Friday, November 5, 2010

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Masand: ‘Golmaal 3′ is pedestrian comedy

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:09 AM PDT

Well into the second half of Golmaal 3, there's a scene in which two sets of step-brothers sitting across from each other, play a game of miming what they'd like to shove into each others' backsides. From candles and fruits to big lamps and potted plants, this gag goes on for a few minutes, just long enough to amuse you. It's the funniest scene in the film, because nobody says a word throughout, and because the expressions of the actors are priceless as they react to the pain that must come from being sodomized by foreign objects.

Golmaal 3 has even less by way of plot than 2008's Golmaal Returns. In this film, Ajay Devgan and Shreyas Talpade are brothers who constantly find themselves clashing with another set of Goa boys: Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Kunal Khemu, until both rival groups find themselves thrown together under the same roof when their single parents - Mithun Chakraborty and Ratna Pathak-Shah - decide to get married.

Following a pattern set by Golmaal Returns, this film is not so much about story or plot as it is about stretching a joke till breaking point. How many cars can be destroyed in a single set-piece? How many junior artistes can you beat up in a slo-mo action scene? How many hi-speed entries can Ajay Devgan have?

The few genuinely comic moments are provided by Mithun Chakraborty and his willingness to spoof his own popular 80s films. There's a hilarious Disco Dancer back-story to his character, complete with snatches from Bappi Lahiri's musical hits of the day.

The rest of the cast, including Kareena Kapoor who plays the neighborhood tomboy, spends the greater part of this film contorting their faces and delivering silly lines. The humor is strictly low-brow and slapstick, with repeated jokes about disability and speech impediments, and a running gag in which Ajay Devgan twists any finger that's pointed in his face.

A few jokes are inevitably funny, but none are as smart or unpredictable as that spoof on Black by Arshad Warsi, or the retro love song between Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Mukherjee, both from the first Golmaal film.

Only Tusshar Kapoor appears to be having any fun with his character, returning as the mute Lucky who must be interpreted to be understood. However, the film's single dramatic scene in which his character reveals a shocking secret he's stumbled into, ends up being unintentionally comical instead of emotional.

I'm going with two out of five for director Rohit Shetty's Golmaal 3. This is pedestrian comedy that evokes desperate laughs. If you must, watch it for Mithun, who shows us he's still got his mojo!

Courtesy:IBN

Revellers make merry burning Narakasur effigies in Goa

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 05:25 AM PDT

Goa witnessed mid-night traffic jams in majority of its cities when lakhs of people thronged the streets to get a glimpse of the ‘Narakasur’ effigies. The effigies, sometimes as tall as 10 feet, were taken into procession last night and burnt during the wee hours to mark the onset of the festival of lights, to celebrate the victory of good over evil.

Goa Diwali Celebrations

The midnight rains, for a few hours, however, dampened the spirits of Narakasur revellers. The water soaked Narakasurs were later burnt with much trouble after dousing them with kerosene and other inflammable liquids. The loud music was played till wee hours with police keeping strict watch near Narakasur effigy competition held in several parts. Hindu right organisations had asked people not to glorify the demon but the revellers knew no bounds to their enthusiasm. Narakasur is a mythical demon, who was killed by Lord Krishna. Police spokesman Atmaram Deshpande said the night was ‘incident-free’. “It was a peaceful night and everybody had a great time,” he said adding the police picketing was maintained at most of the spots. “Everything went on as expected,” Deshpande said. Fire and emergency services had given ‘fire cover’ to huge Narakasur effigies. A fire tender along with the staff was accompanying the revellers to avoid any fire-related incidents.

Courtesy: ibnlive

Goa govt to make available all info in Braille

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Goa has earned the distinction of becoming the first state in the country to get the government notifications published in the Braille script. State Printing and Stationery Minister Aleixo Sequira today inaugurated the Braille embosser which can print the official gazette in the Braille script, on demand.

Government gazette is brought out every Thursday that informs people about the latest acts enacted by the state and central governments and other related information. The minister said that the facility would be extended free of cost for the visually impaired citizens while it would be made available to commercial establishments and educational institutions at a nominal cost.

The Printing and Stationary Department of the government procured the necessary machine and software to bring out the gazette in Braille script. The Minister said that it would take only a few minutes for the notifications to be converted into Braille through a software developed by a private company Modular Pvt Ltd. Thanking the state for the initiative, Goa Unit President of National Association For Blinds Rozendo Mendosa said it is for the first time in the country that any government department would offer information in the Braille script.

Courtesy: ibnlive

Goa: Crisis for NCP, as Pacheco refuses to work under Jose Philip

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:03 AM PDT

The crises in the Nationalist Congress Party in Goa are refusing to die down and instead deepened with its MLA, Francisco Xavier Pacheco's refusing to work under NCP state President Jose Philip D'Souza. The Benaulim NCP MLA, Francisco Xavier Pacheco's refusal to work under NCP president and Vasco MLA Joseph Philip D'Souza and also not to take up the offer of party presidentship have complicated matters for NCP leaders in Goa. The NCP general secretary and party's Goa region observer Prakash Binsale has come down to Goa to take stock of the incident, which took place a few days before the civic polls. NCP General Secretary Prakash Bhinsale held one by one marathon meetings with Goa Unit President Jose Philip D’Souza and party legislator Fransisco (Mickey) Pacheco, who clashed with each other on October 23.

After his meeting with Mr. Binsale, Mr. Pacheco said that he could not work under the leadership of Jose Philip, after the latter raised his hand on him in public. 'I can't work under leadership of Jose who raised hand on me in public with the help of goons' Mickky has said. Responding to a journalists query whether he was willing to take up the party president's post if offered to him, Mr. Pacheco expressed his unwillingness to take over the state presidentship of the nationalist congress party. ' I am not willing to take Pressidentship there are other senior leaders' Mickky added Mr. Pacheco said that he made his stand clear to the party high command that they should punish the guilty. He said he had not made any demands to the party high command.

Two senior leaders were involved in a public spat in the port town of Vasco in Goa. Mickky has complained of assault by Jose and his supporters while Jose alleged that Mickky entered his terrain to bribe his voter's days before civic polls. D’Souza on Tuesday had offered to resign as a party chief stating that he would like Pacheco to take over the post.

Courtesy: mynews
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