London Dreams(2009)

30 October 2009hindiDramaMusical
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Arjun and Mannu are two childhood friends from India. Arjun is a musician and wants to build a successful career in Music. Eventually Arjun finds a way from India to Wembley and becomes a successful rock star. Soon ,Mannu too joins him. Both become successful overcoming their personalities.

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Arjun's life was consumed by a passionate drive to get on stage and realize his grandfather's unfulfilled dream, Mannu had little interest in his music tutor father's instruments and was content with remaining a child at heart with no higher ambition than enjoying the good things in life. But little did they expect music to strengthen their friendship and then test it with catastrophic results... Arjun diligently pursued his dream, at the risk of running away from an uncle who was his only family in an unfamiliar land and roaming the streets of London before taking shelter in a music shop and priming himself until he's ready to make his foray into the world of music and showmanship. As Arjun forges a band with Zoheb and Wasim, two brothers who'd duped their relatives in Pakistan to travel to London in pursuit of their musical aspirations, and Priya, a music enthusiast from a conservative South Indian family, far away in Punjab, music becomes a survival tool for Mannu, who takes to playing in wedding bands in his village. But when he gets Mannu to London and makes him a part of the band, Arjun soon realizes he's created the biggest threat and obstacle to his own ambitions. For, Mannu, with his inherent musical gift and irreverent style of performing, becomes an instant darling of the crowds. What has taken Arjun years to achieve, Mannu does overnight. It causes Arjun to feel betrayed by the God to whom he'd surrendered everything in return for eminence in music. Arjun's unbearable pangs of jealously and insecurity only worsen when Mannu also unwittingly woos and wins his secret love, Priya. As he battles his inner demons, Arjun slowly devises a sinister plan to destroy his best friend. Over a three city tour spanning Paris, Rome and Amsterdam, Arjun sends a naive Mannu on a downward hurtling rollercoaster ride of sex and drugs that almost breaks Mannu's spirit and his love life days before a show at Wembley, a venue where Arjun hopes to have his moment of glory. A venue where his grandfather had failed before a crowd of 25,000 people! But a rude shock awakens Arjun at Wembley at the expense of his band, his friendship and his credibility - a humbling experience that teaches him the true meaning of acceptance in life.

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I had Got some good vibes about the movie from some friends and media, went for it and was hugely disappointed at the end. Execution was not convincingly done. There was a lot of scope for emotions, as it was the call for the movie. Friendship b/t two protagonists were told in the movie but were not shown effectively. Ajay Devgan was found mostly on a Mogambo type huge couch most of the time with the agonized look in the eyes and with giving details of his dreams, passion, sacrifice and his obsession to make his dream come alive by giving a performance in Wembley stadium, London, Where his grand father failed and eventually fulfilling his London Dreams, But to me, Ajay Devgan never looked as a lead singer or a rocker, never. Though Salman somehow managed effortlessly to deliver the stage performance sort of thing. The both acted well, no questions regarding that. The Chemistry was also good between them. Ajay Devgan perfectly delivered the pain and anguish he was going through, when Salman steals the limelight from him unknowingly, leaves Ajay Devgan fuming with jealousy. Salman was good as an actor, sometimes he went over the board and overacted, But it was a rare and notable performance from him. Asin was looking pretty and that was the part she was supposed to do in the movie, No more space was left for her. Did not get any chance to show her acting prowess. Ranvijay (Roadies fame) wasted his chance completely. He does not impress and looks pretty dull when it comes in terms of acting. The other guy with Ranvijay was so forgettable that i cant even remember his face. Veteran Actor Om Puri was given a petty role. Lousy Music and monotonous singing from all of the singers, many times it's hard to find if its not sung by Shankar mahadevan himself. The sheer joy of individual playback singing was somehow eluded. all was in Shanker mahadevan's style and most of the songs were in same pitch, Hard to find a difference among the songs. This was a definite drawback of music. And due to this the movie suffered largely. This could have been a great odyssey, but turned out to be mediocre attempt to incorporate music with the progress of the movie. Barson Yaaron was the best piece of work amidst all, Man ko ati bahve wasted in Shankar's voice. It was a pretty funny romantic song and not a patriotic score for heavens' sake. And the voice had to be more jovial, though he tried a lot to deliver in this and gave a lot of variation but if you don't have that kind of voice then there is no point left of trying. Just Imagine same song in the voice of Sonu Nigam or Udit narayan, You would find it a lot more hummable. But it's all done and wasted like a piece of junk.

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