How do you choose a movie especially when you want to watch a late night show after a strenuous day at  the work place ? . Reviews ,  recommendations  from friends or go with the star value or bet on  your favorite star cast ? . In the case of MNIK  [My name is Khan for the uninitiated ] it was our favorite star with the added attractions created by the Shiv Sena ‘ s  objections based on the IPL -Pakistan factor  which brought Mumbai to near ransom  .  This was also backed by good reviews .  In the case of Teen Patti  ,  it was sheer admiration for Amitabh Bachan and Ben Kingsley [an interesting combination indeed ] and we did not wait for any review and went straight on the first late night show itself .

While MNIK started well with good intentions , the poor  autism affected  ” Reel Khan ” who wants to prove he is not a terrorist  to the President of USA  [ because the ” Real Khan  ” was frisked while entering the US some time back  presumably for his  religious identity from his name!!]  , the movie takes you to so many illogical heights especially to Georgia affected by floods  that you start  believing that the USA is only the size of the Emirates [the logistics ease by which the characters move in and out of such places make you believe so ] .

While we got a glimpse of the Real George Bush who was not lucky to meet our Hero KHAN , the look alike  ” Reel Obama  ” was blessed with Khan ‘s ” darshan ” and thanked him personally for the help in ameliorating the sufferings of  the poor Georgians  .  I wish the  movie could only show the beautiful and breath taking scenery of the Bay Area and New Mexico without the star cast !!  . It would have won hands down even against  the  best of Discovery Channel serials .

Teen Patti  is a total disaster  in spite of the celebrity factor  and Prof  Subramanian [aka Amitabh Bachan ]  could not help the producer to find out  in time the probability of the movie’s  likely early demise in spite of his genius in ultimately winning the  Isaac Newton Award at  Cambridge or was it Oxford ? [I was fast asleep by then ] . Even the sleazy dance number in a hi -fi setting may not salvage the investments on this movie .

Lessons for you all star crazy movie lovers – Ignore  the celebrity factor and it is a good practice to ignore any pre- release stunts like what was staged for MNIK . I should know as it happened with me within a span of  just 10 days !!

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