London Dreams - Its not Amadeus but then so what!?

I have heard a lot of noise about this movie having 'borrowed' heavily from the great classic Amadeus. Though i do not support plagiarism, i still would like to see Indian film makers remake classics and give due to the original. Also while doing so, make sure that the soul of the movie is 'Indianized' or else it will not have an appeal.

When we look at London Dreams, it is not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination. However, it has got its heart in the right place. Its a movie decently made with one superb piece of acting and remaining cast pretty solid. It conveys what should be conveyed on the 35 mm and does it without proving either too boring, sentimental or loud.

The main reason why this movie comes alive is because of Salman Khan. The earthy character is really brought to life by this King Khan. The scene on the flight is slightly on the crass side but sallu still makes it fun to watch. Ajay Devgan is back to his angry young man and does a solid job while Asin is easy on the eyes but has nothing much to do. The same goes for Ranvijay. However, his brother in the film Aditya Roy Kapoor looks very promising in the short role. Big things might beckon.

The story is a simple one about musical dreams of two best friends and their fallout with each other, something that seems to come naturally to Rock bands, and their final reunion. There is love, friendship, betrayal and loyalty in good doses like any Bollywood flick but it seems well managed and well mixed.

This is not as good a movie as Amadeus, heck it does not even come close to our very own Rock On but that does not mean it is a bad film. It is a highly watchable film, more so because of the sheer genius of Salman-the king-Khan!!