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Dus Kahaniyaan as the title suggests has 10 stories,
directed by 6 directors, stars about 24 actors, written by
10 writers and the music is composed by 4 music directors!!
Story 1 - Matrimony (Mandira Bedi,
Arbaaz Khan and Sudhanshu Pandey)
The Sarin couple: Mandira Bedia and Arbaaz Khan; have been
married for 5 years. Without kids and happiness, Mrs Sarin
gets involved in an extra-marital relationship. Little does
she realize, she is not the only guilty one.
Matrimony is about how love makes a fool out of us.
The story is interesting and directed well. Mandira Bedi
acts well. Arbaaz Khan and Sudhanshu Pandey are average.
The twist in the tale worked.
Story 2 - High on the Highway (Jimmy
Shergill, Masumeh)
High on the highway is a violent, unpredictable love story.
It’s about two reckless; uncontrollable people who have been
together for 3 years and call each other names.
There’s blood, drugs and it’s morbid. It is strictly not
for family audience. However, the performances of Jimmy Shergill
and Masumeh are worth lauding.
Story 3 - Pooranmashi (Amrita Singh,
Minissha Lamba)
Poornamashi is a story of a mother’s unconditional love for
her daughter, who is engaged to get married soon. However,
in a week moment her deed makes her responsible for her daughter’s
death.
It has its emotional moments and Amrita Singh performance
is superb, Minissha Lamba has also done pretty well.
Story 4 - Strangers in the night (Neha
Dhupia, Mahesh Manjrekar)
On every wedding the couple has to share a personal secret.
It’s the wife’s turn this year. She narrates an encounter
with a stranger at a public railway station, which could change
their lives forever.
The twist in the tale just takes your breath away. There
is so much more than meets the eye. Dialogues are good. Neha
Dhupia looks extremely hot and acts well. Mahesh Manjrekar
is ok.
Story 5 - Zahir (Manoj Bajpai,
Dia Mirza)
Two strangers meet on a lift. They instantly become friends
and have long conversations. He falls in love with her but
she doesn’t reciprocate and he cant understand why.
The same day he discovers a bitter truth of her life, he
takes a step which changes his life forever.
The twist and the shock just numb you. Brilliant direction
and wonderful performance by Dia Mirza. She looks extremely
sweet, perfect for her role and acts well. Manoj Bajpai is
wow!
Until intermission all the tales are pretty morbid and you
really need to be in the mood to take it… However the post
interval part just makes up for it.
Story 6 - Love Dale (Anupam Kher,
Aftab, Neha Oberoi)
Neha is traveling by train and she meets a woman with just
one ear-ring. The story behind the one ear-ring changes her
life. Love Dale is about fate and destiny.
The writing could have been much better for this story, it
tries hard to convince the audience but doesnt. Performances
by Aftab and Neha are good.
Story 7 - Sex on the Beach (Dino
Morea, Tareena Patel)
The only square peg in a round hole. Dino finds an old book
on a beach and signs on it, instantly he sees a woman half-naked
in the water. He’s attracted to her, they have a great time
together but all of a sudden things change…
The horror and suspense thriller doesn’t tick.
Story 8 - Rice Plate (Shabana Azmi
and Naseeruddin Shah)
A Hindu woman who hates Muslims. It’s her journey with a
Muslim man over a plate of Rice. The Muslim stranger is consuming
her plate of rice. Will she place her hardcore beliefs over
hunger?
Without doubt the best part of the movie. The story has moral
and is sensitive, emotional, gripping. Two legends share screen
space and their performances are top-notch. Shabana Azmi is
sheer brilliance. Nasseruddin Shah in a comparatively smaller
role is good too.
First time director Rohit Roy [better known for his television
acting roles] deserves a standing ovation for this one.
Story 9 - Gubbare (Anita, Nana
Patekar, Rohit Roy)
Husband and wife, traveling on a bus, have an argument. An
irritated Anita sits next to an interesting man holding 11
red colored balloons in his hand. He is carrying them for
his wife… The story behind the balloons carries a very important
lesson in ones life.
Must watch! A very emotional and touching tale, written by
Gulzar. The execution is perfect and the story leaves an impact.
A brilliant Nana Patekar is in form. Anita and Rohit are good.
Story 10 - Rise and Fall (Sanjay
Dutt, Suniel Shetty)
Rise and Fall is a story of two gangsters, their childhood
friendship that finally leads to betrayal. There are 2 stories
running simultaneously.
Neither the performances nor the execution is upto the mark.
Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty are average.
Dus Kahaniyaan is different. There are no song and dance
numbers except for the title track during the credits, the
background music is good. The movie has a twist in every tale,
each story is unique, different and in no way connected to
each other. Also each story has an average run time of just
12 minutes, with the total movie runtime being 2 hours!
Recommended!
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