Delhi - 6 - Review, Please post all reviews here. - Page 16

Dam, i actually likd this film

Originally posted by: *guesswho*

Gahh! I was quite disappointed. Have to agree the movie is good in bits & pieces. But overall the movie did not tie up as well as it could have. My main issue was the use of music and editing. I have been in love with the soundtrack and the way it was shown in promos too. But in the movie, it was horrible. The editing seemed very juvenile too. Overall, just disappointed. The movie had so much potential in itself but Mehra never really pulls it all together.

I agree with you my friend , the movie could have been better....

Washington, March 1 (IANS) After the runaway success of Mumbai-set "Slumdog Millionaire", US critics are waking up to Bollywood, especially the music of Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, whose latest composition for the Abhishek Bachchan starrer "Delhi-6" is also being appreciated.

Los Angeles Times really liked "Delhi-6". So did Village Voice in New York City and the site worldfilm.about.com, which reviews world cinema also gave it a big thumbs up.

"Delhi-6" also opened well at the US box office over Oscar weekend and had the third highest per-theatre average for any film in the Top 25.

It was probably the first time a father-daughter team from Bollywood had their own separate movies in the US Top 25 at the same time. Anil Kapoor has "Slumdog Millionaire" and Sonam Kapoor is in "Delhi-6".

"Anchored by a fascinating score from Oscar winner A.R. Rahman ('Slumdog Millionaire'), naturalistic performances and a wide cinematic palette, 'Delhi-6' is a fair introduction to Indian cinema for outsiders - who will have no clue at times why the audience is laughing," said LA Times critic Michael Ordona.

"The songs and score are memorable, and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has a deep bag of cinematic tricks to illuminate the distinct patterns, such as flights into Hindu mythology or a dream sequence blending New York and Delhi," he added.

The movie site about.com said: "Maybe the runaway success of 'Slumdog Millionaire' will inspire Western audiences to sample more authentic Bollywood fare. With its first-rate music, world-class stars, and postcard-ready views of India (not to mention the relatively reasonable running time), 'Delhi-6' presents an especially welcoming option."

To villagevoice.com, the movie "represents the enigmatic India of today".

Critic Michelle Orange said while "'Delhi-6' attempts to address the generational, economic, and religious problems dividing modern India, it does so in an unapologetically broad, whacked-out way, with each of Bollywood's four food groups (corn, cheese, treacle and nuts) present and accounted for.

"Which is to say, of course, that it's pretty much irresistible and, in that sense, represents the enigmatic India of today as well as anything ever could."

http://www.nowrunning.com/news/bollywood/us-critics-warm-up-to-delhi-6/21686/p-all/story.htm

I am a huge fan of ROM and have loved Aks and RDB though I find Aks a much better film than RDB simply because I didn't like RDB's ending.

Delhi 6's concept was beautiful but the execution was awful. Ensemble cast did the job well esp. Divya Dutta and Om Puri but Cyrus Sahukar was over the top (bad acting).

Sonam Kapoor didn't have much to do but whatever given she was okay. I thought she was better as subdued Sakina in her first movie. Abhishek Bachchan didn't seem to have the capability to carry the film which he had to because he was the only main protagonist.

ROM always draws parallels and uses metaphors in his movies to show vice and virtue. I would say he successfully did that in Aks and also RDB but here he failed. As a Delhiite and a NRI I loved day to day happenings of Chandni Chowk and that is why first half was good.

the movie is superb no matter what anyone thinks itt's rom most prestigious film and it's one film where he really did importance to laods of things in on efilm and pulled it off successfully and on the top sona was just teh perfect bittua nd abhi was excellent as roshan

Well,
I beg to dream and differ from these hollow lies

The movie was a big disappointment. I had a lot of expectations from ROM after Aks and RDB. I do agree that the concept was beautiful and like *guess who* said- the movie was good in bits and pieces but the overall execution fails miserably.

When you touch on such sensitive issues like religion, you expect it to be provocative- with strong plots and even stronger dialogs......but Delhi 6 offers none...It does,, however, capture Chandni Chowk's vibrancy...but again what was he trying to show? The message does not come across clearly.
Having watched movies like Bombay or 1947 Earth...u'd know the difference. You feel the strenght of the movie right away and these were thought provoking.

Personally, I didnt feel that punch, that rage and the movie hardly makes you think- which was supposed to be its main intent. You do think about KALA BANDAAR but that's about it..
the Dil Ke Andar Jhankne wala dialog- easily forgetful...

n' much respect to Waheeda Rahman. She is just amazing. All the actors performed well.....Divya is a winner. She is the best in the movie. Abhi is good but again not his best performance. Sonam is cute but hardly appears. Just songs, few dialogs and her Ipod (I loved that scene btw....that's just me...cant do without).

I dont know what's happening to these directors- Sanjay Leela Banshali, ROM, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra???
I hope they'l b back on track. n' just for the record- Jodha Akbar was a big big disappointment as well....

i really liked the movie but it was a bit slow in my opinion

Oh one thing I forgot to mention in the review- the songs are absolutely amazing in the movie. My album fav. has to be Genda Phool- stroke of a genius. Must say!

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle people...

Originally posted by: tashu_id

Oh one thing I forgot to mention in the review- the songs are absolutely amazing in the movie. My album fav. has to be Genda Phool- stroke of a genius. Must say!<br><br>Reduce, Reuse and Recycle people...<br>

I am not a ARR fan. Though I like his songs I have never liked any album of his I mean an entire film album. After Roja and Dil Se I think Delhi 6 is his best work. This is just my opinion.

I loved Genda phool too though it sounded more like a UP song than a Delhi one.