Sarkar -

On Sunday noon (!), I watched Sarkar (Reviews: BBC/ imdb /Rediff / Indiafm / Sify). It is a bollywood movie which is supposed to be a tribute by famous director Ram Gopal Varma.
Firstly, about the movie. Its one of most fantastic Hindi movies I have ever seen. Its a flat 2 hour show without any songs and any crap. Surprisingly, it didn't have gala opening in U.K. (# 10 this week) It is supposed to be inspired (?) (remember Anu Malik's statement!) by
The Godfather, the classic made famous by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.
But except the initial sequence, the story is totally different and Indianized. There is no chance to call it as an imitation even though Rediff review rates it so. Ramu has just taken the concept from The Godfather
Amitabh as usually has given a stunning performance, Abhishek seem to be improving, even though lacks smooth and flawless execution of the role. Katrina is sweet and beautiful, even though dubbed voice sucks. Surprisingly, Tanisha (profile) has got a very short and sweet role. The way she proposes Abhishek inarticulately is marvelous.

Secondly, about the matinee show. After almost four years I watched a matinee show. I am a movie buff, frequency at least one movie a week in a movie theatre. (This of course excludes movies watched on my home DVD player !) Still the ambiance and the crowd flocking the multiplexes at 11 A.M. (!) was amazing and bit surprising to me also, as I always linger around the lovely shopping malls only in the evenings / late nights. This mall revolution is really going to vanish the small shops especially the garment and snack type eateries