Raaz Reboot, Transformers The Last Knight, Once upon a Time in Mumbai Dobara, Tubelight, Salaam Bombay

Watched five movies as mentioned in the subject line.
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Raaz Reboot
This movie was watched on Airtel DTH Miniplex HD Channel after recording on pen drive.
Movie is okay to be watched once.
I have not seen earlier Raaz movies and am planning to watch those after this. Raaz 2 I had seen on computer but it was a hall print I guess.
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Transformers The Last Knight
This movie was watched at Carnival Cinemas Rockline Mall. I have taken a Moviepass at www.moviecardindia.com and it allows me to watch one movie per day from Monday to Thursday only.
This movie is technically very good and special effects are real good and a lot of effort has gone to make the battle scenes.
But I still feel it is waste of effort. So much effort for what. But it is okay to be watched once without any problem.
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Once upon a Time in Mumbai Dobara
This movie was seen on Airtel DTH Miniplex HD Channel after recording on pen drive.
Movie is okay for a one time watch.
Akshay Kumar has played the villian and why i felt that present PM Modi is lot like Akshay Kumar in the movie. I mean he could have taken inspiration from the role.
Though the movie flopped, i feel technically it is a good quality movie and they have kept Akshay kumar alive in the end in the hope of bringing a sequel maybe.
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Tubelight
This movie was seen at new Mall GT World Mall The Cinema GT World Mall.
Movie is great for a one time watch. Key takeaways from the movie.

• Sohail Khan and other actors have done a great role.
• Salman Khan has tried very hard to do a different kind of role. Is he successful? I guess only the fans can say that.
• The scenes of battle have been captured well.
• If we forget Salman Khan the big actor and watch the movie for what it is we might just like the movie.

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Salaam Bombay (1988 movie)
This movie was seen on Tata Sky Video on Demand Chennel.
The thing is if we keep a minimum 8 GB pen drive attached to Tata Sky box overnight stuff gets downloaded and we can watch it later.
This movie in HD with subtitles got downloaded and I watched it and liked it. Key takeaways from the movie.

• The movie captures the essence of Bombay or Mumbai.
• Though Bombay has been renamed, the spirit of Mumbai is the same.
• It was bound for Bombay to be renamed because now Bombay has expanded way beyond what it once was.
• I feel Bombay name should have been retained for the "inner city" which is South Mumbai where this movie is based (around Mumbai Central area).
• In the movie we see Irrfan Khan the actor in a very initial role. We feel not much change has happened to him over decades.
• Nana Patekar has proved he is the actor for what he is. I mean he gained fame in parinda and Krantiveer and over decades he played a variety of roles. Here he portrays a pimp and drug dealer and very good role.
• Raghuvir Yadav has also done a good role. He is the same guy who went on to do the role of Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne
• There is one actress who looks like Saroise Ronan. Link
• The vehicles seen are only Fiats mostly as it was pre liberalisation in 1991 and very few vehicles were on the roads. Now the number of vehicles and the quanity of models available has exploded.
• The love of cricket is still there in the city it is shown in the movie just like today. In one scene there was going on of India England match and Mike Gatting was batting we got to hear the commentary.
• The local trains have improved these days but mostly the outer structure is the same. And even today there are several old models of trains still in operation.
• But the long distance trains have undergone lot of change in present day. Earlier they used to dark red coaches with grainy paint on them like anti rust coating. Now Express trains are blue colour coaches and other variety of trains are different. And electric engines have become the norm. Earlier there used to be diesel what is shown in the movie and even earlier there was steam engine.
• The Ganesh Puja celebrations shown in the movie are timeless and even these days the celebration is the same nonetheless.
• The shantytowns or slums are captured perfectly. Even today if a film is made it will not be very different.
• The circus shown in the beginning shows elephants bears and dogs in captivity. It captures a bygone era as these days only small birds can be used and other animals is banned.
• The movie is definite must watch as it captures the spirit of Bombay or Mumbai.
• I feel the planets were aligned just right for such a kind of movie to be made.
• I feel many filmmakers would be studying this movie and they will be trying to emulate Mira Nair in making the perfect movie the perfect classic. Unfortunately the formula is not readily available.

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