Don – A Review

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Poster
[rating:3.5]

Aarey Deewano,
Ab Tho Pehchano,
Kaha Se Aaya,
Main Hoon Kaun.

I was warned, some said it was a waste of time, some said it should not be missed, some dismissed it without even watching… For 3 weeks I knew a new Farhan Akhtar movie was in town and struggled to find company to watch it. Once I bought the tickets and had to give them away after a family emergency but nothing was going to stop me.

Before I give this review I have to mention that I watched the original Don almost 8 yrs ago(on DD for god sake :P ) and I remember very little from the film other than the fact that I loved it :)

I thought a different sort of review was on the cards for this movie so I split my opinion to -ves and +ves of the film. Here they are:

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An Evening of Plays

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Angel

I woke up on Saturday feeling like I was going to get sick. We were hours away from our presentation and so much work was still pending. For some reason I felt lucky… not just lucky ‘very lucky’. I had this feeling that nothing can go wrong… Well I was wrong and right!

There couldn’t have been a worser start… First there was rain, then a change in the positions of the entrances, then a spell of dry weather which confused us(on keeping the show outdoors or indoors), then a nice shower to confirm it will be indoors and just a few seconds after the start the power went out!

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The Photographer – A Play

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Location: Cosmopolitan city like Bangalore Set/Props: (Act 1)A Table, 2 chairs, a bottle of whiskey, (Act 2) small table, 2 chairs, a ring case, a ring (Act 3) 1 chair Costume: Simple evening dress for Tony and Sophie. A more mature look for Dr. Fields Character Description Tony Photographer Dr. Fields Psychiatrist Sophie Girl Friend … Read more

Mask of Lust – A Play

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Location: Shared apartment Set/Props: Table, briefcase, towel, flowers. Two exits to the stage. Characters Sharath: Paleontologist, studious looking(glasses?), 27 years. Madhu: Lazy roommate(pretty much a bum) Dhivya: Sharath’s Girl Friend Mrs. Shah: Apartment owner Mr. Jayadev:Sharath’s Boss (Sharath walks in with a briefcase and places it on the table, Madhu walks in from the other … Read more

Ironic…

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All my life I wanted to pet a squirrel… and the first time I got to touch it was after my bike had run over the poor little thing. It was a blind turn and the little thing suddenly ran across the street… I don’t remember if I braked or not but it is gone … Read more