I totally disagree with the earlier comment made about the movie. I think its probably by one of the movie promoters. Drona is easily one of the worst movies in Indian history. I would never downgrade a movie but in this instance I feel obliged to save other people from watching an awfully terrible movie that lacks originality. From Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings to Heath Ledger role in Batman. They have copied everything and in the end come up with the worst movie. Even the music is pain to the ears, the location crap, the computer graphics too fake, the costumes a shame to the Indian film industry and finally an acting worst than first time auditions.
36 Reviews
This years Razzies topper!
The_Mighty_Warrior5 October 2008
Dear Goldie, I know you or one of your agents will read these boards to get feedback on the film. So I am addressing this to you personally.
Let me summarise my personal sentiments for your film: it made me cringe, it embarrassed me, it made me laugh at it's stupidity, not a kind of good laugh, more of a laughing with disgust. I was also very bored and waiting for the film to end. Had I not been watching it with family and friends, I would have walked out.
As I am talking to a director I am going to give you feedback on each aspect your film fails on and and suggestions.
STORY: I read in your interview on how this story was so special to you. Perhaps you should have submitted your script to a script doctor before submitting to your producers. It seemed like it was your first draft It was one of the worst scripts I have had the misfortune of seeing recently and I nominate it personally for the Bollywood Razzie awards. Your whole setting is fake and unconvincing; none of your characters are developed; the story is not thought out. You know I seriously got the impression that what you did was watch a few dozen Hollywood fantasy films, pick and mix whatever you liked and made a collage, not a film.
All you did was lift the common Hollywood quest story for immortal elixir, plastered Indian names on it, and called it Indian. Riz Razada seems like a reject from a c-grade Hollywood film. Everything about him, his look, his mannerisms, his lair, his henchmen are completely foreign.
Your super hero is a moping loser. The first thought that came to my mind was when I saw your superhero was, "No, seriously, this Cinderella-man is the superhero" but I gave you a chance. I figured you were going for the loser realised hes special plot. In actual fact it turned out into the superhero with special needs plot. In the beginning he is looked after by a flower petal! He is saved by a woman who has more testoterone than him; in the later parts he turns into a mommy's boy who gets walked over left, right and centre and in the end he get killed - oh and then saved by a dues-ex-machine with him suddenly coming alive again despite being impaled by a sword.
Your superhero was pathetic. A passive pushover that just grunts and makes ugly faces, and to make matters worse looks absolutely ridiculous in his costume, displaying Mr Bachchan in the most unflattering light. He never actually earns any credit as a hero - let alone a superhero.
DIRECTION: If your screenplay deserves a Razzie, so does your direction. You totally destroyed the film.
The excessive and monotonous use of slow motion. It became so frequent it was predictable. Every time the hero appears, cue slow motion and take several shots from every angle of the hero posing with his sword raised making angry faces(which is what the hero ever did) Tacky costumes and sets rejected from a Hollywood film. I don't think you even thought about how UGLY and fake the sets and the costumes looked. They were also very boring and empty. I wondered where were the people in your film, and when you had people such as Rizada's fans, you made them look ridiculous too. Then we also the ridiculous Gandalf-caricature in the end. I know what you were thinking, because it is a fantasy film you can go all-out with the bizarre, but this just betrays what an amateur you are. A fantasy film is not an excuse to make everything look ridiculous. That only reveals your lack of thought that went into making film.
SPECIAL EFFECTS: The special effects are as crude and underdeveloped as everything else in your film. You should have at least got this right, this was your trump card. At least you could have won the tag, "Great special effects, awful film" instead you win the tag, "tacky special effects, awful film" What is worse that despite having such tacky effects you flaunt them. The beginning with Rizada cloning himself looked like it was from an 80's film. The electricity effects looked laughably out of date. Perhaps you should have consulted the SFX technicians on the other Bollywood turkey Love Story 2050, they at least got the electricity effects to decent standards.
The car-chase scene with some cut-in shots of a CGI car looked like they were from an older racing computer game.
The particle effects looked like they were the test version of The Mummy. The sand storm faces in particular were very crude.
Other graphics look decidedly video-game graphics.
You said the special effects had been in post-production for a year and you hired Hollywood technicians. Then why do you such sub-standard results? Did you lack the budget, the experience, the software? Somebody is going to have to explain why the effects were so substandard. Again, why did you have to lift special effects? What is wrong filmmakers of your ilk?
SONGS: I am not going to say too much, they are like everything in your film, awful and misfits.
ACTING: Well, you might have actually destroyed Abhishek Bachchan and Kay and Kay's acting career
In short Golide, don't be surprised if you are nominated and win for nearly every category at the Bollywood Razzies this year. A really pathetic film that would have been rejected by virtually every Hollywood producer even at the script stage. Bollywood producers are going to have become more discerning. Nobody wants to watch such rubbish. I doubt you will get funds for a sequel, this franchise is not going anywhere.
Let me summarise my personal sentiments for your film: it made me cringe, it embarrassed me, it made me laugh at it's stupidity, not a kind of good laugh, more of a laughing with disgust. I was also very bored and waiting for the film to end. Had I not been watching it with family and friends, I would have walked out.
As I am talking to a director I am going to give you feedback on each aspect your film fails on and and suggestions.
STORY: I read in your interview on how this story was so special to you. Perhaps you should have submitted your script to a script doctor before submitting to your producers. It seemed like it was your first draft It was one of the worst scripts I have had the misfortune of seeing recently and I nominate it personally for the Bollywood Razzie awards. Your whole setting is fake and unconvincing; none of your characters are developed; the story is not thought out. You know I seriously got the impression that what you did was watch a few dozen Hollywood fantasy films, pick and mix whatever you liked and made a collage, not a film.
All you did was lift the common Hollywood quest story for immortal elixir, plastered Indian names on it, and called it Indian. Riz Razada seems like a reject from a c-grade Hollywood film. Everything about him, his look, his mannerisms, his lair, his henchmen are completely foreign.
Your super hero is a moping loser. The first thought that came to my mind was when I saw your superhero was, "No, seriously, this Cinderella-man is the superhero" but I gave you a chance. I figured you were going for the loser realised hes special plot. In actual fact it turned out into the superhero with special needs plot. In the beginning he is looked after by a flower petal! He is saved by a woman who has more testoterone than him; in the later parts he turns into a mommy's boy who gets walked over left, right and centre and in the end he get killed - oh and then saved by a dues-ex-machine with him suddenly coming alive again despite being impaled by a sword.
Your superhero was pathetic. A passive pushover that just grunts and makes ugly faces, and to make matters worse looks absolutely ridiculous in his costume, displaying Mr Bachchan in the most unflattering light. He never actually earns any credit as a hero - let alone a superhero.
DIRECTION: If your screenplay deserves a Razzie, so does your direction. You totally destroyed the film.
The excessive and monotonous use of slow motion. It became so frequent it was predictable. Every time the hero appears, cue slow motion and take several shots from every angle of the hero posing with his sword raised making angry faces(which is what the hero ever did) Tacky costumes and sets rejected from a Hollywood film. I don't think you even thought about how UGLY and fake the sets and the costumes looked. They were also very boring and empty. I wondered where were the people in your film, and when you had people such as Rizada's fans, you made them look ridiculous too. Then we also the ridiculous Gandalf-caricature in the end. I know what you were thinking, because it is a fantasy film you can go all-out with the bizarre, but this just betrays what an amateur you are. A fantasy film is not an excuse to make everything look ridiculous. That only reveals your lack of thought that went into making film.
SPECIAL EFFECTS: The special effects are as crude and underdeveloped as everything else in your film. You should have at least got this right, this was your trump card. At least you could have won the tag, "Great special effects, awful film" instead you win the tag, "tacky special effects, awful film" What is worse that despite having such tacky effects you flaunt them. The beginning with Rizada cloning himself looked like it was from an 80's film. The electricity effects looked laughably out of date. Perhaps you should have consulted the SFX technicians on the other Bollywood turkey Love Story 2050, they at least got the electricity effects to decent standards.
The car-chase scene with some cut-in shots of a CGI car looked like they were from an older racing computer game.
The particle effects looked like they were the test version of The Mummy. The sand storm faces in particular were very crude.
Other graphics look decidedly video-game graphics.
You said the special effects had been in post-production for a year and you hired Hollywood technicians. Then why do you such sub-standard results? Did you lack the budget, the experience, the software? Somebody is going to have to explain why the effects were so substandard. Again, why did you have to lift special effects? What is wrong filmmakers of your ilk?
SONGS: I am not going to say too much, they are like everything in your film, awful and misfits.
ACTING: Well, you might have actually destroyed Abhishek Bachchan and Kay and Kay's acting career
In short Golide, don't be surprised if you are nominated and win for nearly every category at the Bollywood Razzies this year. A really pathetic film that would have been rejected by virtually every Hollywood producer even at the script stage. Bollywood producers are going to have become more discerning. Nobody wants to watch such rubbish. I doubt you will get funds for a sequel, this franchise is not going anywhere.
Most Bakawas Movie of the Year
jignesh5685 October 2008
This is definitely most boring movie I have seen till date. Though Bachchans are having legendary status as far as acting is concern,but they don't have eye for good script,often miscalculate the effect of script, Drona -very good example of misjudgment by Bachchans.It is said that each and every movie signed by Abhishek first approved by his parents(Amitabh&Jaya).On paper story looks interesting,thrilling,action-packed but on screen its just opposite.
Only positive point in movie is Priyanka Chopra,she leaves her mark by strong performance.In acting Abhishek is very poor as alwayes. For Abhishek acting means blank face with minimal or no dialogs(I think he learned that from Ramgopal Varma in SARKAR). Yet he has to learn the facial expression in front of camera.
Its better to watch "Krissh" forth or fifth time than wasting money,mood & weekend on Drona
Only positive point in movie is Priyanka Chopra,she leaves her mark by strong performance.In acting Abhishek is very poor as alwayes. For Abhishek acting means blank face with minimal or no dialogs(I think he learned that from Ramgopal Varma in SARKAR). Yet he has to learn the facial expression in front of camera.
Its better to watch "Krissh" forth or fifth time than wasting money,mood & weekend on Drona
Drona will induce a lot of Rhona...
Chrysanthepop8 October 2008
...because people will be questioning why they had wasted 2+ hours on this snooze-fest. It is the most boring movie to come out this year. Thank God for giving man the brain to invent the fastforward buttons. The film overuses slow-motions to the extent that even in fast forward mode, things move slowly. The action sequences are pathetically executed and the special effects are tacky (to say the least). Goldie Behl is clearly proving to be one of the worst directors. Abhishek Bachchan wears only two expressions: that of looking clueless and that of...well, to quote a friend, think of a child who just had his toy taken away after which his face reddens before throwing a tantrum. Yes, that's the title character. Jaya Bhadhuri looks as though she really dreaded being a part of the movie and only did it for baby Bachchan's (who's trying to look like a man) sake. Priyanka Thopra acts like a zombie. She's supposed to be this action heroine who wears no expression and does the occasional item-number type dance. The only reason why I bothered with 'Drona' was because of Kay Kay Menon who's one of my favourite actors. I did enjoy his over the top villain act but the character is too much of a caricature. But I'm still thankful for the fast forward button and if the slow motions were reduced to normal speed, the movie would have finished in a good 30-45 minutes...and it would still be boring as I have experienced. Plus, the songs deserve to be fast-forwarded too. The ridiculous ending promises a sequel but I hope the film bombs badly enough to avoid any further torture.
worst movie of all times!!
sun_bagg4 October 2008
To those folks who haven't watched this movie....please do NOT watch this movie. The thing which i do not understand IS that why do Indian directors lack the vision and imagination required to make a fantasy movie!!! I can't even give the movie some credits for a nice attempt because a decent attempt would have resulted in the movie ten times better then this one!! ZERO IN ACTING...ZERO IN COSTUMES...ZERO IN ANIMATION..ZERO IN ORIGINALITY..and the sets look so artificial that even a 2 year old can tell the difference.
There should be an option of rating 0/10 on IMDb,b'cause this movie deserves a BIG 0.
There should be an option of rating 0/10 on IMDb,b'cause this movie deserves a BIG 0.
One of the worst movie bollywood have ever seen.
Yukta123453 October 2008
Warning: Spoilers
It is one of the worst movie in bollywood history. The movie never seems to catch the grip of the audience.
Poor storyline,poor animation,poor make-up. Very poor performance from all except kk menon. Music is also poor and songs doesn't even suite the situations. Only title song is OK. Some
sets in the movie like they have shown a secrete city is too poor and
looks comedy. Many parts are exaggerated. The movie starts with a boys living with family and was given trouble by aunt.he is unknown of his powers which he got from generation to generation.villain needs nectar.and only drona can find that,who saves that from many generations. And after many puzzles both villain and drona reaches to nectar.and then climax starts where villain stabs drona and after that also he wakes up and kills the villain. The slogan of the movie said 'get dronafied' & you will be dronafied(terrified) actually. Overall
very poor movie and not even worth watching it once.
Poor storyline,poor animation,poor make-up. Very poor performance from all except kk menon. Music is also poor and songs doesn't even suite the situations. Only title song is OK. Some
sets in the movie like they have shown a secrete city is too poor and
looks comedy. Many parts are exaggerated. The movie starts with a boys living with family and was given trouble by aunt.he is unknown of his powers which he got from generation to generation.villain needs nectar.and only drona can find that,who saves that from many generations. And after many puzzles both villain and drona reaches to nectar.and then climax starts where villain stabs drona and after that also he wakes up and kills the villain. The slogan of the movie said 'get dronafied' & you will be dronafied(terrified) actually. Overall
very poor movie and not even worth watching it once.
D - RONA..... and only RONA
umihir4 October 2008
firstly I would like to recommend IMDb- the site to have separate rating scheme, where films such as this can be rated in negatives.
my plot -
On an unfortunate evening, I decided to watch DRONA. God what wrong had I done for you to not stop me? Well as fate would have it I went ahead and bought a ticket for this master piece of a film. To make it worse i made a friend of mine to travel 4 hrs in traffic to come and watch this movie with me.
we went in with no expectations. i don't like to go cinemas with a fixed head. i like to let the film surprise me... and yes it did...
Fortunately I missed the first 5mins of the film. The film began with terrible blue petal flying into a house, a stupid kid fooling around with it and an uncle who only has a cameo of few seconds. Of course you remember the spider-man and his old man. this uncle does not say much and gladly dies soon without any significance of any kind. Cruel aunt and mean cousin brother are incharge of Drona's life. Priyanaka Chopra is secretly protecting the so-called protector of the universe.
One day and damn foolish magician finds that DRONA is alive and he has the access to ELXIR. But before the magician can find Drona... Drona has to find himself? how philosophical? he figures out that he is a prince of some ruined land in India and he has a mother who is dressed distastefully as it can be. He father died of getting drowned and he is now responsible of saving the elixir from getting into wrong hands..
The magician comes and exploits the maa beta angle. the Drona decides to give him the elixir for the life of his mom. now how brave is it ?
and then a whole lot of confusing and frustrating events happen. in the end Drona kills the villain.... are we expected to be surprised???
Acting was the worst... i think AB Jr can take acting coaching from Himesh. Priyanaka, looked neither hot sexy or ugly... KK... poor him.
In all the film is a total humiliation of the audiences. Making movies such as this film should be considered terrorism.
my plot -
On an unfortunate evening, I decided to watch DRONA. God what wrong had I done for you to not stop me? Well as fate would have it I went ahead and bought a ticket for this master piece of a film. To make it worse i made a friend of mine to travel 4 hrs in traffic to come and watch this movie with me.
we went in with no expectations. i don't like to go cinemas with a fixed head. i like to let the film surprise me... and yes it did...
Fortunately I missed the first 5mins of the film. The film began with terrible blue petal flying into a house, a stupid kid fooling around with it and an uncle who only has a cameo of few seconds. Of course you remember the spider-man and his old man. this uncle does not say much and gladly dies soon without any significance of any kind. Cruel aunt and mean cousin brother are incharge of Drona's life. Priyanaka Chopra is secretly protecting the so-called protector of the universe.
One day and damn foolish magician finds that DRONA is alive and he has the access to ELXIR. But before the magician can find Drona... Drona has to find himself? how philosophical? he figures out that he is a prince of some ruined land in India and he has a mother who is dressed distastefully as it can be. He father died of getting drowned and he is now responsible of saving the elixir from getting into wrong hands..
The magician comes and exploits the maa beta angle. the Drona decides to give him the elixir for the life of his mom. now how brave is it ?
and then a whole lot of confusing and frustrating events happen. in the end Drona kills the villain.... are we expected to be surprised???
Acting was the worst... i think AB Jr can take acting coaching from Himesh. Priyanaka, looked neither hot sexy or ugly... KK... poor him.
In all the film is a total humiliation of the audiences. Making movies such as this film should be considered terrorism.
Confused and uninspiring on the lines of TASHAN & SAAWARIYA
bobbysing4 October 2008
It can be called the game of destiny or the Karmic circle that some people get all the resources, the backing and ready setup to make a huge movie and from the inside they are not the masters of the medium. On the other hand there are immensely talented people (directors and writers) who have all the potential of delivering a Hit but they never get a chance of proving themselves. Here destiny plays more important role than talent, I suppose. Why I felt this way after watching DRONA ? Here is the answer
If we take into consideration the budget of DRONA and instead of making "Drona", we spend that money on 10 different small budget films giving break to new talents, then I am sure all the 10 films will come up with something interesting. A few may be exceptions, but they all will be able to recover the cost and may also generate profits by selling all kind of theatrical, satellite and digital rights.
But spending such amount of money on a dull, uninteresting and poorly executed project like "Drona" is out of my understanding. In fact in my opinion if any intelligent businessman would have seen the rushes of this movie half way, then he would have decided to shelve the project right there. I am a loyal Bachhan fan, but I feel sad to say that this is the most deadly or the worst choice of project from Abhishek Bachhan. May be he relied too much on his childhood friend Goldie Behl, the director of the movie, who could not deliver the goods for himself and his friend.
Drona simply fails to generate any kind of interest right from the start. You can feel the restlessness, the giggles and the noises in the theater just after 15 minutes of the movie. There is no definite plot and it keeps on dragging with costly and well executed digital effects. Interestingly all the special effects seem to be inspired from the "Mummy" series movies. The sand storm, the faces in the sands all look familiar. Abhishek tries to give an intense performance but doesn't have a well written role for him. Both the writer and director seem to be confused in what to make, a fantasy movie, a super hero movie or a super girl movie.
The annoying fact is that Priyanka Chopra looks more convincing and gorgeous in her super girl get-up than Abhishek as Drona. May be the film would have been far different and better if it was made around Priyanka as a super women. Jaya Bachhan has nothing to do in few scenes she has got, but as always she looks elegant. A complete mis-cast is K.K. in the role of evil villain. He tries to be funny and cruel at the same time but fails to impress. For the first time I felt K.K. was not doing his part with full spirits.
The script has not got any mention of a special time period. It keeps on shifting to different time spans with sudden jumps ignoring any continuity. However I made a keen notice for the work of Art Director. The fantasy sets and the mysterious city set in the second half was so childish, in bright colours like newly painted and was clearly visible that they were made out of cardboards and stationary materials. The sets were not impressive at all as compared to the special effects. Musically, nothing to mention as all songs were uninspiring and unwanted as per the script and demand of the subject. In the first half the songs disturb rather than entertain.
Only a night before, I heard the people from the Industry praising the movie at its premier in Mumbai. Now after watching it, I can only come to a conclusion that Abhishek has not got good, sincere and true friends around him. If there had been a true friend then he would have told Abhishek straight, that this is your latest grand mistake of making a wrong choice and please don't rely on it. Forget it as soon as possible. And I can bet that Amitabh, Jaya and Aishwarya, all being intelligent & experienced film personalities, knew at the back of their minds that this is not gonna work.
Last Words : The only worth watching thing in Drona is, the fight sequences by gorgeous Priyanka Chopra in a well suited get up.
If we take into consideration the budget of DRONA and instead of making "Drona", we spend that money on 10 different small budget films giving break to new talents, then I am sure all the 10 films will come up with something interesting. A few may be exceptions, but they all will be able to recover the cost and may also generate profits by selling all kind of theatrical, satellite and digital rights.
But spending such amount of money on a dull, uninteresting and poorly executed project like "Drona" is out of my understanding. In fact in my opinion if any intelligent businessman would have seen the rushes of this movie half way, then he would have decided to shelve the project right there. I am a loyal Bachhan fan, but I feel sad to say that this is the most deadly or the worst choice of project from Abhishek Bachhan. May be he relied too much on his childhood friend Goldie Behl, the director of the movie, who could not deliver the goods for himself and his friend.
Drona simply fails to generate any kind of interest right from the start. You can feel the restlessness, the giggles and the noises in the theater just after 15 minutes of the movie. There is no definite plot and it keeps on dragging with costly and well executed digital effects. Interestingly all the special effects seem to be inspired from the "Mummy" series movies. The sand storm, the faces in the sands all look familiar. Abhishek tries to give an intense performance but doesn't have a well written role for him. Both the writer and director seem to be confused in what to make, a fantasy movie, a super hero movie or a super girl movie.
The annoying fact is that Priyanka Chopra looks more convincing and gorgeous in her super girl get-up than Abhishek as Drona. May be the film would have been far different and better if it was made around Priyanka as a super women. Jaya Bachhan has nothing to do in few scenes she has got, but as always she looks elegant. A complete mis-cast is K.K. in the role of evil villain. He tries to be funny and cruel at the same time but fails to impress. For the first time I felt K.K. was not doing his part with full spirits.
The script has not got any mention of a special time period. It keeps on shifting to different time spans with sudden jumps ignoring any continuity. However I made a keen notice for the work of Art Director. The fantasy sets and the mysterious city set in the second half was so childish, in bright colours like newly painted and was clearly visible that they were made out of cardboards and stationary materials. The sets were not impressive at all as compared to the special effects. Musically, nothing to mention as all songs were uninspiring and unwanted as per the script and demand of the subject. In the first half the songs disturb rather than entertain.
Only a night before, I heard the people from the Industry praising the movie at its premier in Mumbai. Now after watching it, I can only come to a conclusion that Abhishek has not got good, sincere and true friends around him. If there had been a true friend then he would have told Abhishek straight, that this is your latest grand mistake of making a wrong choice and please don't rely on it. Forget it as soon as possible. And I can bet that Amitabh, Jaya and Aishwarya, all being intelligent & experienced film personalities, knew at the back of their minds that this is not gonna work.
Last Words : The only worth watching thing in Drona is, the fight sequences by gorgeous Priyanka Chopra in a well suited get up.
Please don't make that sequel!!!
jaskunwar9932 October 2008
Believe me - if you want to see some cool effects, or you're a die hard Bachchan-fan, or you love Priyanka, or some stupid actions, go for it. But if you actually want to see a movie, prefer Kidnap.
I caught the first day second show, right after watching Kidnap. It disappointed me. In the starting, you feel like it's going to be a good ride. But the factor of impatience takes place as you realize that NOTHING'S HAPPENING!!! Believe me, the dude doesn't even wear his Drona suit till 15 minutes after the Intermission, and the first half is wasted in him actually believing he is Drona. His legendary sword reaches his hands about in the last 20 minutes of the movie. Surprised? Well, no actually. We have seen this happening in Love Story 2050, but at least the performances are better. Nothing more.
A well deserved 4, 2 for effects, and 2 for the acting. Abhishek, why were you so pepped about Drona? Go watch Kidnap, I swear
I caught the first day second show, right after watching Kidnap. It disappointed me. In the starting, you feel like it's going to be a good ride. But the factor of impatience takes place as you realize that NOTHING'S HAPPENING!!! Believe me, the dude doesn't even wear his Drona suit till 15 minutes after the Intermission, and the first half is wasted in him actually believing he is Drona. His legendary sword reaches his hands about in the last 20 minutes of the movie. Surprised? Well, no actually. We have seen this happening in Love Story 2050, but at least the performances are better. Nothing more.
A well deserved 4, 2 for effects, and 2 for the acting. Abhishek, why were you so pepped about Drona? Go watch Kidnap, I swear
Real Bad Movie
sachinpise2 October 2008
After the failure of 2050 Love Story. I was expecting the directors in Bolloywood wouldn't dare repeating mistake. But this one, to amaze me, went beyond all the limits of flops.
Abhishek, could not act, as he must have forgotten or director had strict warning for him not to act. Lot of things in the movie has no direct or indirect link to the main story.
Priyanka Chopra, I pity her. She did same mistake after 2050. But never expected from Abhishek to act in such movie. Well, everyone makes mistake. This was big mistake though.
I heard, The villain was overspent for appearance. But seriously it was the worst role he must have done. Too much over acting and too much non-sense.
Dare not watch alone.
Abhishek, could not act, as he must have forgotten or director had strict warning for him not to act. Lot of things in the movie has no direct or indirect link to the main story.
Priyanka Chopra, I pity her. She did same mistake after 2050. But never expected from Abhishek to act in such movie. Well, everyone makes mistake. This was big mistake though.
I heard, The villain was overspent for appearance. But seriously it was the worst role he must have done. Too much over acting and too much non-sense.
Dare not watch alone.
Drona Disappoints!!!!
anuragjain256 October 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Yesterday even after being such a bad weather in UK, my 5 yr old daughter dragged me to Cinema to watch Drona. Me, having read the reviews already, wasn't expecting much but being a fan of Fantasy adventure deep inside, I let myself to be dragged to the cinema, paid price in UK Pounds and also victimised my innocent wife as well.
What do we get in return, My favourite Abhishek, Priyanka and KK as actors and supposedly a fantasy adventure, Which could really have worked if handled properly by a worthy team and not by an amateur director who is Abhishek's childhood friend and suddenly he and Abhishek decide to make a film with sword fights etc (They actually said that in an TV Interview) and make the audience the actual scapegoat. If bollywood still thinks that Indian audience is just a bunch of dumb asses, Please think again and again ...
So I was saying, What do we get in the movie, Abhishek, who looks completely disinterested, his eyes looks like he had just woken up and hadn't had a bath since his childhood avatar. Jaya ji, who doesn't look at all like a beaten up lonely widow woman but more like a plump and expressionless queen, Maybe Rakhi is perfect for such roles (Mere KAran Arjun aayenge type.). Then we get K K Menon, a Perfect actor, but what he is doing here. The character he was playing, Riz Rayzada, wasn't just the worst character he ever played but the worst villain as well that bollywood had produced. If anybody still remember Joginder, then even he was much better. Everything related to Riz Rayzada , may it be his looks, his antics or his kingdom, looks so bad, it actually creates a new definition of bad. We can say that only good thing was Priyanka Chopra, as she looks good and more confident and played her character well.
Movie sets, may it be Raajpur or Villain's layer , they looks sooo cheap, that even TV serials are doing better these days. The quality of action is another thing to talk about. There was a complete lack of imagination. Except the last sword fight, all the other action sequences were so badly done and confusing, I hardly have any words to explain that. You just know that OK now action is happening but actually nothing great is happening on screen, even the train sequence, that looks good in trailers, was a big big let down. They flaunt about Indian martial arts etc in promos but actually you didn't get to see even a single fight showing clear martial art moves.
Special effects were nothing great but they were OK for Indian standards as definitely we can't compare what we see in Hollywood movies with their mega budgets. But again, some of them could be better.
Overall, It was a big joke of a movie, which make me now like Tashan, which at least have KAreena's bikini show. I would request Bachchans and producers that now Indian audience is not only Rikshaw wala, chai wala etc but now a big share of Indian audience is an educated lot, who knows the difference between good and bad. I think even I could have done a better script and direction, compared to what Goldie Bahl did. Please don't take Indian audience for granted and produce quality stuff and it will give you good results.
What do we get in return, My favourite Abhishek, Priyanka and KK as actors and supposedly a fantasy adventure, Which could really have worked if handled properly by a worthy team and not by an amateur director who is Abhishek's childhood friend and suddenly he and Abhishek decide to make a film with sword fights etc (They actually said that in an TV Interview) and make the audience the actual scapegoat. If bollywood still thinks that Indian audience is just a bunch of dumb asses, Please think again and again ...
So I was saying, What do we get in the movie, Abhishek, who looks completely disinterested, his eyes looks like he had just woken up and hadn't had a bath since his childhood avatar. Jaya ji, who doesn't look at all like a beaten up lonely widow woman but more like a plump and expressionless queen, Maybe Rakhi is perfect for such roles (Mere KAran Arjun aayenge type.). Then we get K K Menon, a Perfect actor, but what he is doing here. The character he was playing, Riz Rayzada, wasn't just the worst character he ever played but the worst villain as well that bollywood had produced. If anybody still remember Joginder, then even he was much better. Everything related to Riz Rayzada , may it be his looks, his antics or his kingdom, looks so bad, it actually creates a new definition of bad. We can say that only good thing was Priyanka Chopra, as she looks good and more confident and played her character well.
Movie sets, may it be Raajpur or Villain's layer , they looks sooo cheap, that even TV serials are doing better these days. The quality of action is another thing to talk about. There was a complete lack of imagination. Except the last sword fight, all the other action sequences were so badly done and confusing, I hardly have any words to explain that. You just know that OK now action is happening but actually nothing great is happening on screen, even the train sequence, that looks good in trailers, was a big big let down. They flaunt about Indian martial arts etc in promos but actually you didn't get to see even a single fight showing clear martial art moves.
Special effects were nothing great but they were OK for Indian standards as definitely we can't compare what we see in Hollywood movies with their mega budgets. But again, some of them could be better.
Overall, It was a big joke of a movie, which make me now like Tashan, which at least have KAreena's bikini show. I would request Bachchans and producers that now Indian audience is not only Rikshaw wala, chai wala etc but now a big share of Indian audience is an educated lot, who knows the difference between good and bad. I think even I could have done a better script and direction, compared to what Goldie Bahl did. Please don't take Indian audience for granted and produce quality stuff and it will give you good results.
Set your expectations right and you'll love this movie
Souvik13 October 2008
I'll probably be called 'promoter' of this film, or 'friend' of the director for writing this review as has been the case with the people who liked the film and dared to express themselves here. But the negative reviews here and from everywhere forces me to pen down my own thoughts about Drona. Let me start by saying that if there is any competitor for the LOR series (Loved them) or even Harry Potter series(stupid is what I call them), its this Film. Drona. A very brave attempt in introducing a subject untouched by Bollywood, but experimented with and explored by Hollywood. Drona is the story of a common man who realizes that he is the guard of 'Amrit', the potion of eternal life. His fight to save it from the hand of Asura (The demon) is the story of Drona. Abhisek Bachchan is quite convincing in this role, first as the common man, and then as the commander of Super-powers. He realizes his own strength and potential. Priyanka Chopra is beautiful as usual. We do not see women being action-heroines in Hindi Films. She dared to be different and how well! KK, as the 'abnormal' incarnation of Asura gives another awesome performance. Let me also say here that the people who are hitting KK for his 'worst acting ever' does not even realize the character he plays. He is supposed to be comical and dangerous at the same time. He is supposed to be insane. He is the incarnation of evil. What did you expect? Gabbar Singh? The story is tight set. You will not (or should I say should not?) feel lax at any point, expect for the unnecessary song-and-dance routines. There are two. Which bring me to the negative point of the film. If the director had to be courageous enough to make such a movie he should also have the guts to cut-off the totally unnecessary song-and-dance to please the front row audiences. The background music is fitting for this kind of a film. The music kind of introduces the concept of 'Theme' into this movie, which is NOT the case with most Bollywood ventures. Let me end by saying that if you have your expectations set right and if you like films in the line of LOR, this is definitely for you. Now let the bashing begin from the members! I'm ready to take them with a smile. 'I' loved Drona. Period.
Definitely worth watching one time
kdy_911 November 2008
Looking at the rating & reviews given for this movie ..... i had to say we people are getting a bit too harsh here. I don't watch a lot of bollywood flicks , 'cause at most of the times, they really not just let you down, but kills you to very extent.
But to be honest (though i was bored at moments) all in all I liked the movie. It definitely isn't going to be a classic, but it was the kind of movie which u say is worth seeing one time or must see one time (shouldn't get carried away).
A lot of flaws, i had to admit , but concept .... , priyanka ....( as always ), and KK were awesoooooome . What i really liked abut the movie, it was focused and did not wasted any time on characters like Drona's father (they could have shown his whole story just like any other bolly movie), did not waste much time in romance (it was just enough , just like Hollywood i.e. a pinch of it ) , and strangely !!!!!!!! only the very first song was annoying .
Script was OK , a few dialog's were great , visual effects were crappy but priyanka and abhishek were good. There expressions were right just abut every time.
I had to say movie was way ahead of it's times, that's the reason why it wasn't a big success, most of generation, happy with same old romantic saga or (copied from Hollywood) action sequence thrillers just couldn't have got the movie. i appreciate and definitely would suggest readers to rent the DVD and watch it at home.
For me it's 7/10 .
But to be honest (though i was bored at moments) all in all I liked the movie. It definitely isn't going to be a classic, but it was the kind of movie which u say is worth seeing one time or must see one time (shouldn't get carried away).
A lot of flaws, i had to admit , but concept .... , priyanka ....( as always ), and KK were awesoooooome . What i really liked abut the movie, it was focused and did not wasted any time on characters like Drona's father (they could have shown his whole story just like any other bolly movie), did not waste much time in romance (it was just enough , just like Hollywood i.e. a pinch of it ) , and strangely !!!!!!!! only the very first song was annoying .
Script was OK , a few dialog's were great , visual effects were crappy but priyanka and abhishek were good. There expressions were right just abut every time.
I had to say movie was way ahead of it's times, that's the reason why it wasn't a big success, most of generation, happy with same old romantic saga or (copied from Hollywood) action sequence thrillers just couldn't have got the movie. i appreciate and definitely would suggest readers to rent the DVD and watch it at home.
For me it's 7/10 .
Drona = Rona
anagpal2 October 2008
A combination of a terrible film, sleep deprivation, my drivers holiday (Eid) and a couple of beers forced me to walk out of the film within 25 minutes. I had the same kind of foreboding within 5 minutes of the start as I had in Love Story 2050. The story, dialogue, acting, characters were all so terrible, poorly drawn out, stereotypical that I just couldn't bear to watch this one fully I walked out just as Kay Kay, who plays the villain, was introduced and hearing his hammy dialogue proved to be the straw that broke this camel's back. Subsequently, my wife, brother, mother etc watched it fully and assured me I did the right thing. Even the two points are only for the special effects that I didn't see (copied from a slew of Hollywood adventure films) and for Priyanka Chopra (who's entrance also I sadly missed).
Apparently Goldie has already decided that he's going to do a sequel. He may have trouble finding someone to bankroll it this time. Sorry for copping out, but I took instinctive evasive action just as a batsman instinctively dodges a bouncer to the head.
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Apparently Goldie has already decided that he's going to do a sequel. He may have trouble finding someone to bankroll it this time. Sorry for copping out, but I took instinctive evasive action just as a batsman instinctively dodges a bouncer to the head.
More reviews at Apurvbollywood at blogspot.
Weak script, miscast Abhishek and utterly inept film-making
long-ford28 January 2009
A horrendously miscast Abhishek Bachchan is just one of many problems plaguing 'Drona'. It's apparent that the film's makers were so obsessed with grand locations and glitzy costumes that they forgot about the script. Many of the action sequences come across as poor rip-offs of Dhoom 2. Abhishek is a fine actor but he's clearly not right for the role. Priyanks Chopra is the only actor to emerge unscathed. Kay Kay is horribly over the top as the demonic villain. Too long to qualify even as a guilty pleasure, Drona is simply an example of inept film making. Avoid.
Overall 1/10
Overall 1/10
Worst script..worst story..worst direction..
vrnr10 October 2008
The movie has no Plot. I very bad and dull story line. Very bad direction. Waste of computer graphics. Untimely songs, which will make the audience sick. A super hero movie without a single super hero action. And worst than a TV serial or cartoon. More over the actor abhishek with such a caliber should never committed for such a role which should be performed by some serial artist. The story,if published in some action comics also may not be standing in its feet. Please don't waste your tie seeing this movie. Go and eat a happy meal.. Please give your sugesstion to others, so they don't waste there time and money to see this !@#$
The AAG of last year
silvan-desouza12 January 2009
This is seriously Chota Bachchan's tribute to his dad's disastrous TOOFAN(1989) The film is a mix of Cinderella and HARRY POTTER and makes no sense Suddenly it's shifted from a city to a desert Suddenly comes Priyanka to save Abhishek the truth of the Drona is a sleepy bore Even the mother- son scenes the romance everything is so dull, lifeless It makes KRISSH look a classic Seems like Bachchan wanted to compete with Hrithik hence this was like a way to satisfy his ego The film also looks like RUDRAKSH another terrible movie
Goldie shows no progress since BISKH Abhishek keeps a bored look throughout, his look too is bad Priyanka is monotonous Kaykay overacts and resembles Amrish Puri from old films Jaya is bored
Goldie shows no progress since BISKH Abhishek keeps a bored look throughout, his look too is bad Priyanka is monotonous Kaykay overacts and resembles Amrish Puri from old films Jaya is bored
The most boring and uninteresting movie to be made in Bollywood
sweet_fairy_princess4 November 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I agree with the person below, I wish IMDb would allow us to give negatives for movies such as Drona. My mom and I decided to watch the movie and were quite looking forward to it, too, what with all the hype over the film in the media.
The beginning was okay; it wasn't spectacular or attention-grabbing, but I decided to give it a chance and stick it out. Boy, was THAT a mistake!
Within the first ten minutes, I was struggling to pay attention and follow the story.
Everything about the movie was totally disconnected and there are many things that are left unexplained.
The acting was abysmal at best: Abhishek Bachchan and KK are laughable at best. Jaya Bachchan is about as realistic as the stone statue that she turned into. I'm giving this movie one star only because of Priyanka who actually looked pretty good, although even she failed to deliver in certain areas.
The CGI effects (if you can call them that) were absolutely childish. The scene where Riz Raizada clones himself is confusing as well as amateurish.
Everything about the movie seems fake and poorly executed. It got so bad that I actually fell asleep! Not much of an achievement for a so-called "action flick", eh? Overall, I wouldn't recommend it even to my worst enemy. It is truly a movie made to bore the audience senseless.
The beginning was okay; it wasn't spectacular or attention-grabbing, but I decided to give it a chance and stick it out. Boy, was THAT a mistake!
Within the first ten minutes, I was struggling to pay attention and follow the story.
Everything about the movie was totally disconnected and there are many things that are left unexplained.
The acting was abysmal at best: Abhishek Bachchan and KK are laughable at best. Jaya Bachchan is about as realistic as the stone statue that she turned into. I'm giving this movie one star only because of Priyanka who actually looked pretty good, although even she failed to deliver in certain areas.
The CGI effects (if you can call them that) were absolutely childish. The scene where Riz Raizada clones himself is confusing as well as amateurish.
Everything about the movie seems fake and poorly executed. It got so bad that I actually fell asleep! Not much of an achievement for a so-called "action flick", eh? Overall, I wouldn't recommend it even to my worst enemy. It is truly a movie made to bore the audience senseless.
A Fairytale That Has Miserably Gone Wrong.
Pratik1128 October 2008
Its hard to say what this movie is really like besides it being a fantasy and the more I thought about what to write, the more agitated I got as I tried to find words for it. It also made me think to see if I was able find anything that could be considered as being constructive. This is it.
A good attempt from Goldie Behl to try and breathe in fresh idea regarding fantasy and try and put it on the levels with "Mr India," "Koi Mil Gaya" and "Krissh" as well as perhaps a bit of fairy tale," King Arthur." But this cannot be compared with any of these. An ordinary boy, who is adopted and lives in a distant town, who is constantly hated by his adopted mother and brother, finds out that he is not an ordinary person and has a female body guard, who takes him back to where he originates from where he meets is his mother.
Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan, this is directed and co written by Goldie Behl.
Firstly the songs come into my mind and the only song that is worth really mentioning is the very first one "Humko Mil Gayi," which is of jazz swing genre and is quite memorable. The others not really worth mentioning.
Abhishek still does look a bit on the unfit side and really needed to build his body for this role as a warrior but perhaps Hrithik Roshan may have been ideal for his physique as this does require a lot of action. Abhishek could have also used his facial expressions in aggressive manner when needed for action. But this has not been done. Unfortunately there was not much for Jaya Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon, who is a good actor, should have had his role as the evil Riz Raizada, sketched out in a more powerful manner on the script. Unfortunately for Priyanka Chopra, who has performed her role well and does look good in action sequences, this is not a hit movie and I sincerely hope that her next movie, "Dostana" does better then this one and "Love 2050."
Conclusion: This is a fairytale that has miserably gone wrong .
A good attempt from Goldie Behl to try and breathe in fresh idea regarding fantasy and try and put it on the levels with "Mr India," "Koi Mil Gaya" and "Krissh" as well as perhaps a bit of fairy tale," King Arthur." But this cannot be compared with any of these. An ordinary boy, who is adopted and lives in a distant town, who is constantly hated by his adopted mother and brother, finds out that he is not an ordinary person and has a female body guard, who takes him back to where he originates from where he meets is his mother.
Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan, this is directed and co written by Goldie Behl.
Firstly the songs come into my mind and the only song that is worth really mentioning is the very first one "Humko Mil Gayi," which is of jazz swing genre and is quite memorable. The others not really worth mentioning.
Abhishek still does look a bit on the unfit side and really needed to build his body for this role as a warrior but perhaps Hrithik Roshan may have been ideal for his physique as this does require a lot of action. Abhishek could have also used his facial expressions in aggressive manner when needed for action. But this has not been done. Unfortunately there was not much for Jaya Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon, who is a good actor, should have had his role as the evil Riz Raizada, sketched out in a more powerful manner on the script. Unfortunately for Priyanka Chopra, who has performed her role well and does look good in action sequences, this is not a hit movie and I sincerely hope that her next movie, "Dostana" does better then this one and "Love 2050."
Conclusion: This is a fairytale that has miserably gone wrong .
Total RUBBISH!
andrewtrocks25 November 2008
Warning: Spoilers
What is this crap? Everything is so awful, especially the direction. They could have made this movie ten times better if they spent some more time on it. The actors don't even deserve credit. What a horrible acting! The cable guy could act better than Abishiek and Pryinka.
I could not tolerate this movie. I rented the DVD from subzi Mandi, the $2 DVD's you can rent. Well, i wasn't able to tolerate 2 minutes of this crap. I just turned of my DVD, and watched good old Jaane To Ya Na Jaane ( The second movie i bought from Subzie Madi, and my favorite movie). Good thing i didn't watch it in threatre. Pay 10 dollars to get in, but still my TWO DOLLARS WATED. TWO DOLLARS I WORK HARD FOR! I will give credit to this movie for special affects. They are not up to Hollywood's standard, but brilliant for Bollywood. I was impressed with that but thats about it.
NEVER WATCH THIS MOVIE ITS BAD AS TERRORISM!
I could not tolerate this movie. I rented the DVD from subzi Mandi, the $2 DVD's you can rent. Well, i wasn't able to tolerate 2 minutes of this crap. I just turned of my DVD, and watched good old Jaane To Ya Na Jaane ( The second movie i bought from Subzie Madi, and my favorite movie). Good thing i didn't watch it in threatre. Pay 10 dollars to get in, but still my TWO DOLLARS WATED. TWO DOLLARS I WORK HARD FOR! I will give credit to this movie for special affects. They are not up to Hollywood's standard, but brilliant for Bollywood. I was impressed with that but thats about it.
NEVER WATCH THIS MOVIE ITS BAD AS TERRORISM!
Pathetic and Painful, An extra star for the effort on Stunts!
ssvikas13 October 2008
After Bachchan senior had starred in Bollywood's biggest flop till date which undoubtedly is Ram Gopal verma's Aag, it's now Abhishek's turn to better him with Drona, a localized blend of Harry Potter, The Matrix and some silly special effects stolen from Hollywood! Probably, the Bachchan family didn’t want to be left behind after Hrithik delivered kiddies hit Krrish. Surely, the fantasy trip of Drona is an absolute apology of a film.
The story begins with a narrative of the origin of the vase of elixir that the gods left on earth under the safekeeping of a family of Royals who became ‘Drona’s. A morose Abhishek living, probably in Prague has a chance encounter with sorcerer Riz Raizada, a wasted Kay Kay Menon, leading to a chain of events that bring him to India and Queen Jayati (Jaya Bachchan) with Priyanka Chopra playing his bodyguard Sonia.
While you ponder over the weird name of Riz Raizada for a villain or an overused name of Sonia for Chopra, the story drags through from Europe to Rajasthan. Songs appear out of nowhere destroying the flow of the narrative completely. A bored Jaya Bachchan breaks into lullabies as soon as she sees him. Yeah, we know she missed that chance in his infancy! The love track between Drona and Sonia seems rushed and lacks depth.
Abhishek wears a single expression and is morose as ever. Kay Kay Menon is made to look like a clown, replete with puppets and a funny hairdo last seen in Ace Ventura. And we are expected to be scared by him! All my sympathies to the lead lady Priyanka Chopra, who though looks as stunning as ever and has earnestly done justice to her role will be left licking her wounds after earning herself a fourth straight flop this year.
There is a lot here that has been picked up from Hollywood. The most obvious is the old man with a long white beard a la Gandalf of LOTR. And Sonia getting Aditya to realize that he is ‘Drona’ is distinctly reminds you of Trinity in the Matrix. The tiny tots in Razpur remind you of oompa loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Chase sequences picked from Hollywood are not bad, but the poor background score makes it seem silly.
To sum it up in Matrix Lingo, A bored Adi/Anderson is made to realize his nature by Sonia/Trinity just as he needs to battle with Raizada, an Asura and his men who are like agents. The Queen is wise and passive, more like the Oracle. The search of doors in Razpur is similar to what Neo does finding the door to the source among many back-doors. Maybe, we’ll get to see a Morpheus and an Architect in a sleepy Sequel.
The story begins with a narrative of the origin of the vase of elixir that the gods left on earth under the safekeeping of a family of Royals who became ‘Drona’s. A morose Abhishek living, probably in Prague has a chance encounter with sorcerer Riz Raizada, a wasted Kay Kay Menon, leading to a chain of events that bring him to India and Queen Jayati (Jaya Bachchan) with Priyanka Chopra playing his bodyguard Sonia.
While you ponder over the weird name of Riz Raizada for a villain or an overused name of Sonia for Chopra, the story drags through from Europe to Rajasthan. Songs appear out of nowhere destroying the flow of the narrative completely. A bored Jaya Bachchan breaks into lullabies as soon as she sees him. Yeah, we know she missed that chance in his infancy! The love track between Drona and Sonia seems rushed and lacks depth.
Abhishek wears a single expression and is morose as ever. Kay Kay Menon is made to look like a clown, replete with puppets and a funny hairdo last seen in Ace Ventura. And we are expected to be scared by him! All my sympathies to the lead lady Priyanka Chopra, who though looks as stunning as ever and has earnestly done justice to her role will be left licking her wounds after earning herself a fourth straight flop this year.
There is a lot here that has been picked up from Hollywood. The most obvious is the old man with a long white beard a la Gandalf of LOTR. And Sonia getting Aditya to realize that he is ‘Drona’ is distinctly reminds you of Trinity in the Matrix. The tiny tots in Razpur remind you of oompa loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Chase sequences picked from Hollywood are not bad, but the poor background score makes it seem silly.
To sum it up in Matrix Lingo, A bored Adi/Anderson is made to realize his nature by Sonia/Trinity just as he needs to battle with Raizada, an Asura and his men who are like agents. The Queen is wise and passive, more like the Oracle. The search of doors in Razpur is similar to what Neo does finding the door to the source among many back-doors. Maybe, we’ll get to see a Morpheus and an Architect in a sleepy Sequel.
Drona: A brief review
ritwiksondhi8 October 2008
Frankly speaking the day Drona was announced I was desperate to watch d movie....then about a year later its first trailer came...and yes it was awesome and I loved the VFX in the teaser....waited till the day it released...then next day extreme reviews abt the movie were published, some calling it bad cinema with VFX over substance and some as a breakthrough in Indian Cinema...bt doesn't matter reviews are not for ppl like me... I reached the theater with huge expectations....and then.... The movie starts well with excellent camera work....but then on it becomes boring .... m kind of person who hunts down entertainment even from a not so entertaining feature...but Drona defeated me...and I was in no position to get any kind of watchable factor from the movie ... it was promoted as an Indian fantasy-action-adventure.... but pls tell me does this movie actually have proper amount these ingredients..??? The makers called the movie as Visual effects extravagance... but it failed in that department also... the VFX were so immature..m in no way comparing it to Hollywood...but it deserves to be compared with any other Asian or Indian movies....the animation quality in this movie was below expectations...the first big animated scene of the movie where Riz Raizada clones himself was pathetic...bad animation ...it looked like a ammature have been hired to perform this task...so were the blood droplets effects ....only the Sand Particles effect was good ...but rest were average....what the hell David Bush was doing...I believe he had worked on the movie in an unprofessional manner... in the era where Bollywood is try to get near to Hollywood in terms of technology....such things let you down...Love Story 2050 had much better quality of VFX courtesy Sun Microsystems....So is the case with action sequences ..not exciting at all...except the first one with Priyanka.
Now the story..the content was no different from any other average fantasy movie..bt what mattered was direction....which was Okay just like any good episode of Hatim(TV series on Star Plus) Director didn't succeed in creating an exciting environment which is required for such a theme...Though Goldie Behl must be appreciated for the thing that he didn't allow Priyanka-Abhishek love story to take over the real film...... I don't understand why is there always a need of songs in Indian movies!!! use of excess songs was annoying...especially Ooopcha Ooopcha song...it was irritating, not the song bt its placement ... there was no need of any song... the background score was enough.... I was yawning throughout these songs...even when Nanhe Nanhe played..which Ironically is my fav.
And performances now...Kay kay Menon and Priyanka Chopra all the way....many ppl called Kay Kay as clown more than a villain...I strongly disagree.he was The JOKER...he was as funny and as good as The Joker from Batman series...Priyanka Chopra, first thing a well designed warrior look for her, she was awesome in all her action sequences and other scenes . .. Abhishek Bachhan didn't have much to do ..even though movie was on his character...Jaya Bachhan gave an OK OK appearance.
Goldie Behl tried to bake a Black forest cake but got careless forgot to add sugar...
Now the story..the content was no different from any other average fantasy movie..bt what mattered was direction....which was Okay just like any good episode of Hatim(TV series on Star Plus) Director didn't succeed in creating an exciting environment which is required for such a theme...Though Goldie Behl must be appreciated for the thing that he didn't allow Priyanka-Abhishek love story to take over the real film...... I don't understand why is there always a need of songs in Indian movies!!! use of excess songs was annoying...especially Ooopcha Ooopcha song...it was irritating, not the song bt its placement ... there was no need of any song... the background score was enough.... I was yawning throughout these songs...even when Nanhe Nanhe played..which Ironically is my fav.
And performances now...Kay kay Menon and Priyanka Chopra all the way....many ppl called Kay Kay as clown more than a villain...I strongly disagree.he was The JOKER...he was as funny and as good as The Joker from Batman series...Priyanka Chopra, first thing a well designed warrior look for her, she was awesome in all her action sequences and other scenes . .. Abhishek Bachhan didn't have much to do ..even though movie was on his character...Jaya Bachhan gave an OK OK appearance.
Goldie Behl tried to bake a Black forest cake but got careless forgot to add sugar...
Visually stunning
springsunnywinter1 October 2008
Before the release I was hoping that it does not turn out to be like the rubbish Love Story 2050 because it is a high budget special effects movie with Priyanka Chopra in it but thankfully Drona turned out to be better than I expected. Most people think that Drona is a superhero but he is actually a person who the compelling modern tale of one man's spectacular voyage through the labyrinths of mystic myths and legendary legacies. Of a journey that will force him to face his fears and make him the hero he was born to become. Basically he is the only man who can protect the universe's precious secret and thus, save the human race from absolute annihilation.
Drona may be like a Harry Potter meets Indiana Jones movie, but with an original story.
Drona is loaded with top notch special effects and spectacular stunts. The whole film was filled with pulse pounding excitement, visually impressive scenes, excellent background score and was filmed in exotic locations in Prague, Bikaner, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Namibia.
Abhishek Bachcan and Priyanka Chopra who plays his bodyguard have learned the ancient Sikh martial arts form called Gatka for the movie and have done a really good job at it as well as their acting. Kay Kay Menon as the evil wizard gave the best performance.
The music is pretty good and the best songs are the title track performed by Sunidhi Chauhan and Oop Oop Cha.
I was surprised when I heard that the budget is only around 50 crore which is the same amount as Singh is Kinng. Their was a lot of wire-work, horse riding, fencing and scuba diving. It looks like it was made with 100 crore.
Drona may be like a Harry Potter meets Indiana Jones movie, but with an original story.
Drona is loaded with top notch special effects and spectacular stunts. The whole film was filled with pulse pounding excitement, visually impressive scenes, excellent background score and was filmed in exotic locations in Prague, Bikaner, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Namibia.
Abhishek Bachcan and Priyanka Chopra who plays his bodyguard have learned the ancient Sikh martial arts form called Gatka for the movie and have done a really good job at it as well as their acting. Kay Kay Menon as the evil wizard gave the best performance.
The music is pretty good and the best songs are the title track performed by Sunidhi Chauhan and Oop Oop Cha.
I was surprised when I heard that the budget is only around 50 crore which is the same amount as Singh is Kinng. Their was a lot of wire-work, horse riding, fencing and scuba diving. It looks like it was made with 100 crore.
Drona not for Indian public
Yashtika8 October 2008
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I don't know why the makers were so excited about this film. When I saw it, I knew it was going to be a flop. The film is far too unrealistic. Especially the scene in a village called Raazpur. The make-up and costumes of the villagers are horrible. Furher more, the film has like many other Bolywood films not much of a story. This film could work for American public. Hollywood has made more than one of this kind if films. Drona is not for the Indian market. It doesn't have a real love story and it doesn't get into the depth of the characters.
Priyanka looked throughout the film like a gypsy. The image suits her but not the film. She doesn't look Indian. She does look Indian at the end of the film where she tells her son Drona's tale. There she wears some nice jewelry and her clothes are also pretty. Abhishek looks very handsome. He looks like a king. That is, in the second half where he already has got his Drona suit. I could watch the film just because he looks so good. His looks in this film are a huge contrast to his outfits in Dhoom 2. In that film he wore the most ugly shirts possible.
The background music is very nice. It fits the scenes. But it is western music. This story is supposed to be an Indian myth. It should have had classical Indian music. The kind you hear is series about the Mahabharata. The songs are not bad. Much rock and one of them is jazz. One of them is a lullaby. I don't get the function of that one in the film.
The special effects are nice. But not all were required. Where does a sea come from in the middle of the dessert? (The scene where Abhishek goes to search for Priyanka who has been kidnapped) The blue pedals had an effect of Mozes who divided the Red Sea. The underwater scenes when Drona had to win his father's sword were too dark. The fighting scenes were also very dark. You can't clearly see what happens.
The acting was nice. Priyanka and Abhishek both did a good job. Kay Kay Menon did his role as a maniac superbly. He really seemed a sick idiotic evil person. He's role seemed a bit like the evil puppet-master of Pinocchio.
If you like a film that has much fantasy of the writer, you should definitely see this one.
Priyanka looked throughout the film like a gypsy. The image suits her but not the film. She doesn't look Indian. She does look Indian at the end of the film where she tells her son Drona's tale. There she wears some nice jewelry and her clothes are also pretty. Abhishek looks very handsome. He looks like a king. That is, in the second half where he already has got his Drona suit. I could watch the film just because he looks so good. His looks in this film are a huge contrast to his outfits in Dhoom 2. In that film he wore the most ugly shirts possible.
The background music is very nice. It fits the scenes. But it is western music. This story is supposed to be an Indian myth. It should have had classical Indian music. The kind you hear is series about the Mahabharata. The songs are not bad. Much rock and one of them is jazz. One of them is a lullaby. I don't get the function of that one in the film.
The special effects are nice. But not all were required. Where does a sea come from in the middle of the dessert? (The scene where Abhishek goes to search for Priyanka who has been kidnapped) The blue pedals had an effect of Mozes who divided the Red Sea. The underwater scenes when Drona had to win his father's sword were too dark. The fighting scenes were also very dark. You can't clearly see what happens.
The acting was nice. Priyanka and Abhishek both did a good job. Kay Kay Menon did his role as a maniac superbly. He really seemed a sick idiotic evil person. He's role seemed a bit like the evil puppet-master of Pinocchio.
If you like a film that has much fantasy of the writer, you should definitely see this one.
Drona not at his best.
tambe3 October 2008
Drona was not that bad a movie. In the starting I felt that the movie was going to be a very interesting and a nice movie with great actors. Indeed they did good acting but the storyline was not so interesting. How come Priyanka Chopra was looking so modern when actually she had a serious responsibility as bodyguard of Drona, since this is a mythology based movie. After the interval they show that suddenly Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan are in India. When they did not even show how they came to India from England. It was fine and sensible from then onwards, till Drona comes to the sea shore with Sonia . The instance after she gets captured a wave of blue petals come and lead him to a cave. I don't think that the wave of petals was necessary. One blue petal like always could have done the job. Abhishek Bachchan did quite a satisfying job as Drona. Priyanka Chopra was quite heroic. Kay Kay Menon as the evil guy was perhaps the best performer.
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