Shakuntala Devi - Movie Review

 

Hey folks, this is technically not a review, but basically my views on the movie.

• Movie was decently made but I felt a slight disconnect with flashbacks not placed together in the best way for my liking.
• Vidya Balan could have been given a slightly different look. Too boring to see her in the same avatar in movies, ads, interviews... yawn.
• Her dialogue delivery and acting seemed eerily close to what she did in The Dirty Picture. In both cases, the character was strong willed and travelled places. If someone mixes the scenes from the two movies, it might get difficult to distinguish sometimes.
• I kind of empathised with the daughter. Even though SD must have had the best interests in her mind, it wasn't the route most mothers should take. There was a communication failure and Sanya's characterization was telling and probably the best in the movie.
• The climax scene with the firang attornees seemed to be a sham and I doubt if it did take place thus in real life. If it was a departure from reality, then it could have been scripted better.
• The guy who played Shakuntala's husband too did a great job, while Amit Sadh needs to emote better. He won't be playing the Breathe detective everywhere.

Overall, I felt it was good that I did not have to spend 200 bucks on a movie ticket and 500 on popcorn in a theatre. 

The Match Fixers XI

Since everyone is coming up with this XI and that all time XI, here's my humble attempt at an all time Match Fixers XI. 

All time Match Fixers XI

Herschelle Gibbs: One of the finest openers to play The modern cricket game. Aggressive and saves as many runs on the field as he scores. 

Salman Butt: Just when the world started to look upto him as a reliable opener, he decided to play traunt. Still walks into the side. 

Lou Vincent: Very u predictable but extremely talented. Got so many chances but threw, nah - sold, his wicket away! 

Mohd. Azharuddin: Can walk into many normal cricket XIs on his day. Brilliant player, great fielder. 

Hansie Cronje: Astute man, on and off the field. Dogged batsman and decent dibble dabble bowler. Will captain this side. 

Ajay Jadeja: One of the best limited overs players for his country, adding to the list of fantastic fielders. 

Umar Akmal: The real weak link in the side. Can be a fantastic batsman and and a sidey wicket keeper. Can be replaced by the standby players if Vincent takes on the gloves. 

Manoj Prabhakar: Genuine all-rounder. Can even open the batting or come one down if needed. Real floater in the side. Can provide the masala quotes too. 

Mohd. Asif: Undisputed talent and brilliant bowler. Not sure why he resorted to shady activities when he could do anything legally with the ball. He had mesmerized most batsman across the globe. 

S. Sreesanth: Brilliant bowler, but he's in the team more for his penchant to work up the opposition and provide histrionics. Wanted to take Amir but he and Asif opening the bowling would have been boring. 

Danish Kaneria: Quality leggie and genuine No. 11. Can pick wickets as well as keep scoring at bay. 

12th man : Shakib Al Hasan: Fantastic all rounder. He's been left out since Jadeja, Cronje and Prabhakar provide the all rounder role and he's in the run for a minor offense unlike the others. Still if need be on slower pitches, he and Kaneria can be deadly.

Manager: Gurunath Meiyappan