Thackeray

• Watched the above movie at PVR, Vega City Mall.
• This is nothing but an effort to whitewash the image of Bal Thackeray.
• Like Sanju movie which whitewashed the character of Sanjay Dutt.
• But certain scenes in history have been replicated well enough.
• I will list those below:
• Belgaum agitation
• Agitation for Single Maharashtra (including Bombay city)
• Agitation against South Indians
• Agitation for employment of Maharashtrians in jobs at Mumbai and in other places of Maharashtra.
• Elimination of Communists as a force in Mumbai.
• Aligning with Congress for the same purpose (defeating Communists in elections).
• War with Janata Party post 1977 elections.
• Ram Temple agitation.
• Bombay Bomb blasts.
• Riots with the collusion of Police where mobs of Shiv Sena were systematically ignored.
• Then supposedly Balasaheb went to pacify the crowds as he himself answers in court whether he has a "hand in riots". He says he has "foot" because he himself visited riot affected areas by foot to pacify the "murderous mobs" who were like monsters created by him and his organisation and had 'tasted blood' and only he could pacify them.
• He is shown offering his house/ room to Muslim people for "Namaz" or prayer. That maybe true I think, maybe it may have happened once if not more times.
• Plot to kill him and those who came to kill him were systematically tortured by police that is shown.
• Shiv Sena won the elections in 1995 and formed State Govt in Maharashtra that is shown.
• He is also giving speeches in Muslim areas that when India-Pakistan cricket match happens not to burst crackers if Pakistan wins.
• He also admits that he wants to Hitler not only of Mumbai but of Maharshtra and India.
• And then when elections victory comes, Manohar Joshi becomes CM.
• It is not shown why Thackeray did not become CM. Though he wanted to be Hitler..
• But the director dwells on it and then ends the movie with "To be Continued" in the end.
• Now will there be a sequel showing Thackeray old age.
• I do not think so. Maybe he did not want to show "the End". But even if sequel is there I feel there is nothing much to show. Most of the history that has been shown which matters.
• Also dumping of oil on cricket pitches and digging up to prevent India Pakistan matches is shown.
• Also meeting with Dilip Vegsarkar and Javed Miandad is shown where he rejects cricket with Pakistan.
• Guess present BJP Govt is following in footsteps of Balasaheb Thackeray which is bad.

Thugs of Hindustan

Watched the movie as mentioned above
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Thugs of Hindustan

• This movie was watched on Amazon Prime Video. 
• This movie was not up to the mark.
• No wonder it deserved the fate it got.
• The movie resembles Aamir Khan movie when he came to industry initially.
• He used to sign films left right and center.
• And in one earlier movie (I do not recollect the name but I am sure Google will have the answer) there was a scene where he went to some tribal area and then there were cannibals and then solar eclipse came and he and other people escaped by making it appear as magic.
• Then I had seen one interview where he told that "I made the mistake that I used to only read script and accept the movie" but then he had modified and saw the background of the producers and directors as well as script before the movie.
• I am talking about early 1990's dear people.
• And in another movie "Mela" with his brother Faisal Khan he was a truck driver and could not stop and so did piss in a bottle and Johny Lever, the cop pulled him over and drank that thinking liquor and enjoyed it.
• Thugs of Hindustan is such kind of movie.
• Maybe they should have stuck to history like Manikarnika movie then the movie would have been great.
• Instead they showed some crazy things which the audience found unbelievable and gave Aamir the boot.
• It is slapstick movie and China public also rejected it.
• I think Aamir Khan got carried away by watching too many Chinese Martial Arts movies.
• And showed the Western man as villian which is common theme in Indian and Chinese historical movies.
• But the movie bombed and I guess it serves them right.
• The people making movies cannot take people watching movies as granted.
• Sooner or later they will teach them a lesson.
• Also I agree with KRK review that Amitabh Bachchan has been shown as a powerful warrior who rescues the princess.
• If he was such brave why could not he prevent the kingdom takeover by East India Company in the first place.
• Amitabh Bachchan has done a good performance.
• Also the actual thugs were land based and not sea based as shown. If sea based then they would have been pirates. Guess they should have stuck to history.

The Accidental Prime Minister

Watched the above movie as mentioned in the subject line.

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The Accidental Prime Minister

• This movie was watched at PVR Cinemas, Koramangala
• I liked the movie.
• I will say the movie has thrashed all the leaders including BJP and not just Congress ones.
• But the movie is not disrespectful towards Sonia Gandhi I felt.
• And the movie shows Narendra Modi as the Messiah.
• The so called Messiah who will lead his people to the promised lands.
• And in that case this movie is like a "propaganda movie".
• The movie is most disrespectful towards Dr Manmohan Singh who lead the country for 10 years and that is sad.
• It is bad situation for the country while the leader who lead the country at times of hatred and instability for 10 years gets treated like this while Pranab Mukherjee was awarded Bharat Ratna.
• Dr Manmohan Singh is more deserving of Bharat Ratna than any other present leader.
• Several situations are covered in the movie.
• (Spoiler Alert)
• Naveen Patnaik has also been shown in the movie and treated like subordinate to PM whereas in actuality CM is as important as PM I think.
• Communists leaving Govt is shown. When they oppose the Nuclear deal.
• Narsimha Rao being denied funeral and resting place in Delhi is shown.
• Radia tapes are shown.
• Anna Hazare protests are shown.
• The movie also brushes off as a joke where notional loss and actual loss in terms of 2G and Coalgate is shown 
• That is bad for the country because the BJP came to power riding on a crest of so called scams of Coal, 2G and Commonwealth games.
• But in reality there was no scam.
• The coal was never extracted.
• 2G was a scam in sense at what rate the 2G Spectrum could have been sold. Now when 4G has come and 5G is coming it is even bigger scam if people are prosecuted based on 2G.
• Commonwealth games was actually held and it was a big respect for India.
• Also World Cup of Cricket was held.
• But BJP propaganda will portray those as scams.
• BJP is actually looting the country where black money of their own people was conveniently converted to white using "Demonetisation" as a tool.
• Everything in whatever BJP does is a scam including the "Swach Bharat Abhiyan" or "Giving Gas Cylinder connection" and so on.
• Words will not suffice as to how corrupt and morally depraved the BJP Govt is.
• Coming back to the movie.
• The movie deals with the events leading up to the release of the book "The Accidental Prime Minister"
• And since the book is named as thus, this movie is actually a movie on the book or movie on the events leading to the publication of the book.
• The consequence of the release of the book that Dr. Manmohan Singh never met Sanjay Baru the writer ever again.
• How could he? Obviously being PM comes with its own sets of perks and Sanjay Baru extinguished the prospect of Dr Manmohan Singh becoming Pm again by publishing this book which defamed his boss PM or "ex-boss".

Manikarnika-Queen of Jhansi

Watched the movie as mentioned in the subject line.
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Manikarnika-Queen of Jhansi

• This movie was watched at PVR Cinemas, Forum Mall.
• It is too good movie.
• I am inclined to rate it 5 Star.
• This is perhaps the best movie of Kangna till date.
• Danny Denzogpa is also such a good actor. He has got a role of lifetime. I do not understand why he does not get more roles in Bollywood like he used to in 1980's and 90's.
• She has proved that a slice of history can be captured perfectly if right effort is made.
• This movie deserves to be the biggest blockbuster of all time.
• It will also do well in overseas market especially China if right marketing is done.
• The history of Rani of Jhansi is captured quite perfectly.
• We have read about her in books but only we get to see her come to life in this movie.
• (Spoiler Alert)
• She is Brahmin by birth not Kshatriya and adopted by the Maratha King.
• She does not lead her son to battle carrying on her back as we imagined.
• Her (adopted) son died post 50 years completion (old age for that time).
• Her actual son and husband are poisoned by own people.
• She leads Jhansi as widow (breaking custom) (widows are supposed to retire).
• Her resistance as Jhansi proves futile and ultimately she leaves while Jhansi is laid to waste by the victors.
• She goes to Gwalior and there she leads the Army and dies in battle.
• Thus she does not die in Jhansi like we imagined.
• The Gwalior resistance was like a "rebellion" as the King of Gwalior is a "compliant bitch" to the British.
• We can safely say that whatever resistance was there to British from the Kings and Queens of Indian subcontinent was effectively ended in 1857-58 Rebellion.
• The Kings and Queens who existed in India post 1857-58 till Independence if India were "Compliant Bitches" or "Puppet Regime" of the British.
• It is also amazing while Tipu Sultan is controversial and Hindu Extremists are protesting against him, basically Rani of Jhansi and Tipu Sultan were one and the same.
• They resisted the British and Rani of Jhansi is universally accepted while Tipu Sultan is protested which should not be.
• What Rani of Jhansi did in 19th Century, Tipu Sultan did in late 18th Century.
• The British deposed Tipu Sultan and put a "Compliant Bitch Ruler" or "Puppet Regime" in his place as the ruler of Mysore State.
• Post 1857-58, the job of getting Independence for India was now left to Civil Society and mass movement and Kings and Queens were like "Napunsak" or ineffective to get rid of British Rule.
• In such case this movie is like a masterpiece as it gives us chance to ponder over our history.
• If Rani of Jhansi was not that fierce as shown in the movie (perhaps she was more than what is shown we do not know) her legend would not have lived on like it has.

Uri, Second Act

Watched two movies as mentioned in the subject line.
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Uri

• Watched this movie at Lakshmi Theatre, Tavarakere. 
• I liked the movie
• This movie is like the propaganda movie we know of.
• It will show the opponent as weak and incompetent and show the heroes as real heroes.
• It is like Hollywood movies where they used to show Soviets or Nazis as weak and ineffective and American or British heroes as real heroes
• The first scene where surgical strikes were carried out across the border in Myanmar is accompanied by very good background music I thought.
•  But leaving all else, I watched the movie on Monday and as we know Monday is the day of the Moon.
• We know moon is barren and lifeless and exposed to vagaries of the universe and solar system.
• Moon also acts as a "shield" to help preserve life on earth. We can know by the fact that moon is riddled with craters and it has taken a lot of "hits" over millions of years.
• We should be glad that our planet Earth supports life.
• And we humans have finite resources and we should use this opportunity given to us in this planet to help one another and help sustain life.
• Killing each other for whatever reason and military adventurism solves no problems.
• We should help one another and this planet and that is the need of the hour.

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Second Act

• This movie was watched at PVR Cinemas, Koramangala. 
• This is unlike "Maid in Manhattan", J-Lo's last movie in New York which I know of.
• Here the "second act" is how J-Lo's character gets a second shot to be a mother to the baby she gave up for adoption when she was a teen.
• Overall this movie is good for a "fuzzy feel good feeling", kind of like 10:45 PM movie shows I used to watch at Sterling Theatre near VT almost two decades back.

KGF, The Mule, Mary Poppins Returns

Watched three more movies as mentioned in the subject line.
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KGF

• This movie was watched at PVR at Vega City Mall.
• I liked the movie.
• If we compare the movie maybe it is as good as Zero but far better than Simmba.
• Simmba is a crap movie.
• Zero is a classic.
• This movie could be crap but the way scenes are picturised they appear like poetry.
• The scenes of violence never appear "too violent".
• And that is why this is a very different kind of movie and deserves watching.
• I am glad that people around India finally realise what good movies Kannada movies can be.
• Kannada movies has long been ignored by mainstream India.
• While hundreds of Tamil and Telugu movies have been released and are recognised and have become quite popular with the Indian masses.
• Tamil and Telugu movies have been dubbed as well as remade in hundreds.
• Now Kannada movie KGF makes its presence felt.
• But I will say something that is that this movie only proves my theory that Kannada owes its origin with Arabs, i.e. Iraq, Saudi and Egypt. Whereas Telugu and Andhra in particular and almost 90% of India has its origin with Iran/Persians.
• And this movie proves it.
• The conflict between Iran and Arabs is more than just ordinary conflict. Recent days it has become conflict between Shia and Sunni.
• Majority of Indians who have their origins in central Asia have "Shia" roots we can generalise even though the religion of Islam came much later.
• Kannada are a small but vocal minority who have "Arab roots" and thus are Sunni in nature.

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The Mule

• This movie was watched at Cinepolis, Bannerghatta Road.
• What a movie.
• I am glad that person like Clint Eastwood is still working.
• I mean he is close to 90 years for God's sake.
• The movie is also too good.
• I am afraid, Hollywood movies are a league of their own.
• Bollywood movies including Telugu and South movies cannot come even close.
• That is why this movie is worth watching.
• In the movie also Clint Eastwood portrays his age quite perfectly.
• "Spoiler Alert"
• When the gardener/agriculturist is wiped out due to "online portals", he becomes "a mule" to transport illicit drugs.
• I mean a movie like this cannot be made more perfectly than it is.
• Not even in an alternate universe.

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Mary Poppins Returns

• This movie was watched at PVR cinemas, Koramangala
• I liked the movie.
• The have shown a pre electricity Britain.
• That was the age of steam engine and oil lamps.
• Contrary to what may be imagined Mary Poppins does not have a "fully dominating" role.
• Other actors also get their due and coverage.
• Mary Poppins dominates the screen for maybe 50% of the movie.

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Simmba, Bumblebee

Watched two movies as mentioned in teh subject line.
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Simmba

• This movie was watched at Lakshmi theatre Tavarakere.
• It is okay to be watched once.
• I would say this movie legitimises encounters and that is wrong thing.
• According to me, the police duty should be to protect all.
• And not bump off criminals
• And shoot them inside a police station is the worst thing that can be done.
• No matter how the heinous the crime, it is the job of police to protect all.
• It is the job of courts to convict a person.
• And death penalty should be banned.
• If there is no punishment in this world, there is always the Court of Lord Almighty.
• But shoot people who have been in the custody of police as safekeeping is worst that can happen.
• In 2012, Nirbhaya case happened and people thought it shortcoming of the UPA Govt and in 2014, UPA lost.
• Now Rohit Shetty has made such a movie, a case like Nirbhaya can never shake the nation's consciousness anymore.
• And so BJP rule is safeguarded.
• I am sure if BJP wins in 2019, Rohit Shetty will be rewarded as through his movies he made people reaction such that there will be no reaction like what happened in 2012.

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Bumblebee

• This movie was watched at Balaji theatre, Tavarakere.
• I remember the last movie I saw in Balaji theatre was "Tum Mile", Soha Ali Khan and Emraan Hashmi starrer in 2009.
• So after 9 long years I stepped into the hall.
• Movie is okay.
• Perhaps not as big as Transformers movie but according to size.
• I mean Bumblebee is tiny and according to that the movie is okay I guess.
• What I could not get is that when the Autobots can travel Light years to Earth why they need Earth satellites to communicate.
• I mean it is okay they use satellite to transmit around the earth or track around the earth.
• But for intergalactic communication across the cosmos, they surely must have better systems in built in them.
• Also Bumblebee almost gets destroyed several times in the movie, still he comes back with full force and firepower, I mean how is that possible.
• It is okay if he just "comes around", but he comes around full "battle ready".
• What is the source of power?
• Guess you leave your brain outside the theatre to watch these kind of movies.

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