** Movies **

A few days before I wrote about the hindi movie "Taxi NO.9211". Last week I happened to see another good hindi movie "Thathaasthu", staaring Sanjay Dutt. Dutt plays the role of a father, whose son needs heart surgery and doesnt have money to pay for operation. He holds people, around 30, in one of the floors of the hospital for ransom. The story revolves around numerous characters and is well pictured. It was a wonderful movie. I have seen three of Sanjay Dutt's latest movies and he impresses me with his abilities. In Munnabhai MBBS, he played his part better than what Kamal did in the tamil remake version, Vassol Raja. Lage Raho Munnabhai was even better. 'Thathaasthu' - had a nice story line and good picturisation; importantly, it did not have any stupid song & dance sequences.

Talking about good pictures, reminds me of another wonderful movie "Malamaal Weekly". A small time shopkeeper in a poverty stricken village sells around 105 lottries, out of which one wins Rs One crore. The buyer of the lottery ticket, a drunkard, dies out of shock on hearing the news. The shopkeeper takes away the ticket so that he could claim the lottery money. Slowly, one by one, the villagers come to know about the lottery and they all get together to claim the share. Do they get the money? How money motivates and diverts people forms the story line. A full fledged comedy movie, it impresses you to a great extent. Actors, Paresh Rawal & Ompuri play their role with such a professional ease that you cant help but admire their abilities. A wonderful movie, don't miss it if you get a chance (being repeatedly telecast in one of Sony channels).