PROVOKED to watch it!

PROVOKED - Honestly, one of the best directed movies in recent times. Do you think movies based on social or women issues directed by bollywood directors are boring, Well, think again! Coz, Provoked can prove all that to be absolutely wrong. From the very beginning, which starts off with the quintessential incident of the movie - the murder, the movie keeps you hooked onto the screens till it ends. The entire screenplay is depicted in such a way that its sensibly natural to believe that its a true story. A story of a punjabi lady Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who was married to an NRI in Britain. Believe it or not, this life-story has actually modified one of the laws in the British Law Books. Aishwarya Rai has undoubtedly given her best to prove her core acting talents with Nandita Das too in the limelite as a supporting actress.

The crucial incidents or rather scenes like the murder, the lady pushed down the stairs, sexually abused by her husband, etc, are wonderfully shot to embed them in the audience's minds for long. A.R.Rehman has given fine background score at sharp points where it is needed. Provoked can be compared to a lot of married couples' lives today and can be quite influential to the women of today! The story is actually a transformation of the lady from an innocent person to a bold lady who can face the world without getting embarassed of her past actions. It makes me wana read the novel written by Kiranjit herself on which the movie is based. An apt ending with a crisp message makes everybody appreciate the work of Mr. Jag Mundhra, the man behind making PROVOKED. A must watch movie for women (and men as well). Ash is sure to grab a National Award for her performance.
Kabir's Review Team rates PROVOKED: 3.5/5

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Primeval not instinctive as expected!

Primeval belongs to those kinds of movies which can trick the masses with its huge impressive marketing and publicity gimmicks. This was one of those movies which made me book the tickets right away the day the counters had opened the reservations. But, in the end, it all had to go in vain. The movie actually SUCKS. The screenplay is so bad that you would rather end up talking your life's primeval stories to the person beside you at the cinema hall... lol. From the very beginning, the movie has an eery silence which doesnt scare you even a point percent. The script has given importance to civil wars and other social problems in Africa, rather than focusing the movie on the monster reptile. Oh yeah people, its supposed to be a monster. We wait for 30 minutes to actually see the monster eagerly, expecting it to be one of those amazing works like godzilla. But when it pops up on the silver screen, it makes you go wild and regret for the money that you paid for the elite class at Inox. And yeah, never make a mistake of watching the movie right after a good dinner on a saturday night, which is exactly what i did and landed up feeling to puke...lol! The movie is filled with slimy and disturbing scenes of killings. To sum it all up, the ending makes things worse. The only thing that's to be appreciated in the movie is that it has good humour for about 20% of the movie, which can really tickle your laughing nerves.
Kabir's review team rates the movie - Primeval 2/5.
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