Heropanti (2014)

I wouldn't say this movie is like an 8, but it is much better than the poster, trailer and some of the bad reviews make it look like.When I had first watched the poster and trailer, I discarded this flick as one of the movies you make just to introduce a gay looking star-son. I watched it yesterday, and I wasn't completely wrong.I must however say, that the movie was made better than . People acted well, dialogs were crappy, but executed well (better than singham or kick or even to some extent PK). Music, dance and action is good. Tiger's polished appearance contradicts the rough confident guy image prevalent in bollywood, which cost him this movieIn general, I found this movie suffered more due to a similar bias from other watchers, than it did because of the production.

I really didn't like the message that the dad was wrong. They really stressed that and it was so stupid. I also didn't like the attempt rape scene. They should have started the save before it got to that point because they did a horrible job with it. The "no means no" crap gosh bogus.Too many non-Indian dancers. I hate seeing non-Indians in Indian movies. As the back dancers. I really don't like that.Tiger is an awesome dancer. His lines were so dam stupid. Especially about the women being mistreated. The whole women mistreatment thing was utterly stupid. They did show that the dad really cared and it was the daughter that was stupid. But man they didn't do a good job. This movie was definitely a movie for guys and they added this bogus message I guess to attract some women. The dad was trying to do what was best and they showed that. But this make your own decisions message for not just girls but also boys is not right. Even tigers actor was disobeying his dad. Parents have lots of experience that goes behind their decisions. And it's about time that we start selling the message to the youth that you need to "take control of your life"... When it is the opposite. As you see people who don't take their parents blessings and guidance suffer.It was really a fun watch. Tigers moves are just awesome awesome.My favorite is when the 4 guys are lined up and he Tiger was picked by the dad as knowing where after the uncle overheard the daughter. The daughter had hard time selling out tiger which was nice.If it wasn't for the "disobey your parents" for youth I would have given this movie a lot more. Music was catchy and fun.

"No picture can hold my interest when the leading man's bust is bigger than the leading lady's."Many years ago Groucho Marx gave this reason for not seeing Samson And Delilah. Such is the case for Heropanti. For all his antics on screen, Groucho was considered exceedingly wise. So is this logic of his still applicable on Heropanti? Read onAh, the star kids of Bollywood. Producers believe they are born with the charisma, talent and skills that their parents often worked entire lifetimes to create. So they pump in big bucks to create movies that showcase them, success is anyways taken for granted. The easiest thing to add is a ribbed physique, followed by dancing skills, and action chops, so most of the promotional trailers, and half the launch movie focus on these three aspects. As far as acting and a decent script goes, they take a distant backseat. People come in to the theaters enticed by the promos, and anyways a good first weekend more or less ensures the ubiquitous 100 crores. Having said that, I found plenty to like about Heropanti.First is the background- honor killings. People up North are familiar with this heinous concept applicable to in certain societies to people marrying out of caste. When Renu runs away with her lover, her father Chaudhary (Prakash Raj) launches a manhunt to track them down. He discovers Bablu (Tiger Shroff) who is his daughter's lover's friend, might have assisted them escape. Bablu pretends to help him, but falls in love with Chaudhury's other daughter- Dimpy (Kriti Sanon). The rest of the story revolves around how the lead pair come together amidst much mas-ala and emotion- think of it as a mix of papa Shroff's Hero and the eternal DDLJ.The two débutantes do a decent job. Agreed Tiger Shroff as a star is as clichéd as they come. Gruff on the outside but with a heart of gold, chiseled frame, he fights with style, and dances gracefully. Acting is a different matter altogether. He delivers his lines with monotony, and perhaps smiles too much at the camera. Kriti Sanon reminds us of a younger Raveena Tandon. Since the movie is all about Tiger's Heropanti, she gets precious little to do- except look good and play dumb. For once Prakash Raj is not doing his usual over the top act. He puts in a convincingly nuanced performance of a father straddling the line between tradition and affection. Other characters offer comedic elements to liven up things in a feudal Haryanvi backdrop that is decidedly dreary.Director Sabbir Khan, while trying to make a mas-ala entertainer, makes sure to hammer in a reminder of Tiger's lineage by ensuring a background score that is essentially from Hero. Pity though, Heropanti's music is not even half as good as Hero. It is an OK one time watch. Let us see where Tiger goes from here. Word of advice for him- get a mustache, son!

The Movie it self is great. But the acting of Tiger and Kirti Sanon need a lot of improvements. Other than that I enjoyed this movie. Good movie for tigers debut its got all the action required but less cheesy dialogues would have been better.But come on, lets give these new actors a chance. Its only their first movie. Im sure they will have more improvements in the future.Look at Abhishekh and Kareena kapoor after debuting in Refugee, after watching Refugee you guys probably thought exactly what I was thinking at the time, "absolute disaster". But hey they are big superstars now with bags of Hit Movies. So guys look at the positive things in the movie rather than picking out the negatives and im sure you will enjoy it.