Aladin Movie Reviews

Few films encourage you to free your mind and unleash your imagination. Say what you will about the Amitabh Bachchan-Ritesh Deshmukh starrer Aladin, but you cannot complain that you've seen this kind of Hindi film before. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Aladin is set in the make-believe city of Khwaish in Northern India, where a puny boy named Aladin Chatterjee (played by Ritesh Deshmukh) has been bullied all his life and forced to rub lamps by his classmates

At one point in Aladin, a few of the characters sit around a table trying to recount the events that have recently unfolded around them. As the genie Genius, played by Amitabh Bachchan and Aladin, played by Ritesh Deshmukh explain, the women keep interrupting with ek Minute, ek Minute, muhje zara smajhne dijeye. I felt exactly the same. Aladin, directed by Sujoy Ghosh, is a reworking of a beloved children’s story but it’s so convoluted that you can barely follow

Okay, so the film makers wanted to recreate the popular fairy tale as a modern day fantasy, replete with real life characters. But truly, we fail to get the point because the film doesn't work at any level. Neither do the genie (Amitabh Bachchan) and the Ring Master (Sanjay Dutt) create magic with their over the top acts, nor does the Riteish-Jacqueline romance strike a chord. In fact, for the two veterans, Amitabh and Sanjay Dutt,

A fun chase through the fictitious town of Khwaish gives you a glimmer of hope as Aladin (Deshmukh) constantly explains to his bullies that he is not the Aladin of genie fame. Thereafter, as you await the dazzle and awesome effects, all you are left exclaiming at are Bachchan's ornate jackets, Sahil Khan's makeup, and Fernandez's superfluous presence. The evil and ambitious Ring Master (Dutt) is underexplored and the story too

Be careful what you name your child. One wrong name and his/her life can turn into a living hell for the longest time to come. Remember the never-ending ridicule Chironjilal Khosla (Khosla Ka Ghosla had to encounter? Aladin, spelled without the more familiar double D, too suffers a worse fate what with kids bullying him into rubbing lamps. Turns out it wasn't such a bad idea after all when Aladin truly rubs one and pop comes a wish-granting genie, Genius (Amitabh Bachchan).

Synonymous with magic, spells, charms and a genie that grants three wishes, Aladin is the Spiderman of the East. There have been several TV and film adaptations of this tale of a boy with a magic lamp that changes his destiny. Now Sujoy Ghosh gives the story a desi spin, lacing it with everything Bollywood â?? song, dance and drama. Aladin / Aloo (Riteish ) lives in the small yet spectacularly crafted town of Khwaish. Not meddling in others' affairs

In accordance with a prominent line from the film “ Buri aadat badal daalo, Aladin ko maar daalo ”, director Sujoy Ghosh kinda kills the magic of the legendary fairy tale character in his contemporary adaptation of the Arabian Nights account. Certainly the inspiration is interesting but the execution tends to become formulaic. Aladin Chatterjee (Riteish Deshmukh) is bullied in school for being namesake of the fairy tale character. Classmates often ridicule him

Sabu Cyril’s gargantuan mythical world exists without any explanation of time or context. Aladin Chatterjee (Ritesh Deshmukh) is an orphan child here, badgered by his schoolmates to rub a lamp, because his name is from a famous fable. This joke continues to fascinate adults when he grows up. Really? One of the lamps returns him a genie called genius (Bachchan). He wastes his three wishes on a girl he wants, then doesn’t want, and wants her to love him

Most stories sound interesting on paper or when narrated in 10/15 minutes flat. But when you watch the full-blown cinematic version, you realize why most Hindi films fall flat on their face. Sujoy Ghosh's ALADIN promises the moon, but what you get is a mere flicker. This fantasy had the trappings to transport you to fantasyland, but... Seriously, Sujoy could've run his imagination wild and come up with a film that would've made the child in you jump, scream and clap with glee

Aladin is a good example of how to take a beautiful fairy tale, and proceed to fairly destroy it. Since we all know the timeless story, director Sujoy Ghosh decides to give us his own special updated version, starting from the revamped genie. Instead of the familiar image of a potbellied genie in harem pants and turban, this cinematic ‘genius’ is in the form of an over-the-top Amitabh Bachchan dressed in sequined sherwanis and jeans, with a black hat on top

‘Aladdin’ proves just one thing: Indian filmmakers should stay strictly away from the fantasy genre. The magical mystery tour that this film is meant to be falls way short of its target. Aladdin Chatterjee (Riteish), derisively dubbed Aloo by some college mates, is a straight, sweet guy. He gets bullied by a gang of nasties. He yearns for pretty Jasmine (Jacqueline) from afar. One day, he chances upon a magic lamp, causing Genius (Amitabh) to bestow upon him