KHANDAANI SHAFAKHANA
The plot is based on sex education which is still a taboo in India. We are 17% of the total population of the earth and still, we feel ashamed while talking about sex or sex education. Baby Bedi is here to change this after the demise of his uncle who left his sex clinic in her name.
While the film is a satire on the typical Indian society, it lacks humor. At first, she is also embarrassed but later she realizes that sex is also an important part of everyone’s life and yet people are not comfortable talking about it. She decides to take the matter in her own hands and teach people that sex is normal and not a taboo.
Rap king Badshah is making his Bollywood debut with this and surprisingly he did well in his very first film. Other actors also performed well including Nadira Babbar and Anu Kapoor. Varun Sharma played what he plays best, the funny guy whose life, according to him, sucks. He does nothing (he is unemployed) but is in haste to marry, and can’t differentiate between “virgin” and “vargit”(prohibited).
Sonakshi Sinha owns the show and another debutante Priyansh Jore make a mark by his innocent charm. But there is no chemistry between them which is kind of disappointing.
Although being a sex-related movie, the director did not try to use double meaning or sex humor to make it funny so I can give 3.5 stars for his effort.
FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW
Hobbs and Shaw is the spin-off of fast and Furious series starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham who played arch enemies in the original series. This film brings them together to fight the greater evil and it is full of action.
Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, keeping their differences aside, have united against Brixton (Idris Elba), an MI6 agent who went rogue. After using some cyber-genetic technology he is transformed into half-human, half-robot and is a threat to humanity.
You might miss Vin Diesel from the Fast and Furious, but remember it is a spin-off, which also stars Vanessa Kirby, in the role of Deckard’s sister Hattie. Now the trio helps each other save the world.
As expected the film is full of action and thrill. Anyone who is Fast and Furious fan will know that action makes the soul and body of the film and ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ also lives up to the expectations.
The banter between Hobbs and Shaw give the film a humorous twist which was much needed. The actors played their part well including Vanessa, who is also able to kick some asses. It is a watchable film and can easily get 3 stars.
