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Kill Dil: The tamil movies that broke the box office records in 2014



Tutu (Ali Zafar) and Dev Dharma (Ranveer Singh) are two orphans who were raised by a local gangster Bhaiyaji (Govinda) to be assassins. Their life takes a turn when they meet Disha (Parineeti Chopra) at a club and she and Dev fall in love with each other. Dev's indifference towards work starts irritating Bhaiyaji, but Tutu defends Dev. When Dev is unable to kill one of their targets, he decides to change his life. This enrages Bhaiyaji and he threatens to kill Dev. Tutu intervenes and suggests Dev lookout for a job but should accompany him every time Bhaiyaji calls them to give killing contracts.


Tutu gets Dev a fake MBA degree which helps Dev join an insurance company. Dev and Disha make plans to get married, while Disha is unaware of Dev's past. Bhaiyaji on learning the truth about Dev's job decides to play a trick to get him back. He sends one of his goons, Batuk, to kill Dev and informs Tutu. He also calls up Disha and tells her about Dev and Tutu's real identity. Just when Batuk is about to kill Dev, Tutu shoots him down in front of Disha. Disha is shocked with the reality and breaks up with Dev. This results in Dev again becoming an assassin.




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Bhaiyaji gives them a fresh contract to kill his arch-enemy Baban Pehlwan. Dev and Tutu record a video telling the tale of how they became gangsters and send it to Disha. During a shootout, Dev is again unable to fire the gun and gets shot. Tutu takes him to the hospital, where after an operation, Dev finds Disha waiting for him and they both reconcile. Bhaiyaji gets killed by Baban Pehlwan. Dev and Disha get married while Tutu has a job interview in the same insurance company with a fake MBA degree.


Sukanya Verma of Rediff said "It has random songs, birdbrained logic and a romance that's about as exciting as toothpaste."[14] Saibal Chaterjee from NDTV gave the film 2 stars and said "Watch Kill Dil if you have plenty of time to kill. It is unlikely to deliver much joy to your dil, though."[15] Koimoi gave 2 stars and said the film has bad writing and poor direction.[16] DNA said that it fails to connect with audiences and gave 2 stars, while praising Govinda's performance.[17]


The heroes in Kill Dil may be gun-wielding goons, but they are not bad heart -- just blame it all on the situations they are in. But the villain and his follies? They are unexplained, mainly because he is the villain. He is meant to be mean. With Kill Dil, you get the ever-energetic Ranveer Singh in Dev, a very powerful Govinda in Bhaiyaji, a strong and level-headed Parineeti in Disha and a Dostana-style (the 1980 movie starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha) loving friend in Ali Zafar's Tutu. With high production value, the movie also offers beautiful locales, colourful sets and well-choreographed songs. However, it falls flat at the most crucial point, its story. Kill Dil gives you an extremely predictable story. SPOILERS AHEADDev (Ranveer) and Tutu (Ali) are two orphans who have been brought up by a local goon Bhaiyaji (Govinda). The trio spells terror in their town and both Dev and Tutu, the two apples of Bhaijai's eye, are having the fun of their lives. Disha's (Parineeti) entry, however, changes all the equations. Dev falls for her and starts bunking his work (which is shooting people) and Tutu keeps covering for him. But not for long. Bhaiyaji soon discovers the truth and tries his best to bring back his Dev. He succeeds, but only for some time. This is Yash Raj and love always win. So Parineeti does get back to her love and how? You can most definitely predict. There is a lot of '80s referrence in Kill Dil. Even as the credits roll in the beginning, the characters and the back story of Dev and Tutu are established. We see Govinda literally picking the two orphans from the gutter, kids burying their books because they are "bored of goodness" and Ranveer and Ali engaging in several gunfights. Of course, the duo doesn't get hurt, even if it is blind firing across shelves! So what works for Kill Dil? The performances, for sure. Ranveer does a good job of playing a street-style goon who is soft at heart and knows where his loyalty lies. Especially when he is trying to get a job, his efforts trigger a laugh riot. Parineeti comes out as the perfect choice for the girl who works for rehabilitation of criminals and falls in love with a criminal, unknowingly. The sequences where she proposes to Ranveer and the one where she asks him to leave are particularly well performed. Ali Zafar effortlessly fits into the shoes of his character. Unlike Govinda's image, Bhaiyaji is no comic character. He is the authoritative godfather who kills people without any qualms about the "business" he handles. At one point he tells his shooter Dev, "Dhandha karte hain hum. Dharamshaala nahi ki aaye khaaye piye aur chal diye." Govinda plays Bhaiyaji with finnesse and looks convincing at that. There are two sequences in the movie that are worth mentioning for the best moments of Govinda -- the first is a monologue he delivers after discovering that Ranveer is in love, and then towards the end when he's trying to get his best shooter back into the fold even at the cost of his own men. Kill Dil's dialogues too will stay with you for a long time. Sample an interesting one: While trying to convince Ranveer that he shouldn't fall for love or girl and concentrate on his work, Govinda tells him how it is money that actually matters and he can't simply leave his work. In a classic touch, he ends that monologue saying, "Itte mein samsajh lo, isase jada gyaan diya to fees maang lenege." The way the ending has been dealt with is particularly problematic. Bhaiyaji is someone who rules the best shooters around (Ranveer and Ali), scares them and even maintains a castle of his own. His shooters miss one target and that renders all the security in Bhaijai's castle useless. The target manages to walk into Govinda's mansion and shoot him. Perhaps even Govinda didn't like the way it ended, he tells the man pointing gun towards him, "Maarna hai, seedhe maar do kyuki time waste karne ka mood nahi hai." If you didn't have a better way to kill the godfather of your story, why waste time on last wishes? There are too many "creative escapades" in the film. Out of the blue, the actors decide to escape to deserts and seasides, mainly to make a particular song look beautiful. The songs in the movie are interruptions in the narrative instead of weaving it along. It is only Bol Beliya that looks like it is part of the film and not a break from it. The dilemma of Ranveer's character -- to choose between Govinda, his godfather and Parineeti, the love of his life -- is clearly established with the song. Every other song seems to be inserted randomly to include a few beautiful locations and some sensous shots of Ranveer and Parineeti. The predictable and cliched closing of the story notwithstanding, the film might still be worth a watch, simply for Govinda and Ranveer. Add to that the fun-filled dialogues and you will most likely enjoy the experience.


By Ravi Bansal(Eds: Correcting name in headline) New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Actor R Madhavan says the initial idea behind his upcoming release "Nishabdham" was to present it as a silent feature that would have ensured that it caters to audiences without any language barrier. The actor, known for his over two-decade-long work in both Bollywood and South cinema, features opposite Anushka Shetty in the Hemant Madhukar-directed movie. Madhavan said the idea had to be dropped as the team felt that the thriller elements of the story were being compromised. "This movie was initially supposed to be a silent film. No dialogues. That was how it was conceived initially. So I thought that since it is a silent film, it will appeal to all audiences. It didn't have to be defined as a multilingual feature. "But later on, we realised that we were not able to do justice with the story because there were some places where we needed dialogues to make the story clearer. That's when we decided to make it in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam," the 50-year-old actor told PTI in an interview. "Nishabdham" follows a speech and hearing impaired artist, named Sakshi (Shetty), who gets entangled in a criminal investigation when she unexpectedly witnesses a tragic incident that occurs in a villa with a reputation for being haunted. Madhavan plays the role of Sakshi's husband Anthony, who is a celebrity musician. The movie, which is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, marks the first outing for Hollywood star Michael Madsen in Indian cinema. Madhavan said that though he had a very few scenes with Madsen, it was a wonderful experience of working with the actor, known for his work in movies such as "Reservoir Dogs", "Kill Bill" series and "The Hateful Eight". "Lot of actors were considered for that role but in the end Michael Madsen was locked to our amusement. I wish that I was involved in all aspects of 'Nishabadam' but as I was involved in 'Rocketry', I joined the cast just two weeks before the shooting. "So he was already there and it was a very exciting time. My shoots with him were limited but it was really exciting to work with somebody like Michael Madsen." Madhavan said that "Nishabdham" is in same vein as his 2009 feature "13B', which was also a psychological thriller. "In '13B', we never did anything to spook the audiences. We scared them psychologically, which was the whole plan. It was planned on a psychological level completely. It was a three-year research in terms of how to play the scenes without cheating the audiences. "'Nishabdam' also has that sort of the feel. It has a whodunnit kind of a feeling. It's a full commercial film, we've got the songs, the crime, the feel of a thriller. But it is made on a much bigger scale than '13B'," he added. The new film is his second project with streamer Amazon Prime Video after his 2018 series "Breathe". The actor believes that with OTT platforms, the content creators are able to take their work to global audiences but it also places added responsibility on them. "With OTT, the barriers will definitely break as you're no longer pandering to local theatres only, in terms of releases, collections and opinions. You're going to 200 plus countries at the same time. This also means that you are going to be on your toes as they can reject instantaneously. "If you can give them a great character and a story, then the appreciation will last for a long time. People remember theatrical releases for only or three weeks but on OTT, it stays for many years to come." Madhavan, however, also believes that theatres will continue to remain relevant and in future, the makers of a particular project would have to decide which is the most appropriate medium for their story. "We have to remember that the theatres are theatres. They are larger-than-life. So, we have to decide, as content creators and actors, whether a particular project is suitable for a theatrical release, television or OTT. "The story should demand the medium where it must be presented. So if I want to put 'Breathe' in theatres, then it won't work. It has to be an eight-episode series. It will develop over the course of eight episodes. Similarly, if you want to see 'Rehna Hai Tere Dil Me' or '3 Idiots', you would ideally prefer to see them in theatres as it gives a community experience." "Nishabdham" also features actors Anjali, Subbaraju, Shalini Pandey and Srinivas Avasarala in pivotal roles. PTI RB BKBK RBRB


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