Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The trend of multiple stories started with DARNA MANA HAI and then DARNA ZAROORI HAI and many moreThe film has several stories which are not even connected and has each story by different directors which is like DARNA ZAROORI HAI yet a nice way of handling itThe stories that worked for me were Nana's story which is well handled though too predictable but yet well handled and saved by the actingPuranmashi is too theatrical but well handledRICE PLATE is good too and well handled by Rohit RoySanjay's RISE AND FALL falls flat and is done to deathJimmy's story is well handled and looks realisticManoj's story is good toowhile Arbaaz- Mandira story is done to death even Mahesh- Neha's one Sex On The Beach and Aftab's story falls flat and looks kiddishDirectorally all directors are nice, the ones who stand out are Sanjay Gupta for GUBBARE, MATRIMONY Rohit Roy is superb for RICE PLATE Music is excellent, the title rocks Cinematography suits the storiesAmongst actors Nana is awesome in his role, he makes it more likable Naseeruddin Shah is okay in his part, Shabana excels Manoj Bajpai is good, Sanjay Dutt looks aged and is okay Suneil Shetty is okay too Mahesh Manjerekar is typecast, Arbaaz Khan is alright Jimmy excels in his part Aftab is good, Dino doesn't impress Neha Dhupia is okay, Dia Mirza is good Masumeh, Mandira stand out amongst the rest

We needed a movie with entertainment, message, not 10 x short scripts, which anyone in world can write. Wasted 2.5 hrs for useless teleserial based movie. its like watching 10 serials of different tastes in one go. Very forceful on viewers, Sanjay tried to force stories on viewers of varying tastes. Hope this is lesson for him not to make meaningless movies from now on.Of course +ve thing which always is Shabana Azmi, Naseerudin and Nana Patekar 's acting which might make them some money other wise 3 out of 10 is what is think it deserves.People deserves entertainment for their money spent not freaking 2.5 hrs of total crap.Sanjay Gupta learn from this......

Wow a Sanjay Gupta film that has not copied everything down to the dialogue, a movie that has been inspired only in concept.Excited as i sound i am a veteran of 100s of movies and i was not going to let this point and the stellar cast send my expectations sky high, I've seen enough great experiments in India and seen almost of all of them fail at some level.I went into this movie with a level head, the movie opened with the standard westernized all English credits and the first line of the movie was in English and i knew i was in trouble.MISTAKE NO 1 AND 2 ALL English CREDITS large no of English dialogues AND ALL TO HEAVY WESTERN INFLUENCE.Still the first segment had some potential even though it was predictable.MISTAKE NO 3 EACH AND EVERY SEGMENT WAS PREDICTABLE SOME PREDICTABLE DOWN TO THE DIALOGUES.Then came a flurry of segments and another mistake surfaced...MISTAKE NO 4 MOST OF THE TIME NO ONE REALLY CARED, high on the highway maybe, high on interest FAR FROM IT.One segment after the other rattled of some promised but never delivered but what was shocking was that many never ever even promised...MISTAKE NO 5 just because a friend thinks of story doesn't mean it has any potential SHOCKINGLY MANY STORIES DIDN'T EVEN HAVE POTENTIAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT obviously chosen to make people happy then for actual entertainment value.The acting was actually good though, even a few unknown faces and people otherwise not know for their acting talent (aftab, masumeh) put up decent performances on that front there can be no complaints.But the constant pans, fish eye lens off colour finish etc distracted more than added to the appeal.MISTAKE NO 6 JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TOOL Doesn't MEAN YOU HAVE TO USE IT, You've GOT YOUR SHORT STORIES TO PLAY WITH, YOU Don't HAVE TO PLAY WITH EVERY FILM MAKING TECHNIQUE TO GO WITH IT.Some of the segments with packed with stars, one of the only ones i liked had 2 big names, Shabana and Nasseer, IMHO this was the only good segment in the entire film, it may not have scored big on the twist but it scored huge on impact value, but the other big names weren't able to salvage other segments.MISTAKE NO 7 JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE BIG STARS AND GREAT ACTORS Doesn't MEAN YOU CAN SALVAGE A WAFER THIN STORY, the Nana Patekar Segment was one of the least effective yet a finger cannot be raised on any of the actors.The dialogues were good but while the heavy use of English annoyed most of the times, they were actually old school and heavy at other times, there was hardly the feeling of a conversation in many of them.MISTAKE NO 8 HIRING OLD SCHOOL HEAVIES AND USING GIMMICKS LIKE FLASHY English AND ABUSES Doesn't REALLY IMPROVE THE SCRIPT IN ANY MANNER.The movie may have failed on many level but one thing Sanjay Gupta always delivered was a stellar soundtrack, album after album was experimental but each one was a hit, psychedelic remixes, traditional rock, Bollywood Masala everything was just right, but for the first time since i can remember a Sanjay Gupta album will not be a superhit, Except for Jaaniye i don't see a single super hit song and even this one isn't enough to carry the whole movie.MISTAKE NO 9 YOU CANT AFFORD TO FAIL IN YOUR BIGGEST STRENGTH I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON A LIMB AND SAY THAT SANJAY GUPTA IS SINGLE HANDEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEW WAVE OF Hindi MUSIC, AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MOVIE OF HIS WHOSE ALBUM I Wouldn't BUY EXCEPT FOR THIS THIS ONE, BIG BIG MISTAKE.However you cannot deduct any marks for attempt, hats off to him to resist ripping another DVD of another hit film and risk money instead trying to push Indian cinema forward.However this in no way merits going to a theatre to see this movie especially in light of the sky rocketing multiplex prices (280 rs at Inox), if you have to see it it has to be in less than 80 Rs or on TV or DVD.Which brings us to the last mistake...MISTAKE NO 10 WHY O WHY DID YOU HAVE TO FIGHT WILL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ESPECIALLY SANJAY DUTT JUST BEFORE THE RELEASE OF YOUR MOVIE, I MEAN DIYA MIRZA NEHA DHUPIA JIMMY SHERGIL JUST Don't HAVE THAT IMPACT DO THEY, YOU JUST LOST YOUR TRUMP CARD MR GUPTA.-s read the mistakes in the review, most of the scripts were the biggest criminals for me.+/-s DO I REALLY CARE?.+s Superb Attempt even as a mistake it will at least set a precedent in the stagnating industry, the Shabana -Nasseer segment was very good, a couple were OK, good/great acting most of the time.total 4/10 (mostly for attempt it did fall below my low expectations and that has been factored in, please don't expect anything from this movie, just think of it as promoting different cinema).

Thankfully,Dus Kahaniyaan has more good kahaniyaans than bad ones.Hereare some stories that didin't match up:High on the Highway directed by Hansal Mehta starring Jimmy Sheirgill. Didn't do it for me.I felt bored quickly. This was ten minutes long but it felt much longer to me.The story was pretty bad and the acting got annoying after awhile.Sex on the Beach directed by Apoorva Lakhia and starring Dino Morea. With a title like that and *taring Dino,you probably know what your'e getting into! Its a supernatural thriller and some parts in the beginning did keep you interested but the ending totally killed the movie.Rise and Fall directed by Sanjay Gupta Starring Sanjay Dutt and Suneil Shetty.No,its not totally bad.But for most part,it does leave you confused .Good performances,no doubt,but definitely could have been better handled.Love Dale by Jasmeet Dhodi starring Anupan Kher and Aftab. A modest debut by Dhodi.Sweet story but predictable.The rest of the stories were good.Sticking out are Rice Plate starring Nasseruddin and Shabana and Gubbare mainly because of Nana Patekar.Overall,DK does have enough stories to keep you entertained for two hours.The song in the end was nice but unnecessary.