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That was an excellent one.

Good concept, poorly executed.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

MKBKM :: The latest gem from Vishal Bharadhwaj is a treat that leaves a 'delicious' taste long after you have left the theatre , its eccentricities , idiosyncrasies and the weird ass comical concoctions are the ones to savor for. Pankaj Kapur lords over everyone else and is very aptly supported by the scheming Shabana Azmi and the vivacious Anushka . Imran is okayish , Arya Babbar's a surprise ! :-) For those who loved Ishqiya, Shaitaan , Ata Pata Laapata and even GOW for that matter might like it, the movie aptly lends a couple of social messages too in its reel length of 150 minutes. Watch out for :: A drunk jet flight , Operation Mao-Mao, Azmi's monologue on corruption and a tipsy Anushka :-)P.S :: Welcome, the first hit of the year ! A 'Bhains' is just about to grunt, a 'Gulaabi bhains' to be precise ;-) ~~3.5*

When there is a Name like VISHAL BHARDWAJ associated with a Project like this movie , there is a lot of expectations and hopes of excellent cinema with a collage of characters that a cine-goer expects. Sadly that only reflects in the second half (Addha) of the movie. First half is a waste of time where lot of screen time given to Mandola (well acted) and the character buildup but barring a few comic scenes of Mandola first half is a let down. Second half deals with current and ongoing situation of our own developing country, Farmers are manipulated to sell their land to govt by playing murkier politics. Second half is fast paced,dirtier,dark, witty and disheartening. The farmers issue in the movie is an eye-opener. Of the Cast , Pankaj Kapur as Mandola is simply excellent, Shabana Azmi as Manipulative Politician and Imran Khan as MAtru aka MAO have done a decent job. The show stealer is of course Pankaj Kapur but overall Package of the movie is not as expected of Vishal Bhardwaj.. i rate this movie 6/10 only for the Pankaj Kapur and the excellent Second Half.

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a powerful entertainer that describes how rich people and politicians eat up poor and needy to remain at the top. The movie is a true cult. It describes a serious issue in a comic way similar to what was done in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.Imran Khan plays role of a lawyer who has stayed in his village to help poor farmers. Pankaj Kapoor plays role of Mandola, after whom the name of the village has been derived, and Anushka Sharma plays role of Mandola's daughter. Pankaj Kapoor's performance is par excellence and Imran Khan has performed good too. Anushka Sharma needs to try something different than a bubbly character in each of her movie, but still she is promising in the movie. A must watch movie, according to me.

Macbeth and Maoism is definitely not an easy cinematic cocktail but then Vishal Bharadwaj is a special act- the pioneer of today's "think different" craftsmen, and usually he has explored dark, psychological themes in his past ventures. But when he decides to go whacky on a socially relevant topic, rest assured that the faithful shall be rewarded. It's never ending name aside, Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola oozes rustic charm and riotous comedy- though it is not made for the masses. Political satires are rarely popular, and at best misunderstood. Vishal tries to mix things up by overlaying comedy and sprinkling a bit of romance on an issue which has claimed national acclaim- the land grab.At the outset the plot appears simple- Harry Mandola, played in scene stealing fashion by Pankaj Kapur suffers from a split personality, the split caused due to the bottle. when he is sober, he is a cold, calculating, and manipulative businessman who wants to see factories and malls on his agricultural land, but when drunk on his favorite Desi his heart bleeds gold, and simple goodness. Then there is Matru (Imran Khan), who also sort of leads a double life- the JNU educated sidekick of Mandola is also a closet Maoist who wants to make sure that the villagers get their due. Anushka Sharma in a repeat performance of all her movies is Bijlee- ganjee wearing, extroverted, fire breathing, and feisty. Shabana Azmi is Chaudhari Devi, the politician in bed with Mandola who strictly believes that the country gains only if the politician gains. Arya Babbar is her delightful idiot of a son who needs to marry Bijlee to ensure the Mandola family wealth becomes his. Last but not the least is Gulabo- the grinning pink buffalo that Harry regularly sees when drunk, alluding to Macbethian fallacies.Like Mandola though, MKBKM has the Jekyll and Hyde complex- large tracts of the film are outright hilarious, deadpan Jat-style. Sample the first scene where there is a limousine and a shack, and Kapur and Khan cajoling the voice inside the shack to sell them alcohol on a dry day. But to no avail and so they drive the limo into the shack before breaking off into an impromptu song. Speaking of which, the songs are fabulous- Vishal was a music director first and a film director later, and songs in MKBKM drive the story forward, in addition to being catchy. Other than Imran Khan who beneath all that beard still tries to do his singular chocolate boy act, the casting is spot on too- from Shabana, Kapur and Anushka right up to the chow-mien hating, khaap infamous Haryanvi villagers. The land grab plot, though repeated in multitude of movies, is given an original treatment and the movie albeit quirky, has its heart in the right place, an almost perfect black comedy. But somehow Vishal is not able to end it with the same gusto that he started with, and all then falls back on the unimpressive love triangle, and a clichéd marriage scene.For people bred on the current spate of crass comedies, there is good news-a half hearted Vishal Bharadwaj is way better than the rest of the Bollywood crop. Here is to a brave director unafraid of failure and doing things his way, having the guts to challenge the basics behind "India shining" where the rich have only become richer at the cost of the poor, in his own eccentric way. Besides why miss an opportunity to see India's best ever actor romance India's best ever actress? 8/10