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Movie clearly belongs to Anil in the first half and Nana in the second half
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Welcome Movie Review
Dec 20 2007 | Views 92 | Comments (1)
Welcome is about gangsters, an auction house, a botched wedding, some re-unions Anil-Nana( Last seen Parinda 1989), Feroz-Anil ( Last seen Jaanbaaz 1986) and first hand combos(Akshay-Mallika, Akshay-Nana, Akshay- FK , sharing the screen space for the first time) . Some scenes though entirely lifted from Hugh Grant’s Micky Eye Blues and some from the more recent caper Shaadi ke pehle, Welcome still brings in a whiff of comic freshness alongwith some whacky one-liners ( best lines reserved for Nana , Anil and partly Paresh).
Story quite obvious from the promos has funny but lengthy sequences in the first half with a few note-worthy ones( Anil-Akki meeting at the traffic signal, Anil’s painting display to Nana, Ploy by Anil-Nana to trap Paresh and Akshay into a wed-lock, Akki’s outburst with Anil after meeting with Nana.) First hour at best can be described as funny but replete with long sequences and show-stoppers which come in the form of songs ( hoth raseelay and Akshay-Katrina’s first song with some kaal lokaa varee lyrics are not required at all).
Second half brings in FK, Mallika and the supremely talented Vijay Raaz , two good songs and whackier comedy as compared to the frst half ( Nana playing a kaandawaala, Nana on the horse-back, the entire crematorium sequence). The climax could have been much more funnier
Dubai is becoming a prominent feature in all Feroz Nadiadwala movies now- ( Deewane Hue Paagal, Fool and Final and now Welcome) and gives Welcome the glossy look. Only the title track Welcome, Tiyaa Tiyaa and Inshaallah (only be’coz of FK, Nana, Anil and Akki together) are worth a view out of the five tracks.
Movie clearly belongs to Anil in the first half and Nana in the second half with FK and Mallika doing the extended cameos. Paresh is whacky in bits and pieces but relegated to the backseat.
Akshay’s role has nothin new to offer to his fans and they are in for a disappointment this time round ( though the film will surely do above average business) . How one wishes that Akshay’s dialogues, one-liners and role could have been better handled ??( One would not even dream of fitting in a Shahrukh or a Hrithik or an Aamir in such a poorly written role; Remember Akshay belongs to the same league or maybe even bigger !!!.)
Katrina looks hot, Mallika hotter and FK’s the hottest of the lot.
Neverthless with all its blemishes, its still worth a watch for its megacast, for Anee Bazmee’s handling of comic stuff and for the screen chemistry shared by all possible combos Nana-Anil, Nana-Akshay Anil-Akshay etc.
Id and Christmas well help manage the movie’s business afloat in the first week but the second week will face stiff weather from Taare Zameen par which will start doing better after a strong word-of-mouth.
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sheeru 20 December 2007
10:11:20 pm
hmmm good stuff…will check it out tomorrow.
som 20 December 2007
10:15:04 pm
even Devesh had the same opinion that Akshay’s fans are in for a dissapointment. anyways will be watching in a short while from now.
Tango 20 December 2007
10:17:59 pm
I don’t mind at all, as long as the movies becomes a hit.
I like both Anil and Nana and want to see it more for them rather than Akshay, as I have seen many Akshay comedies off late.
Pakya 20 December 2007
10:21:41 pm
“Akshay’s role has nothin new to offer”
Thought so
Anil & Nana had dominated the promos. Anil had the last dialogue in all the 3 trailers.
I feel even TASHAN has Anil having bigger role than Saif & Akshay.
shaktikapoorfan 20 December 2007
10:22:45 pm
Same here Tango
Tango 20 December 2007
10:26:36 pm
Thanks Shaktikapoorfan
Anil rocked in both Biwi No. 1 and No Entry in comedy.
Nana – I loved his sarcastic comedy in Hum Dono ( with Rishi) and Taxi No 9211.
Sunny 20 December 2007
10:30:05 pm
I said it yesterday, that Anil and Nana would walk away with the applauses
sheeru 20 December 2007
10:42:00 pm
Anil is very good in comedy…it’s nothing new to him…he has been doing comedy since Akshay was a teenager somewhere cooking indian dishes…while Nana…sometimes the man doesnt even act funny and you can start cracking up…he just has that look on his face hahahaha…the man rocks.
Pakya 20 December 2007
10:43:41 pm
Lol Sheeru.
Sheeru, Akshayshah & other Anil fans
Its time to celebrate
rks 20 December 2007
10:47:54 pm
Welcome Pakya
Pakya 20 December 2007
10:49:38 pm
TZP Rks
rks 20 December 2007
10:52:32 pm
Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal ?
Pakya 20 December 2007
10:55:52 pm
don’t use cuss words
Pakya 20 December 2007
10:57:55 pm
TZP is Preiti ZinTa backwards
rks 20 December 2007
11:07:36 pm
Good One Pakya, where is your buddy Munna?
Pakya 20 December 2007
11:10:32 pm
Munna, from Black marketing to Teaching
jayshah 21 December 2007
12:52:18 am
Welcome to NG Pakya
Pakya 21 December 2007
01:54:59 am
Thanks Jayshah
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