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The President Is Coming (2009)
Good story but not professional
The best thing about "The President is Coming" is that its story is original. In this regard, it has to be commended. Unfortunately, being a low-budget film, the overall product is not of a high quality. The dialogues and acting are amateurish. The English spoken by the Indian actors is not properly enunciated and the accent is thick most of the time. It would have been better if the dialogues had been in Hindi.
I would say that it is worth a watch but don't expect a high-quality work. The jokes may make you chuckle at regular intervals but be prepared for the uneven quality of the acting. The ending is special and that leaves a somewhat sweet after-taste in your mouth.
My verdict: good try; do better next time.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
too formulaic
After all the hullabaloo and the packed theatres, I finally went to see it with my partner. And... I was disappointed. The movie started with a formulaic plot. The entire first half was a needlessly extended and excruciating cliché. I actually walked out of the hall because I couldn't bear the mediocrity and would have gone home had my partner not been there with me. The second half was made slightly better by the stronger dialogue.
What I'm wondering is how a movie can be made that's almost three hours long but still gives you the feeling at the end of the day that the allegedly sumptuous meal you've just eaten hasn't filled half your belly.
I'm not going to watch any more coming-of-age Bollywood movies. I'm through with beating the dead horse.