Heroine (2012) Reviews

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  puneetvermarocks2012-09-21

  Madhur Bhandarkar who directed this movie must have lost his mind cause I can't find any reason why anyone can come with an idea of such a pathetic movie..... 2 and half hours of crying Kareena ..... on top of it the story was completely flawed.... twist after twist never lets the story to make any sense of some kind.......... Only positive thing that I can say is that if you can watch this movie and come out with your brain intact then you my friend can do anything in your life. WATCHING HEROINE IS A TEST FOR MAN's WILL TO SURVIVE.

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• The biggest disappointment of this year

  rajandey2012-09-22

  Heroine... the movie by Madhur Bhandarkar of so many good movies (the last one being Fashion). It has been in the news since the day they were hunting for their cast. The whole Aishwarya Rai Bachchan episode, Her opting out of the movie, the media hyping up the whole issue because of her pregnancy. Ironically, this movie shows exactly what kind of 'waves' need to be made in order for a movie to work. It makes me think whether all that buzz prior to shooting this movie was fabricated. Any how, I was looking forward to this. As a regular cine-goer I refrained myself from watching the promos because I always want to be completely surprised by a movie I look forward to. When I was at the screening and the first half was about to end, I cursed myself for not looking at the promos, it was so hard to sit through it. I am a very patient person (especially when it comes to cinema, I am in the field myself). It felt like someone was torturing me, like I was captured in a cell, I wanted to leave because of the unbearable screenplay and Kareena Kapoor, who can act when given the right movie, but this... this NO... this was only Kareena Kapoor crying from start to end in a very not natural and annoying way. The story - Absolutely sorry to say that there was nothing spectacular, special or new in this movie. It is Fashion, but only this time it is about the movie world. Very simple, a successful actress, blinded and stubborn natured goes through tough situations and screws up more and more in stead of progressing. Characters - All the characters have been written so badly. I am going to start off with our 'Heroine'- Kareena Kapoor. A character can be very interesting if it is described as stubborn, hotheaded and impulsive. In this case it was definitely not interesting, it was annoying to look at such a character the whole 2,5 hrs. There is no progression in the character, she learns but doesn't use her experience in future problematic situations. The viewer may wonder, why am I watching this... oh well there might be a lesson to this at the end of the movie. Yes, there is, be sane when you get famous. I feel it all could have been told differently and that the character could have been written in such a way that makes us feel pity for Mahi Arora (Kareena). Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal)- This character was written a little better and also cast well. Arjun Rampal suits the role of a very successful superstar, he plays the part with conviction and confidence. In his character there is progression, which is nice to see. He understands his mistakes and genuinely tries to change. This pleases the viewers. Angad Paul (Randeep Hooda) - Angad was a fine character to get to know. He was someone who was trying to help Mahi but lost his patience because of her stupidity, Randeep did an excellent job and is surely making it to the list of top actors slowly. The rest - What was the need for all the gay characters in the movie? Not every costume designer is homo-sexual, this is such a stereotype setting. All the celebrities in the movie portrayed to be bitchy, selfish and political in order to gain personal success. Really? What was the need, it is not exactly like that. Humility exists, also in the world of films. Divya Dutta as Pallavi portrayed a stereo type media person who 'supposedly' knows how to get things done. Such an annoying character. Shahana Goswami as Promita was awesome....until the lesbian part of the movie. Seriously what did it add to the story? Nothing it all. I face palmed during the scene Kareena and Shahana were feeling sexy for each other. Ranveer Shorey as Tapanda was great, he portrayed the Bengali passionate filmmaker so well that I was looking forward to his scenes constantly, kudos! Sanjay Suri as Abbas Khas - He tried to portray SRK in my opinion, well no it did not work. Sanjay Suri knows how to ooze charm, where was it in this film? SRK has charm? DoP - some scenes were shot well, but overall I thought it was a mess the way some scenes were captured. Music - Heroine could have used a chart buster, Halkat Jawani being the most hummed song from the album didn't really work for me in the movie. Poorly shot and disappointing choreography by Remo D'Souza. Screenplay - was there one at all? On the whole, stay away from this movie, it is going to ruin 2.5 hrs of your life and you are going to regret it. The 3 stars I am giving are only for Randeep Hooda, Arjun Rampal and Ranveer Shorey. Madhur Bhandarkar has turned me into someone who will now not look forward to his films anymore. I am angry for the way he portrayed the film industry, it is not a shitty place! Disappointed :(

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• If you want to sleep, sleep at home.. Don't go theater to watch Heroine

  rjrenju2012-09-22

  I watched Heroine in cinema hall today and I was looking into my watch more than looking into the screen because I desperately wanted the movie to come to an end. This is one of the biggest disappointment of the year after such a hype for this movie. There was no story at all and I was confused what was going on in the movie. There was nothing in it and Kareena was crying all from starting to end. Arjun Rampal was not at all matching to kareena and Randeep Hooda was totally wasted in this movie. The director plotted many emotional scenes in the movie which according to him was supposed to make the audience also emotional, but I was more emotional of wasting my money and time for this movie. My rating is 1/10.

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• "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed"

  mihir_bua2012-09-24

  "Oh my god" That was my reaction when I came out of theater watching latest Madhur Bhandarkar film "Heroine". I kept wondering, "Is this the same director who has given movies like Satta, Chandani Bar, Page 3, Corporate and Fashion?". So at the outset let me say this, "Please don't watch this movie". And now the reasons. Story: There is no story at all. The film is like a pendulum which swings from one direction to other, But at least pendulum helps to move the arms of watch. This story does not do any good to the movie. So I must say very badly written. And if the story itself is bad then it is just 2-3 hrs of cloths, foreign shoots and glamorous parties nothing else. Screenplay: I am no expert but I can definitely tell the difference between good and bad. And it was bad. Music: At one point I actually closed my ears. I found it too loud. It has just added to the sorrows of film. Cast: One of the main reasons behind successful Madhur Bhandarkar films is the cast. And not just the central characters but the ensemble of characters gave the required impact to all of his previous films. This is not the case with Heroine. Apart from Kareena, Divya Dutta, Randeep Hooda and Ranveer Shauri no one leaves any impression. Kareena has done a "great job" in her portrayal of impulsive, moody yet emotional Mahi Arora who passes through turmoils of personal and professional hurdles. But how? By drinking, shrieking, smoking and crying in entire film nothing else. Additionally the character itself is so confused that at one point you wonder "Is there no such thing as self respect or learning from one's mistakes? I mean how can someone be so naive?". Somehow one cannot imagine Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Suri as Superstars. Arjun Rampal, in particular, has same expression in entire film. Helenji does reasonably good job apart from 1-2 pronunciations like "Heroin" for "Heroine" (which I might have heard incorrectly as I was half asleep). Ranveer Shauri dazzles and makes his presence felt (probably best portrayal in the movie). To summarize, A Classic Example of "All Hype No Substance". Don't waste your money for this terrible experience, except if you want to sleep in AC for 2.5 hrs.

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• Deeply flawed, dark, depressive film

  anagpal2012-09-22

  "What a stupid movie", my wife exploded, as we left the theatre, "in the first half, we were at least watching her dresses, her jewellery, her looks. Second half didn't even have that", she fumed. Allow me to elaborate further. This is one bad-ass, regressive, depressive, narcissistic, over- indulgent, formulaic and overall, pathetic film. There are at least three occasions when you feel its ended, your spirits soar, only to have them cruelly dashed as it finds another useless story thread to explore. You feel absolutely nothing for any character, least of all the central character, who is shown to be rude, ill-mannered, insecure, manipulative, vacillating constantly between career and love, needy, dependent, unprofessional and about emotionally as stable as a suicide bomber at a security checkpost. Am not quite sure what the film was about. Kareena, obviously, plays the title role, constantly seeks what she doesn't have and disregards what she does. Her central motive or motives remain unknown through the film as she runs through commercial films, edgier topics and off- beat films as part of her career. She runs through different men, Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda, being the primary. She changes staff and endorsement deals with rapid regularity. Her known temperamentalness obviously causes producers and even her heroes to shy away from her. Her end-goal, right till the end, remains as mysterious as her rise to stardom. If we are supposed to feel sad at all this, any sympathy for her, then the loud music, constant shrieking, rivers of tears and some extremely hammy acting by some of the character actors (especially the gay designer, journalist) help nip that in the bud admirably. Normally, the central character performance is what usually redeems such a film, but despite being a huge fan of Kareena's acting abilities and looks, she is saddled with such a hopeless, flawed character that nothing can be salvaged from it. The only saving grace, if at all, is her constantly careening cleavage, which provided a few moments of solace. There are so many beautiful things in the industry to explore. I've known artistes to work amazing hours, to be ready on time for shots, work round the clock on triple shifts, to be patient, firm, never lose their cool. Like Kareena in real life, they explore different roles, experiment with different looks. But unfortunately, in the eyes of the writer-director, this wouldn't have made an interesting enough film and so he gives us a caricature of a human being instead, who is deeply troubled psychologically and inflicts mental agony upon the hapless audience as well. More at apurvbollywood.blogspot.com

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