Movie Name: Jason Bourne
Starring: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Riz Ahmed, Tommy Lee Jones,Vincent Cassel, Juilia Stiles
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
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Almost every principal actor in the fifth , furiously flamboyant phase of the Bourne franchise, is better than Matt Damon who plays the eponymous part with an excess amount of emotion-less grit and too little intensity. It’s like watching a magician at a show where the lights fireworks and stage props are better than the actual act.
That in itself, is not such a bad thing, when you consider the alternative: everyone could have been awful as they are in this week’s other release Suicide Squad, and not just because they play awful characters. Reprehensible characters can be eminently watchable , even enjoyable within limits. Bourne’s bad guys prove it.
Everyone is morally compromised in Jason Bourne. The film begins with Nicky Parson(Julia Stiles,stunningly robust) hacking into the CIA account .This is where we meet the CIA group spearheaded by Tommy Lee Jones whose facial wrinkles conceal a cornucopia of wicked crinkles. Yes, CIA’s top-man is compromised and corrupt.He wants Bourne dead.Bourne can’t die. Not yet. He has debts to repay and miles to go before he crashes in a speeding vehicle.
We see Tommy Lee Jones at some point trying to armtwist a social media tycoon Aaron Kalooor. Aaron’s nationality is concealed. But it is hinted that he is from a troubled Asian country….possibly India and Pakistan.Aaron is played with magnetic gusto by Riz Ahmed whom we remember in Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Even in frenzied crowds amidst excitable mediapersons, fans and government agents Ahmed makes Aaron stand out.
The same goes for Vincent Cassel as a ruthless CIA-sponsored assassin sent out to chase down and slayBourne.This guy wants Bourne seriously dead. Yes, him too. Cassel chews up Damon in every scene that they have together. Why isn’t he playing Bourne?
This brings me to Matt Damon, dapper and devilish and yet distractingly devoid of dynamism Damon gives ‘Strong Silent Sullen’ a new vapid definition. Why is he so darned imperturbable? Is he hiding more than we can see? Or is plain dumb?Can’t be only the suffering and the angst of the past. Bourne is not the first screen hero out to avenge his father’s murder. Mr Bachchan did it with steely resolve and volcanic energy in Trishul.
The screen explodes when Damon is around.
Damon’s limitations as an actor are seriously displayed when he is face to face with Alicia Vikander, that amazing portrait of controlled turmoil whom we last saw as the trans-gender Eddy Redmayne’s wife in The Danish Girl.Vikander plays a CIA recruit with conflicting loyalties.Clearly the future of the Bourne series lies in her hands.
Damon’s limitations as a character that never opens up because of memory loss are further heightened by more immediate problems of confronting Bourne’s inner demons while their extraneous counterparts chase him down some exotic locations including Greece and Las Vegas.
The chase sequences are exhausting rather than exhilarating. The climactic meltdown between Damon and Cassel is so prolonged over-the-top and desperate to please the audience, the film begins to feel like a brothel where the sex workers have run out of tricks . Nonetheless Jason Bourne is not a bore. Parts of it are expertly played-out con games where the hunter and the prey exchange places without knowing the exact moment of the swap.
Cast aside your doubts about the tenability of long-lasting franchise films. This one delivers the thrills. Parts of the plot do sag. But director Paul Greengrass constantly has redemptive swerves waiting around the corner.
Now if only Matt stops being so disdainfully detached from the action. It’s like a grand wedding where the groom just doesn’t show it.Or maybe he doesn’t quite get it.

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Why On Earth Is Sushmita Sen Smoking A Cigar In Aarya’s First Look?

Season 3 of Aarya is being shot as you read this, and naturally Sushmita Sen is super-kicked about it, so kicked that she has put out a video where she is seen in the best Lady Boss version of herself.
Alarmingly, she is seen puffing away at a cigar, to complete her Badass Lady Boss image.
There was a time when women smoking cigarettes in Hindi cinema signaled vampishness. If a female actor was shown smoking it meant she had evil designs over the hero, and life in general.
Sushmita being Sushmita, a cigarette won’t do. A cigar it is, to go with her formidable image. The last Bollywood actor I saw smoking a cigar on screen was Premnath in the 1970s. Back then so many people didn’t die of cancer by smoking.
These are different far more dangerous and deadly times.
Sushmita is an iconic actor.She needs to be more careful about the image she projects . Smoking a cigar doesn’t enhance a woman’s(or a man’s) muscle power. Nor does it make her look cool.
About shooting for the third season of Aarya Sushmita says, “Aarya is synonymous with my name. I have lived as Aarya for two whole seasons and the love received by the audiences has only encouraged me to do more. Walking on the sets of Aarya Season 3 makes me feel at home and gives me a sense of empowerment. I’m grateful to the entire team at Disney+ Hotstar, Ram Madhvani Films and Endemol Shine India for the vision of creating Aarya and taking it to newer heights with every season.”
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Shah Rukh, Deepika, John Will Meet The Media On Monday At 4 pm(But There’s A Catch)

Pathaan has effectually discredited the efficacy of media interactions to promote a film. The film’s lead actors Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham did not conduct any press or portal interviews to promote the film.
And yet Pathaan is a blockbuster.
This weekend the Pathaan producer Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films took a call on behalf of the Pathaan team to do one media meet at the Taj Land’s End in Mumbai on Monday January 30 at 4 pm.
The three principal actors and director Siddharth Malhotra will address the media.
But here’s the catch: the media will not be allowed to ask any questions. There will be no Q& A s or one-on-one interactions.This basically means that the Pathaan team will have an opportunity to say what it wants to the media. But the media will have no say.
Make what you will of this one-way traffic.
A source close to Yash Raj informs me that this is the pattern regarding the media that Yash Raj will follow for future releases: no press meets no promotional engagements.
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Fake Projects of Pathaan Director Being Planted In Media

Siddharth Anand Denies Considering Any Project With Deepak Mukut
A word of caution to those marketing and publicity wizkids who think it’s okay to plant fake stories on (fake) projects with the Pathaan director.
It is not.
Such baseless announcements are meant only to raise the equity of the producers with whom Siddharth Anand’s name is linked. One such producer whose name has cropped up after the spectacular success of Pathaan is Deepak Mukut.
There were reports everywhere that Siddharth Anand’s next would be with Mukut.
Turned out to be a false rumour.
A source in the know informs, “Siddharth now has to complete Fighter starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone for Yash Raj.Then he is committed to direct the sequel to War 2 for Yash Raj films. They will then start work on the next film in the Pathaan franchise. There is no scope or room for any outside projects for Siddharth Anand. So every announcement that you read of a new film to be directed by Siddharth Anand for an outside producer is likely to be a hundred percent fake.”
When I asked Siddharth Anand about the supposed project with producer Deepak Mukut he promptly replied, “NOT AT ALL.”
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Pink Director’s Next Featuring Yami As A Crime Reporter To Stream From February 16

Anniruddha Roy Chowdhury whose Pink featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu was one of the most important films of 2016, is all set to release his next Hindi film.
Entitled Lost, Anniruddha’s film , based on true events, will see Yami Gautam Dhar(that’s what the actress calls herself after her marriage) as a crime journalist. LOST is an emotional social thriller that represents a higher quest, a search for lost values of empathy and integrity.
Inspired by true events, Lost is a story of a bright young woman crime reporter in her relentless search for the truth behind the sudden disappearance of a young theatre activist.

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Says Aniruddha “The shoot of LOST has been an incredible journey. I have been eager for the release of our hard-worked venture. The film is a realistic highlight of media in a social context and I am sure that it will give the audience a compelling watch. I am curious about its release and see the responses it shall get. I hope they will welcome it with open hearts.”
Yami Gautam Dhar who plays the lead of the crime reporter says, “I can’t be happier and more proud of the film’s selection for the opening night at CSAFF. I feel like its one that the people will connect to and will be the one that you cannot miss, especially in the current age and time. I have loved playing this role because it was such a special experience, it allowed me to explore so many layers of emotions as an actor and the entire team has worked really hard on it. I genuinely cannot wait for the film’s release, especially to see the reactions of the audience to it.”
The crime investigation drama boasts a stellar cast. Along with Yami, the film will feature Pankaj Kapur, Rahul Khanna, and an ensemble of younger talent, including Neil Bhoopalam, Pia Bajpai, and Tushar Pandey, in pivotal roles.
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