Brahmastra review

Published: Fri 9 Sep 2022, 1:19 PM Last updated: Sat 10 Sep 2022, 9:42 AM Fire cannot burn him. Darkness cannot defeat him. Love cannot harm him. Welcome to the new age Bollywood superhero Shiva (a handsome and carefree Ranbir Kapoor) whose nimble footed ‘Dance Ka Bhoot’ act and club bopping music belies his true destiny in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra: Part One -Shiva. Like most modern day romances we presume, he falls head over heels for a pretty girl at the local Pooja mandap – (Isha played by a luminous Alia Bhatt) - and the duo embark on an impromptu adventure that sees them flit from Bombay to Varanasi and the Himalayas in a quest to fulfill his destiny. Up in a cozy cottage tucked away on the dizzying hillside of Himachal Pradesh, Guruji (a dapper Amitabh Bachchan whose baritone voice alone deserves special credit) the guardian of the most powerful Astras of all, Brahmastra, trains young superheroes to channel the power of nature - fire, wind, serpent - even as he convenes open air meetings with a highly secretive society entrusted with protecting the universe from the ill effects of the Brahmastra. Among them oddly (for an actress of her stature she is not called upon to do or say anything substantial) is the silver haired Dimple Kapadia who flits in and out in a military size helicopter while her elderly peers commute on horseback and cars to the secretive Ashram. But alas Junoon (a suitably effective, kohl-rimmed, red-eyed Mouni Roy) and her team of part comic- part...

Director: Ayan Mukerji Writer: Ayan Mukerji Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, NagarjunaAkkineni, Mouni Roy Brahmastra Part One: Shivaseems to begin with a bang with a superstar cameo. One of Bollywood’s most beloved heroes takes on the forces of darkness and lights up the night sky. He looks good, the visual effects (VFX) look better, and the fight choreography crackles with energy. It’s entertaining enough to make you forget that the film actually started with a bland, comic book-inspired exposition about how India is home to the Brahmansh, a secret society of magical persons tasked with ensuring the dangerously-powerful Brahmastra remains hidden. The cameo is so much fun that you might lose sight of the detail that the hero of Brahmastrais not this cheeky scientist with a sparkle in his eyes, but the other guy who was shown earlier. The other guy being Ranbir Kapoor who plays Shiva, a DJ who starts buffering when he spots a young woman named Isha (Alia Bhatt) in a crowded Durga Puja pandal. In the first part of his trilogy, director and writer Ayan Mukerji takes viewers on a magical mystery tour that begins in a Mumbai that looks like it’s been built by a wannabe Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It doesn’t help that Shiva’s first song feels pointedly similar to “Tattad Tattad” from Ram-Leela(2013). The difference is that Bhansali used the song to not just introduce Ranveer Singh but also his character as the lovable bad boy of Ranjhaar. In Brahmastra,“Dance ka Bho...

Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge Link to Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge New TV Tonight • Our Planet II: Season 2 • Outlander: Season 7 • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 2 • Black Mirror: Season 6 • The Full Monty: Season 1 • The Wonder Years: Season 2 • The Villains of Valley View: Season 2 • Tony Awards: Season 76 • Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper: Season 1 • Project Runway: Season 20 Most Popular TV on RT • Black Mirror: Season 6 • The Idol: Season 1 • The Crowded Room: Season 1 • Secret Invasion: Season 1 • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 2 • Silo: Season 1 • Never Have I Ever: Season 4 • Based on a True Story: Season 1 • A Small Light: Season 1 More • New • Top TV Shows • Certified Fresh TV • Peacock • Vudu • Netflix streaming • iTunes • Amazon and amazon prime • Most popular TV Certified fresh pick • The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. BRAHMĀSTRA - the Trilogy, is a 3-part film franchise and the beginning of India's first original universe -- the Astraverse. It is a new original cinematic universe inspired by deeply rooted concepts and tales in Indian ...

In its broad outlines, the new worldwide theatrical release Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva has a number of attributes American viewers may associate with Indian blockbuster cinema: It has a vibrant color scheme, includes several splashy musical numbers, and runs fairly long, with a built-in space for an intermission. American theaters may skip that part, since 160-minute run times have become near-standard length for big-ticket American blockbusters. And a big-ticket American blockbuster is what Brahmāstra also resembles. Specifically, it recalls Eternals, though it lacks the contemplative tone director Chloé Zhao attempted to bring to that film. Brahmāstra is sillier, chintzier, and unavoidably more fun. It’s also an actual corporate cousin to the Marvel movies, because it was produced by Star Studios, once co-owned by the companies Star India and 20th Century Fox, and now yet another Disney subsidiary. Brahmāstra is the most expensive Hindi production ever, though the exchange rate places its budget around $51 million. This is also the exact price range that gets American studios nervous, where movies fall between cheaper, lower-risk offerings and mega-budget tentpoles. Like so many other would-be blockbusters, Brahmāstra has its eye on a cinematic universe, with “Part One” featured in its title and “Part Two” inevitably teased by the story’s end. Perhaps the most Hollywood aspect of Brahmāstra is the sense that this confidence may be misplaced. Writer-director Ayan Mukerj...

Shiv (Ranbir Kapoor) harnesses his Astra powers in "Brahmastra." Photo courtesy of Star Studios LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Indian film, Brahmastra: Part 1 - Shiva, in theaters Friday, is a superhero origin story by way of Bollywood. The action and visual effects are on par with Hollywood's Marvel movies, but it's based on Indian mythology. The great sages meditated in the Himalayas, where they learned to harness the Great Astras -- powers of animal or elemental gods. Brahmastra was the Lord of all Astras. In present day Mumbai, Shiva (Ranbir Kapoor) is about to find out his true power. He falls in love with Isha (Alia Bhatt), and their courtship is interrupted by hunters looking for three Astras that can unite to give their owner ultimate power. Brahmastra introduces Shiva dancing at a Diwali festival full of colored confetti and smoke. He's backed up by an impressively large crowd of dancers. Shiva and Isha dance again at a children's birthday party, and the kids later join in. Afterward,, Shiva sings a love ballad, and there's also a training montage song when Shiva finds Guru (Amitabh Bachchan) so he can teach him how to use his powers. Aside from the musical interludes and the language spoken, Brahmastra isn't any different from a Hollywood origin story. Shiva has visions of the killers hunting other Astra guardians, and he's had a supernatural relationship with fire his whole life. Like Peter Parker testing his new spider powers or Neo learning Kung Fu in the m...

(This review of Brahmastra contains spoilers) For a film that was over nine years in the making, Ayan Mukerji’s labour of love, Brahmastra: Part One — Shiva , is an underwhelming attempt at fantasy fiction, as it falls into its own trap of manufacturing hope in an audience that has become accustomed to Bollywood’s long slumber at the box office. The film leans on some rather engaging Kesariya, Dance Ka Bhoot and Deva Deva to propel the story forward, but even they feel misplaced in the screenplay and make for a rushed progression that is too chaotic, allowing no scope for the characters to find their footing. Shiva, who is quickly established as an orphan raising other kids like himself, is hastily shoved into his journey of discovering his powers. Brahmastra, by which I mean they conveniently disappear when it pleases them. For a film that had the premise and promise to spin the skies and dance with the winds, Brahmastra falls flat in its inability to execute what it had envisaged. Shiva, who has the powers to play with fire, so much so that he is himself an astra of the Astraverse, looks for the most part as if he is playing a game of twister. Amitabh Bachchan’s Guruji looks less like a man who is leading the entire Brahmansh (a society that protects the astras created in Brahmastra was eyeing, but even he is tormented with vapid dialogues that make you cringe. That being said, all isn’t lost for Brahmastra, which is a film tailor-made for the silver screen, delivering t...

Movie: Brahmastra Rating: 2.5/5 Banner: Dharma Productions Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, Mouni Roy, and others Music: Pritam DOP: V Manikandan Editor: Prakash Kurup Producers: Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Apoorva Mehta Written and directed by: Ayan Mukerji Release Date: Sep 09, 2022 Promoted as the event film of the year, Brahmastra, is out in the theaters in five languages. The Telugu version is presented by India’s top director SS Rajamouli. The team has done extensive promotions in the Telugu states. Let’s find out whether the film lives up to the hype or not. Story: Shiva (Ranbir Kapoor) is a young DJ in Mumbai. He is born with special powers – the fire cannot burn him. He possesses Agni Astra in him. He meets a beautiful girl Isha (Alia Bhatt) and falls for her charm. But Shiva gets dreams and in his dreams, he sees persons that include a scientist (Shah Rukh Khan), an artist Anish (Nagarjuna), and a guru (Amitabh Bachchan). Shiva and Isha go to Varanasi to inform Anish that Junoon (Mouni Roy) and her gang are going to kill him and then head to the Himalayas where Guru resides in an ashram. Why Junoon is after Brahmastra which is scattered in three pieces at different places and what is the secret behind Shiva’s birth and his special powers? Artistes' Performances: Ranbir Kapoor as Shiva has done a splendid job. His character gains strength and prominence as the story progresses. He is terrific in the penultimate sequences. His chemistry...

Brahmastra Story: Shiva, a young DJ in Mumbai, discovers that he’s born with a special power that makes him immune and akin to fire. He gradually discovers the secrets behind his own existence that are also tied to a string of mythological incidents. How that changes the course of his life forms the rest of the narrative. Brahmastra R eview: A young, orphaned DJ, Shiva (Ranbir Kapoor), leads a happy life, full of light, around a bunch of orphaned kids. His special connection with fire - it doesn’t inflame him - and a host of visuals that appear before him periodically when he shuts his eyes, suck him into a world of superpowers. While there’s a mythological background to this, it also, gradually, connects Shiva to the story of his parents, which changes the course of his life. His search for love and light puts him on the path to destroy evil forces, and discover his true potential. With comic-book-styled visuals, and Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone, the film sets up its premise and the origin of its universe in an interesting manner. Brahmastra: Part One: Shiva relies heavily on two aspects - its visual effects and the love story of its lead pair, Shiva and Isha, played by Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The film scores a great deal on visual effects. It’s well-thought out, top-notch and effective in most places. For instance, the culmination of the pre-interval scenes is a spectacle. The film borrows from Indian mythology and folk tales, which is fantastic. The effort and pass...

• • • • Brahmastra first review out: Variety calls Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt film a ‘superhero spectacular' Brahmastra first review out: Variety calls Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt film a ‘superhero spectacular’ Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's Brahmastra has been given a thumbs up by an international publication. After waiting for years, Ayan Mukerji is all set to showcase his dream project Brahmastra. The Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor starrer is set to release on Friday. And going by the film’s first review, fans are in for a treat. International publication Variety gave quite a positive review to Brahmastra, calling it a “superhero spectacular”. Film critic Courtney Howard also complimented Ranbir and Alia‘s performance, pointing out their “charm and style”. “Leads Kapoor and Bhatt have an excess of charm and style that leaps off the screen and grabs your heart. Kapoor’s charisma elevates the material’s sporadically hokey dialogue. Bhatt is luminescent, playing both spitfire and sweetheart with gusto and grace. They are at their most endearing when vulnerable,” a part of the review read. ALSO READ | Fans were in for a treat when the Brahmastra team hosted a special preview today. Having witnessed the fantasy drama come alive, a section of the audience also took to social media to shower Check out some tweets from fans: FIRST HALF: Superb 💯 Cinematography & VFX are Top-Notch 🔥 BGM & Music 🥁😇 Expectations for 2nd Half 📈 — Kumar Swayam (@KumarSwayam3) — Shivam Talreja (@CinemaPoint1) —...