Gangster

The story is great but if it was the real story of Monica Bedi and the gangster it would have been great. Before Shiny Ahuja other actors were given the role but they backed out: Sanjay Dutt: good thing he said no, too old now. John Abraham: biggest mistake in his career. His movies are good but not many people go see them, Gangster is one movie he should have done. Shoaib Akthar: he cant act so good he said no. Actors should have been given the role:Irfan Khan: great actor but not getting big budget movies with dark stories. (See him in Maqbool great stories)Great music, all the songs in that movie are mostly copied from another music not Bollywood music. the music is still great. gotta give it to Pritam for copying music and still making it better than the original. Anurga Basu should make more movies like this. After murder he rushed into Tumsa Nahin Dekha. I hope he does not do the same mistake again. Take your time Anurag. Emraan Hashmi is one of those actors who always has great music in his movies. i guess the luck comes from his uncle Mahesh Bhatt who always had good music no matter how the movies were.

Finally watched gangster last night Remember Mahesh Bhatt..the writer,director and great story teller of 90's In last few years he got lost somewhere But with gangster he is back with a powerful and heart touching script Well all said and done whether Gangster lives upto the expectations? Yes in someway and no in someway Story: As every1 knows.Most of the story is in flashback Aakash loves Simran but Simran hesitates cause of her past.Later we come to know Simran had an affair with Gangster in past. Just when Aakash and Simran make love 'gangster' comes back and simran had to make choice.Whether to go with gangster or to stay with Aakash Critic: Negative points: 1.The most negative aspect of movie is its slow pace.Sometimes when Kangna narrates the story you might feel lost somewhere And to be frank we went for the movie with 12 friends and more than half of them didnot liked the movie mainly due to slow pace which forced to boredom 2.Kangna is in a lifetime role.But her voice really don't suit much and don't make much impact 3.Kangna is brilliant sometimes and overboard and irritating sometimes especially in crying scenes 4.The portion where Shiny pleads Kangna to give him one more chance is just crap and over melodramatic.Especially when shiny tries to cry.I was not expecting such from Shiny Ahuja U can listen many people laughing in that scene although it tries to be emotional one 5.The scene at seoul station in climax.Shiny tries to cry too much.I was expecting to see his expressive eyes again in that scene rather than crying Positive points: 1.Brilliant Music 2.Splendid performances 3.Well twists and turns 4.This movie has soul and heart 5.Classic ending Well don't know whether Kangna will get such a role in lifetime or not.But this is a role which any actress should die out to work for. She is incosistent.She goes overboard in crying scenes and her voice had negative impact.But she had done a wondefull job looking that its her first movie.She is brilliant in some scenes Especially she is quite good post interval.A talent to watch out for. 7/10 for her performance Emraan Hashmi is good.He had done what he was given.5/10 for his performance Now the show stealer Shiny Ahuja.Well apart from the two scenes which i mentioned in negative points he was just outstanding An actor to watch out for.Needs to improve in crying scenes.He lits fire whenever he comes on the screen.With his expressive eyes he says all.The anger,emotion and the unconditional love for Simran comes out through his eyes.Gangster rocks cause shiny ahuja rocks.He is just brilliant. 9/10 for his performance Gangster is story of love,betrayal and sacrifice.Definitely a powerful story and could have turned classic if it had been managed better and could have been a little fast Ya ali song and the shootout is just perfect and shiny's expressions are brilliant U get shock in the opening scene of movie itself.In the very beginning Kangna says she wants to live anyhow till morning.And u will keep guessing what she wanna do in morning And u will get the answer in the end only.The end is indeed classical and touches your heart and leaves u speechless Gangster takes the deeper look inside the heart of gangster.They are human beings and every1 wants love. Cant tell much about BO cause of its slow pace.But thanks Bhatt Sahab for coming back with a powerful script and which is not a Hollywood copy This Gangster had heart and soul Kuch Jyada Nahi Manga Tha Zindagi Se Par Zindagi Badle Me Hamesha Mujhse Kuch Kyada Hi Mangti Rahi(Kangna)....Gangster

Gangster is a novel Indian movie with a very good sound track. As most of the story paces at a very slow rate ... u may not enjoy it if you happen to be watching it with a group of fun loving guys. Neither the actors have any Major demanding roles nor does the movie make you think about any particular incident or common social problem. What the movie captures very well is the a glimpse of one of the million difficulties a girl with no support can go through ... when she falls in love with a gangster!. Perhaps think of her as Monica Bedi or any of the bond girls after the "The End" of their glamorous roles ;-).My best advice would be "Buy the audio CD -- NOT the video DVD"! -- Except if u want to learn from a movie as to how sad it is to be a moll.

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I'm really amazed how many people writing almost poems about this movie, which is boring copy of a copy of a copy. Script is bad and unoriginal, acting pathetic. And I can call director a scene-stealer. Compare the beginning of Gangster with the beginning of Fallen Angels by Kar Wai Wong - even music is almost the same. The only good thing about this movie is that it didn't last for usual three bollywood hours, but even this two hours was very very long...... Thanks God only two. My principle is that I'm watching movie till the end and after that I'm making judgment. So here it is. Oscar for this? Rather Golden Razzie. Beware. 3/10 only

Best of the year so far? Yes - easily. It has a few issues, so let me get them out of the way first: Gangster has some shoddy acting by it's main character, the girl at the crux of a Love Triangle. She has a bad accent, and a stunted way of speech. Her arms are around one Emraan Hashmi who does lip-lock. But with all your pre-conceived notions of him, he is not easy to dislike. And the pay-off for that is pretty nice. And as is usual for Bollywood movies, the movie does go through some unnecessary melodrama, but thankfully these are just three short ones. What really is good about this movie is the writing. Director Anurag Basu has written the movie with a very clear idea about what he intended to depict. Yes, we have a gangster, we have foreign locales, and we have a "sexy pair", but the movie religiously sticks to its story-telling without once stopping to over-sell violence or sleaze. The whole narrative plays like a solo violinst playing through a single-long piece with its share of happy/sad portions and a few crescendos at the right times with some recurring themes. So much so that it is easy to be sucked into the whole flow and go along with where the director takes you. Anurag Basu is good. His second movie (I thunk), but he clearly has his own language of cinema. From the shot-arrangements and camera angles to the score and songs, this man plays it like he cares for his movie, and not for the producer's coffer. He tells us the story mostly in flash-backs - but with decent inter-cuts to make it not entirely linear. The movie moves along a relaxed yet fast pace. It reminded me of cruising in a luxury car at 180Kmhr. You are speeding, but very comfortably. The movie follows the story of one-girl (Bar dancer, yawn!) who a Gangster falls for, rebels against his gang, goes on the run, then puts her away safe and stays away to keep her safe. After holding-on for years she, in her loneliness, falls in love with another man - just when the gangster comes back. Clashes, loyalties, retribution, betrayal, vengeance. Shiny Ahuja shines (sorry, couldn't resist) as the titular Gangster. His going from unspoken emotionless man to unspoken jilted lover to unspoken "karma-yogi" works very well mainly for his intensely masculine persona. How good is he as an actor will take something against his type to prove. But he fits here perfect, and within the world of this movie, the man is like the writer's imagined. Watch this movie if you can catch it sometime soon. It's worth at least that much respect. Rating --> 4 of 5

Someone just wrote a good review on this.. I can add.. yes a very well made movie. The way the movie unfolds, the beautiful Seoul, a pretty drunken girl, a smitten lover, some shootings and the story told through the ventilator final breaths of the girl. Only i do wish the dialog could have been better. It is terribly stilted in some place, too wordy in others. Thoda sa natural bhai, in keeping with the mood of the movie. So while Akash and Simran are prattling away long predictable lines, Daya hardly gets any. There is this scene where Simran confronts Daya after he bashes up her lover Akash... Talk to me Daya she starts .. none of the "peichan kaun" of Naveen Pal here. This Bar Girl has class. But then she carries on and on while shiny emotes excellently his frustration at finding simran kissing another guy goodbye after an obvious night of sex. At the end of the long harangue, he simply turns and slaps her. The audience roars its approval. Kangana Raut manages well. She looks hot and does as much justice to the role as she can. Emran Hashmi also manages good. He gets a nice song to sing at his lady love, and also gets to kiss the girl. The star is shiny shiny Shiny Ahuja. His acting is amazing. From first scene to the last, he is extremely convincing. Wow man, that name on the marquee, me in queue-ee ! forever !

When I saw the film Gangster I was amazed at how wonderful it was. The acting was brilliant and the story line was good. It is not your average Karan Johar love movie. It is wonderful the way they act and the feeling they all put into it. The ending was killer and it made the movie. Unlike a lot of other movies that I have seen, this movie makes you feel for the characters. When they are in pain it's like you are in pain. If you sometimes cry in movies get a tissue box. This movie had great actors in it and they all showed a lot of emotion. This film was truly a beautiful film. The upcoming movie Woh Lamhe stars two of the main actors that were in this movie. I really hope you find this comment useful and watch the movie.

I always wonder how come a talented director called Anurag Basu making mediocre films viz. Murder/ Saaya/ Tumsa Nahi Dekha etc when he proved his mettle in TV so well. But with "Gangster" which is definitely his best till date he surely comes up on his own. Another thing, Anurag belongs to that rare species of new generation outside directors who are from small town with neither a film background nor any great film connection or even belonging to a highly privileged class, the descendants of which we see all around in film industry, but a modest struggler who climbed the steps of success with sheer hard work and determination and even fought with blood cancer to win back his life. Such passion is seen in his this work. A love story of underworld Gangster told from point of view of a woman (normally known as moll to others) which is definitely a fresh approach and icing on the cake is the impeccable narrative and innovative style introduced by the director turns it into a passionate drama, which has pace and rhythm to held you captive.. There is a effort to explore how and under what circumstances a woman strays, which is more humane than what you saw so far in Murder or such stuff. How come love brings down a hardcore criminal to his knees and how come same love can be used as a weapon to serve mean purposes is something which should be watched out. An essentially character based film, among actors newcomer Kangana Ranaut and Shiny Ahuja are surprise packets. Debutant Cinematographer Bobby Singh with his highly imaginative framing caught the trauma and turmoil of the characters so effectively that it makes you rooted to your seats. Yes, there are flaws too, viz. how come the woman who is so much in love can't herself preposition her lover to make love to her (gone are the days when men initiate the process) or why a police man mastermind such a complicated plan to nab a criminal rather than directly hold his love interest captive, are things which the script writers know better. Music is another highlight whether it is picturisation or the track itself, just add the required lyricism to the film. I don't want to reveal much but it is definitely a surprise from Bhatt camp too, therefore go catch it as it is definitely one of the best films of this year.

Loved every moment of watching this film, when the twist came to play had me on the corner of my seat! Not to mention the amount of tears I shed towards the end. Great story, amazingly portrayed. I think I've fallen in love with Shiny! I must say his character in the film really makes you feel for the guy.. the pain and his feelings, I was well touched in some scenarios of the film. The girl in the film was not only pretty but can act (thank god as shes a first timer). Would recommend this film to everyone. Has the romance but not the typical type that you would see in other films, thriller, mystery.. excellent. The music! it's an addiction to listen to Ya Ali and Bheegi Bheegi..