It seems everyone is taking a stab at Taran Adarsh. Just today Sunny Audit and Aryan took a stab on this K3G thread. I read the review of Moksha on Planet Bollywood which got a very favourable review and a score of 9/10 – but to quote from last paragraph;

‘So don’t listen to some of lame-brained, intelligence-impaired, self-proclaimed trade analysts who gave this film the rotten review treatment. They wouldn’t know a good film if it ran up behind them and bit them (You critics listening?)’

I wonder who’s he talking about!

Reviews are always self opinionated and nothing more – so they’ll be people who always disagree with any review. As a trade analyst (self proclaimed or not), Taran is mostly accurate on film predications and esp. box office collections – and his rating on the reviews reflect only how well the film will do at the box office. In that respect I think more appreciation of his work is required – hence this thread or is this going to end as a single post thread

Ali

His review of K3G looked too much at the film and its 'memeroble' scenes, not its box office $ poteintial or a report on the feedback from exhibitors/distributors who have bought the film. He has access to exec producers reports or detailed articles on the film financial status. However he's just like any other film reviewer. Therefore I don't rate him highly, as he doesn't take advantage of his supposed role.

hi just to add taran is a personal friend of mine and is a top bloke....I have directed him towards our forums many a times dont know if he has visited...but he tells me that such is his job that he makes many people happy as well as many people upset he just sticks to his own opinions and i appreciate him for that...even though me and him dont always agree..everyone has difgferent tastes...but i can tell you he is the main voice in india when it comes to trade anlysts he is regularly in the news when issues concern bollywood and his tv show where he reviews films is the most watched show in india as far as simlar prograames are concerned...Many of his crtics find it difficult to live or live withou his reviews and opinions..he is the editor of trade guide which has been around for decades and it is established as the no1 trade weekly in india...

i dont think any guy can meet the demands of everyone as far as review is concerned i believe he has put the memorable scenes up as it is a charecteristics of many of his reviews



Edited By anwar_hatela_survives on Dec. 13 2001 at 20:48

but i dont think anyone can doubt his knowledge on the box office and films in genral he is no internet reviewer but comes from a family who has been in the area of box office for decades...he is beyond many internet critics...

A reviewers job is to review the movie on it's artisitic and entertainment merits and not it's box office potential. I am sorry to say Taran Adarsh fails miserably in writing any decent reviews. As far as he is concerned any movie that does well commercially, is 'good' and any that does not, is 'bad'. Whereas we all know that as far as Bollywood is concerned it is normally the other way around, wherein all the crap does well and the good movies rarely ever do well.
Anyhow, anyone who thinks Salman Khan is a good actor (lol) and classifies his stripping and buffoonery as acting, surely has no idea about cinema. By the way I presume, we are talking about cinema as a form of art and entertainment rather than just a commercial excercise.



Edited By Sanjay on Dec. 14 2001 at 03:04

sanjay we are talking about cinema in India yaar and what the masses like to hear not the minority classes..

for eg...Amitabh bachan has gone on record saying he will never do a film like AKS agin
Hrthik Roshan regards Fiza and Mission Kashmir as disasters

I cant believe it Fiza and MK have been my fav films of recent time..and AKS I luved .....But it is the majority public that speaks cinema which is unfortunate as in the future i dont think we will see class movies shot on a moderate or high budget....the only class movies well see is stuff like arthouse Bawandar, Chandni bar and so on

Do not expect to see many more asokas, MK, Fizas, Aks e.t.c as they simply dont work at the box offfice...by the way i class Lagaan another top movie in a different genre..thats why i dont mention it....Shiite i think i may have gone off the topic of this thread slightly



Edited By anwar_hatela_survives on Dec. 13 2001 at 22:19

My problem with his reviews is that he gives the movie away in the review....has he ever heard of spoiler warnings?

perfect example is moksha where the story was gievn away and then he gave it a shit review.....

the original so called preview where the entire story was given away was not by taran adarsh but some other guy

I just read the review of k3g at radiosargam by Komal Nahta.
I can`t believe it, for one week ago they siad that keg was so fantastic etc..... and jsut read the review by ur self.
Radiosargam is really bullshit.

I couldn't agree more with Sanjay. A film should be reviewed according to it's artisitic and entertainment merits and not it's box office potential. Then don't call it a review. Taran Adarsh may have a knack for knowing which films are blockbuster potentials and which aren't - but he regards these "hits" as good films and anything that may not work at the box office, as bad. Especially considering that he is an important "critic", he may even kill the chances of some good films becoming hits.

I'm with Sanjay, too. It's the film itself I'm going to see and hope to enjoy. Not an investor's report.

Jennie (aka Janki)

I think Taran Adarsh is still an idiot, remember his Lagaan and DCH review. It does not matter if his prediction are correct or wrong and I don't really like trade pundits, they should not review films. Taran Adarsh thinks hit films are good films and flop films are bad films.

read k3g review at rediff and then decide what to do with Taran the trader of lies!!!Is ko SANGSAR kiya jaye!IMO!for twisting the facts and misleading the viewers.
BTW! the film should be judged on its on merits not on box office status esp in UK where Yaadein and YRHPK are in top ten!!!SHOOOO!! :angry: :vangry: :

Do us a fav mate and ask Taran how much did K3G cost to make, as I wanna know what is the most expensive Indian film ever made. From all the sources I have seen it looks like Kaante. But some on this site thinks its K3G. :alien: