Comments on: New York Bollywood Movie Review

By: HC, 17, USA

HC, 17, USA — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:54:00 +0000

Great film! Shows the reality behind terrorism, that revenge can cause more harm than already present and gives Bollywood credit that it can now produce more realistic films. Also, in Islam, Muslims are not allowed to kill each other NOR innocent people including Muslims and non-Muslims. And this film shows the reality behind racism–how it shows ignorance on people and causes harm. I feel sorry for all the innocent victims (about 1,200 people as said in the movie) who were wrongly accused of terrorism and were tortured after 9/11. May God bless them all. :)

By: Pooja

Pooja — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:25:23 +0000

Im writing to let you know how much i enjoyed watching this movie.
Im an Australian female 18 year old, and i dont really have an interest to watch indian movies however this one really made me lose sleep as it wouldnt leave my mind.
I was so emotional during the last scene where Katrina and John get shot, i felt moved and quite happy that i got to experience and feel what i did.
Ive been telling all my friends to watch it, i think its a really good movie out there especially for a specific target audience which should be teenagers and later their kids.
I also have to say Neil is pretty goodlooking too, and what a fine actor, would love to see more of him!
:)
Goodluck-
Pooja

By: Toufiq Alam

Toufiq Alam — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:23:19 +0000

BTW, the cinematography was simply superb…I have to give the credit to that….simply awesome….But being a bangladeshi I must admit that there is corruption inside the corruption…..hahahaha…..and that Bangldeshi terrorist gets the bullet on his back!!!!!!!….how pathetic……lol….

The movie was soft but the ending was to harsh for sam and maya…..

Besides not enough details were given about what happened with Danyal after sam and maya died…..Danyal simply accepts Omar? No questons asked , no emotion? OH!! we have seen better endings I have to admit that… It was like danyal was just a part forgotten to be developed…..But very IRONICALLY, Danyal is the future image of the muslim immigrants on the US SOIL!!!

By: Toufiq Alam

Toufiq Alam — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:07:49 +0000

Fellow watchers, I am really confused about the motive of the movie…… what was the aim that YR wanted to achieve?

First I thought it was all about showing the real picture of what was and is happening in the US and all over the world because of our ethnicity. But the last of all comment that Barak Obama stopped the operation of Guantanamo Bay seems to me like a desperate try of the US authority to bring it image back on the unbiased platform.

Facts that a practicing muslim should never do were shown in this movie……in Islam it is forbidden to drink alcohol……I don’t really get it…..

Is it really so….!! people are now totally unbiased about the MUSLIMS? Will a fellow practicing muslim say and agree with that?

And being the Son of a terrorist…. will the kids like Danyal survive the bully and commments made to him? What will happen when he finds out the truth about his father? One day or the other it will come out…and we all know it….

A film is not supposed to be a simple entertainment of the moment to escape the boredom of life but it is there to send messages through out the century and generations to come….so when they see the movie they get the real picture of what happened and still the film remains unbiased….. Will something like this happen with NEW YORK?

The question remains unanswered.

By: Fathiya

Fathiya — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:14:10 +0000

Saleena: Hi.. if u loved New York then you (must) watch the Pakistani movie (Khuda ke Liye).. I saw it twice.. it’s really a good movie which have different issues, not only about the innocent ppl who suffered after 9/11 but it’s also about the extremist in Islam and ppl who practice islam in a wrong way and have a great influence on the youngsters.. it’s a must watch movie.

By: saleena

saleena — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:17:05 +0000

I only watched the movie yesterday … and to my surprise it was brilliant, for the first time I have actually notice john on screen … cos most of the time its only his body but no soul in the character he plays. And honestly speaking it is one heart rending story .. it literally made me cry in the end … i thought katriina may not die .. but she did and it was shock but a good ending … all the actors hve done a great job … to be honest I hadnt thought who and how many people would have been effected after the 9/11 and until i saw new york and its really sad… and it got me really emotional… but well done for the good work.

By: pritam

pritam — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:48:50 +0000

will the indicine team try explaining why the entire movie is shot in slow mo .is there no other way to show the impact of a scene than put the shot in slow motion???? ..well to my imagination only 15 mts of the movie is played in normal frame .. it is this shoddiness which makes our movies poor quality movies in comparison to hollywoood

By: don@1

don@1 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:39:49 +0000

Thanks for the review :)
I watched this movie on the first day and first show with my friends
and I really enjoyed watching this movie.
It was a great movie and the actors were amazing. KATRINA,JOHN, NEIL & IRFAAN wereee rockingg !!!
On the whole, NEW YORK is amongst the finest films produced by Yash Raj. At the box office, there’s no stopping this one. Go for it now!

Rating : 5/5

By: satish

satish — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:18:02 +0000

Super Movie No Doubt. This movie is not for the one who likes to watch all those tumkas and jumkas of YR movies. This movie is very practically said. Usually i never watch hindi movies so excitingly as i watched New York.
Appreciate the people who was part of this movie.

By: bhawani

bhawani — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:41 +0000

i agree ..it is not a great film performances are o.k. music is invisible so thank you very much for that ..thanx for not putting any bonhomie songs like yeh dosti naheen todenge types.. the story is very unconvincing… why would jeopardise his life and leave behind a wife and son for his unjustified revenge?? isnt he awre of the us laws?? and omars shoutings in front of the indian policeman ..he could shout back only becoz he was an indian policeman.. had it been a us cop he would have got smashed!!!! cmon guys ..this is a lazy depiction of 9/11 and youre loving it??? please grow up as audience and ask for a better cinema at least something which is convincing and shakes u up to the core not mediocre cinema!!!

By: Anupama

Anupama — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:18 +0000

Indicine team, I watched this movie to day and as I promised, here is my opinion about the movie.

It is a really really nice movie. It is a really touching movie and makes us feel what those innocent people went through after this 9/11 attack. Neil was superb. John is hot and also good in his performance. But the ending could have been better than this. So I’ll give it 4 stars out of 5.

Kat was just amazing. She not only lighted the movie with her cuuuuuuuuuuuuute smile but also delivered the most brilliant performance ever. She deserves at least a filmfare nomination for this character if not the award. I prefer if she could receive the award this time as she has never won an award and all the other big actresses like Priyanka, Kareena, Deepika, Rani, Preity and Aish have won at least 1 award. Anyways, who will win the award will depend on how much justice Priyanka has done to her role in Kaminay and Kareena has done to her role in 3 idiots(if that movie releases in this year).

Kat,keep your sweetest smile forever. Keep doing this kind of quality movies. It’ll help with your career. You are the sweetest actress in Bollywood.

By: pritam

pritam — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:40:40 +0000

i dont think the movie is as great as it is being made out …it doesnt touch you in any way..emotionally i mean..the story is a little crazily done ..nypd doesnt require the services of any friend of the suspect whom they want to uncover ..they can simply put him under surveilance tap the phones etc,,so the idea of omar being sent into sams family doesnt really get acceptance…also if they suspected sam so much they could have him shadowed!!!! as simple as that.. and all this happens in the first 15 mts of the film ..so the logic is thread bared there and then ..after that its quite a pain to sit out …there are no weepy moments nor tugging stills..i went out of the hall having no remebrances of the film so its a must avoid film ..try getting it from some torrent site..for me this was forgivable forgotton experience

By: Bejul

Bejul — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:02:44 +0000

Thanks alot Indicine Team for taking his comment out!!!!! I can not take any abusing comments against SRK or Shahid!!

By: Indicine Team

Indicine Team — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:58:58 +0000

Kalyan, This topic has nothing to do with SRK and abusing any star isn’t allowed. Comment deleted

By: Bejul

Bejul — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:16:33 +0000

Kalyan – Watch your word! SRK doesnt work with gay partners okay its just that karan, farah and aditya chopra just love his amazing work!!!! All his films are not from those three people only he knows how to socialise with other directors hes not like others get that! NO ONE can beat SRK not even your ”Akshay”!! haha!! SRK works much more harder then Akshay Kumar!!! SRK ROCKS AND WILL ALWAYS!!!!

I love you SHAHRUKH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:11:28 +0000

Really awesome movie, with all masala needed for success.. Love, Loss, Fight, Joy, Anger, Revenge, Success.. Every possible cognitive aspect a movie can touch, you will find here… That also in an appreciate manner for perfect duration of time..
The team must be appreciated for such fine work.. It’s not just another Bollywood movie: it has its value, it’s impact, it’s great music.. all tied in a delicate and beautiful manner..
Loved it. And i know you will love it too…

By: Fathiya

Fathiya — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:10:43 +0000

Abdul Hadi: no.. it’s not.. it’s not a copy of Khuda ke Liye.. I saw KKL twice.. that one is a different issue.. that one’s script is (not) about what happened post 9/11, only a part of the movie was.. but the movie New York is about this issue.. Khuda ki Liye is about music forbidden in Islam.. about how some people practice islam in a wrong way.. as well as the story about the father who lived in a sin for years with a girlfriend and didn’t remember his islam’s ethics only when he finds out that his daughter wanted to marry a british young man, whom she was in love with, and the way he ruins her life, in the name of Islam, and how some people’s attitude changes after meeting a fanatic sheikh who poisons their mind and teaches them wrong stuff about Islam.. it’s an explanation of all that.. it’s any explanation that music doesn’t harm any one in any way ( Naseeruddin Shah did a very good job in this movie) it’s like a lecture about islam.. in addition, it shows what happened during that period of time, in the 2nd half of the movie, the eldest brother was caught in US and he did nothing and was tortured.. so u can’t say that the movie New York is a copy of KKL because New York is about 3 friends who lived happily, didn’t have any problems and suddenly their life changes.

Hollywood did many movies about 9/11.. different movies, different stories.. so what? It was a big disaster in 2001, and I’m sure that bollywood will do some more stuff about 9/11 but in different ways.

By: abdul hadi

abdul hadi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:32:37 +0000

this movie is simply a copy of khuda kay lia!
cheaters…………….

By: sudeep

sudeep — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:13:11 +0000

Fathiya:first i wanna say sorry!!!I become wild if someone speak nonsense abt salman and akshay!!!
i totally agree with u that movie is not bad .It is nice movie.BuT it is not better than the movie khuda ke liye(pakistani movie,i think this is the right name).It doesnot contain that emotion which this kind of movie have to been.When u come out of hall u will not have same emotional face or u donot really think again abt the real fact it show

MosT of the critics have given it 4 star movie but i think it is 3 or 3 and half star movie out of 5.there are also few critics who have given it lower than this.THe critics name rajeev mashad of ibn has given 2 star and zoom critics given it 3 and said it doesnot feel emotion in emotional scene

NY deserve to be hiT.Since we the movie watcher have dry period of 6 month.we go for enjoyment and if it provide than it must be hit or superhit

I wish every movie to be hit especially upcoming movies like kambakkht ishq(greatest expectation of all,it must be minimum superhit or blockbuster,if this movie is not wht i expect i will sure not watch movie after than) LOveaajkal(i think this movie will be also hit or superhit) kaminey(this must be superhit or even blockbuster) Eventhough i donot like saif ali khan and not big fan of sahid but still hope movies does well

I m JusT waiting to c more good movie!!!!

By: mini

mini — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:22 +0000

gr8 movie after a looong time….got in some fresh air after d strike…a brave attempt by kabir khan..d topic cud hav easily turned into a documentry…bt he never let d pace die.bt still dere wer some grey areas which make u sad..make u feel d pain of 9/11 nd after effects on asians
neil ws gr8 as an actor….he always is since johnny gaddar….
john i always feel is xpressionless..bt i guess dis movie ws perfect for his xpressionless expressions..:-D
katrina…beautiful as always..nd perfect fr maya.