This message comes straight from my heart..... Eklavya; i feel, could be counted among the WORST movies Indian cinema has ever had!! No story, no entertainment...it has absolutely nothing in it. I felt so horrible after watching this movie....i had to watch another comedy movie to recover from that shock..(which i got after watching the horrible EKLAVYA). I dont know how one can even think of making such a movie..its a pity......God damn...
Whatever the critics might say master piece but it was not. The movie lacked the dark er side of Omkara. Why the filmakers are afriad of giving finishing touches which are more real. Why make it commercial, it hurts when it comes from the most talented and powerhouse banner of vidhu vinod chopra.Pls do not cheat your audience. Great casting great direaction great performance but poor scripting plays spoil sport. Vidhu we need your old touch back.
RE:Ek lavya was able to get too much praise from the critics
by Rishi K on Mar 12, 2007 01:29 AM
This message comes straight from my heart..... Eklavya; i feel, could be counted among the WORST movies Indian cinema has ever had!! No story, no entertainment...it has absolutely nothing in it. I felt so horrible after watching this movie....i had to watch another comedy movie to recover from that shock..(which i got after watching the horrible EKLAVYA). I dont know how one can even think of making such a movie..its a pity......God damn...
normally i love watching all sorts of movies but this has got very boring script, extremely slow camera movement and to add to the pain many scenes are in slow motion....if nice cinematography and 'ok' story can be the only parameters for a great movie then this movie is, otherwise this is pretty ordinary , hyped movie with lesser content. I happened to see Guru and this one back to back, former is far better.
RE:boring
by ass hole on Mar 04, 2007 09:40 PM
I cannot believe Rediff rating any more. They are giving 3.5 and 4 rating to movies that should be rated 1 or 1.5. (EXAMPLE EKLAVAYA)
RE:Eklavya ---------a masterpiece of vidhu after Mission Kashmir
by ass hole on Mar 03, 2007 03:28 AM
Dont know whats the fuss about this movie. I finally saw it and found it average. (my wife says D-)
Direction C Story D- Screenplay D Acting B- Overall C
i think it is the most boring movie of this year and i really used to count on rediff reviews. but this time, it was wrong. the first half is so slow, u want to pull your hair out. the second half make u want to get up and walk out. it is toooooo intense, slow and dragging.
This message comes straight from my heart..... Eklavya; i feel, could be counted among the WORST movies Indian cinema has ever had!! No story, no entertainment...it has absolutely nothing in it. I felt so horrible after watching this movie....i had to watch another comedy movie to recover from that shock..(which i got after watching the horrible EKLAVYA). I dont know how one can even think of making such a movie..its a pity......God damn...
RE:eklavya
by Dastagir shaikh on Feb 27, 2007 02:15 PM
thank you P_76
u saved my money, actually i booked a 4 tickets. after ur comment i cancelled all tickets. we need a guy like u. who helps indian brothers. otherwise i wasted my money on bakwas movie. thanking you brother.
All the fans standing outside 'Pratiksha' waiting for his darshan did not translate into money when Amitabh was down and wanted it most. When Amitji lay in financial ruin, The magic was lost. The money was gone. Fans deserted him in droves. Amitabh was alone. (Mein aur meri tanhaayi)
Just when all looked lost, in walked a starry eyed Amar Singh and introduced hope, and the Ambani connection into Amitji's life (and those large superstitious rings on his fingers.) The success of KBC that followed, rekindled his celebrity, fan following, and brought endorsements, movie offers - and wealth - back into Big B's life.
It may be difficult for us fans to comprehend but most of Amitji's assets today are essentially post KBC (and post ABCL bankruptcy). All the block busters - including Deewar and Sholay - from his golden years, and nostalgic dewy eyed fans like us, dont translate to money on his balance sheet. We are mere Goodwill! ("Oof tumhare oosul, tumhare adarsh. Kis kaam ke hai tumhare is oosul jo ek waqt ki roti tak nahi bana sakta?")
The hard knocks of life taught him that we fans are fickle. Here today, gone tomorrow. It is money, that keeps his - much like our - life going.
Amitji strode the world of cinema churning blockbusters for the best of 4 long decades! He left us spell bound all these years making us feel like Alice in wonderland. Every time we went to the theaters and looked at the silver screen he gave us one magical performance after another. He rarely failed us. He gifted us some of life's greatest moments. And some of our fondest memories.
At 64, and with time running out, Amitabh realizes that his best years are behind him. He has more years lived, than left.
All good things in life come to an end. However hard he tries, he may never be able to produce another Deewar or Sholay. Not even one last time. Not even for us.
All the great dialogue writers, sriptwriters and directors of his hey days are no longer around. The hey days themselves have long gone by. Times have changed. Tastes have changed. People have changed. The industry itself had changed. Even the reigning Shahenshah of Bollywood has changed!!
All good things in life come to an end. Amitabh has accepted this reality.
Only one thing remains the same - Our expectations of him.
Perhaps it is time we changed too.
Lets enjoy his talents, voice, songs, his mere presence, the happiness of seeing him on TV and films while we still can. In addition to being his, and our, passion - his acting also happens to be his livelihood. Lets not begrudge him that by holding his every role against our stringent moral expectations.
Lets celebrate and enjoy Amitabh's talents while we still can.
EKLAVYA IS DEFINITELY A GOOD MOVIE.. BUT NOT IN THE COMMERCIAL SENSE.. IT LACKED THE STUPIDITY OF ACTORS LIKE GOVINDA AND ALIKE. SENSIBLE MOVIES JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE IN VOGUE.. THAT IS THE SAD TRUTH. BUT NONETHELESS FOR THE SENSIBLE FEW, THIS IS A MOVIE WORTH UR TIME.
RE:3 1/2 OUT OF 5
by cricketfan on Feb 26, 2007 10:54 PM
GOVINDA is one of the good actors after Amitabh, Ajay Devgan & Akhshay. And the most entertaining actor in the industry so far after Amitabh - if u consider dance, comedy timing on especially dialog delivery.
People watch movies for entertainment and fun so that they can relax, but if u want serious acting/story watch bengali movies or malayalam movies.
This movie is not worth seeing. If u have a lot of time, then u can go and enjoy it. There is only one song and other than that a humming in the background at some scenes. Its really very boring.
In the climax Amitabh kills his own son and in the very next scene, they both are together cebrating each other where Sanjay Dutt a police officer, writes a fake suicide note and saves Amitabh Bachan.
The only plus point is the sets - Art direction Cinematography and the scene where Amitabh cuts the chain from the Doves leg without killing it and that too with his eyes closed with a black cloth. One scene where the camels run opposite to the train is good. Because, its very difficult to train the camels to run that way. There is nothing other than that.
Its totally a waste of time movie. My rating is only 2 out of 10.
This film is like a great emperor, a very great emperor. Of course, all people are wildly praising the magnificent clothes of the emperor. It only requires a small child to exclaim "But he has nothing on!"
High in everything, and zero in substance and plot; thats what eklavya is all about
