was 'Why do you want to be an actor?' At first gla...