Heroine

Not worth the hype and promotions. Average flick.

Pluses:

• Ranvir Shorey did his part well, however even his image had to be much more stronger as a character, which is absolutely a directors fault
• Shahana Goswami, she is one actress who proved is not exactly a directors baby. She can perform given anywhere :) This positive about her can also be a negative where the movie requires you to be a directors baby.Only time shall see how she grows in the industry
• Lillete Dubey was a beautiful mother. I loved her
• There were strong presence of dialogues and the story did have the potential. Alas!! All mis placed.
• Thanks to Salim-Sulaiman for making 'Halkat Jawani' and Sunidhi Chauhan for singing it so beautifully. One should pay attention to only the track and ignore the video completely
• All the pluses are more or less merely vote of thanks :P There is absolutely nothing to flourish the movie

Minuses:

• The direction entirely is to be blamed for. I wonder if Madhur Bhandarkar himself directed it. The expectations are a lot and sad that he disappointed this time
• Next is the casting. The entire cast was just not apt. Be it Kareena, who looks half her star image; be it Arjun Rampal, quite a suprressed character; or be it Randeep Hooda, the cricketer image looked like a prank on him :P Or even the supporting casts, the small time actors, directos, actresses etc that they portrayed, none had a star image, all looked like small screen actors
• I would like to mention Kareena Kapoor yet again, as she is supposed to be the soul of the movie. She just doesnt look like a larger than life character, be it off screen or on screen. She looks rather dull barring a few scenes past interval. A big mistake. She might be able to sell herself with endorsements but surely not movies and one of those central characters, no ways
• The plot was dealing with glamor industry, the same as we have seen in 'Fashion', the only plus that could have saved the movie would have been the direction, failing which the plot fell apart
• The script had to be more crisp. I have no idea what kinda character sketch was that of 'Mahi Arora', a very confused and laid-back somebody. Did Madhur try to portray one of a case from Bollywood or did he try make a ugly remark on all actresses that they are bipolar in nature :P
• However, there were one or two tracks which were musically good, but the choreography just killed it. The biggest example being 'Halkat Jawani'
• The entire movie just felt very garish. Even those few strong dialogues couldnt save it

My rating: 2/5

Barfi

Declared: The movie of the year :) A must watch for all souls.

Pluses:

• A big relief from Bollywood, kudos to Anurag Basu for showering us with such beautiful moments with 'Barfi'. Brilliant direction and hard hitting experience
• A big thumbs up to Ranbir Kapoor.He proves it again, that being a good actor isnt enough, nor having a great bod. What makes you a star is the choice of movie you star in. Who says having great expectations puts a lot of pressure on the actor to perform. He does it everytime and with so ease and yet never fails to deliver multiple movies in a year.A big critic to all the other big names and brands in bollywood
• Priyanka Chopra too comes with  big relief. She was forgotten post Fashion. She had to prove she aint just another Diva, and someone labelled as THE HEROINE and sold. It costs you a lot to be called as a good actor. Cheers to her
• A lot of South Indian actresses forayed in Bollywood off late. But on my score, Ileana is the only one who passed. She isnt surely a star material, but she charms you in the journey with 'Barfi' wading through different stages of life as the character ages. Her role was equally important where she did hold some key decisions to make, without which the love story wudnt be complete. Good choice to debut in Bollywood under the umbrella of Anurag Basu
• Never to miss on the script. Such beautiful script, such spellbounding concepts, simplicity put with such ease. Humor which wont age so soon and can be watched again and again. Kudos to scripting
• This is labelled as a QUALITY movie in close to 3 years in Bollywood, absolutely no dirt, a very clean and truly a UNIVERSAL movie. You can take your family and kids and enjoy without any adulteration threats :P
• The jingle in the beginning of the movie is worth mentioning. Innovative concept. It has a lot deeper roots to what you experience in the movie, it aint just for fun
• Love story RE-DEFINED. The take home is not how the disabled or mentally challenged bond, but a tough realisation for all the city dwellers, on how a very simple but yet a deep connect is polluted between two people in today's world with filthy things. It WAS beautiful back then and it can STILL BE so beautiful
• USP of the flick, there are no villains, no dirt, no ugliness, nothing gore, no wordly truth or reality check. Just an experience
• The background score was soothing and apt for the movie

Minuses:

Barfi could have had some more beautiful numbers in terms of music. Forgettable songs

My rating: 5/5