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A lot of critics have condemned this film as being a mere remake of the highly acclaimed and popular Hollywood film 'Memento'. While there is no doubt that this film is at the very least loosely inspired from Memento, to call it a complete rip-off would not only be a stretch of the imagination demanded greater suspension of disbelief than that required for viewing either movie, but would also be unfair to the effort Murgadoss and the rest of the team have put into developing this epic for an Indian audience. Rather, it would be best to view this film as a separate entity, something not quite at the standards of Hollywood's best but certainly above the usual clichéd Bollywood fare.

Ghajini tells the story of a man called Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan), who suffers from a condition called Anterograde amnesia, which prevents him from forming new memories, as a result of which he is unable to remember anything for more than around 15 minutes. This condition was caused by the brain damage he suffered when hit on the head by an iron rod, during a violent attack on him which also resulted in the death of his lover, Kalpana (Asin). Haunted night and day by fragmented memories of the incident, he is driven to near-madness with rage and embarks on a quest to avenge the death of his love, by hunting down the gang behind the attack-his ultimate targets being a Mob lord about whom he knows nothing save for a single name-'Ghajini'. In order to compensate for his short term memory loss, he uses a system of notes, Polaroid photographs and tattoos on his body to remind himself of the facts he has gathered during his quest and the progress he has made. Along the way, he encounters a medical student named Sunita (Jiah Khan) who is intrigued by his condition and wishes to study him and thus ends up being dragged into his violent life. The story of Sanjay's violent quest alternates with extended flashback sequences of his happy pre-amnesiac past as a savvy corporate honcho and tells the tale of his romance with lively ad model Kalpana and the circumstances which led up to the incident that caused her death and his memory loss. Ultimately, the film comes full circle in an awe-inspiring climax when past and present collide to bring a fulfilling end to the story.

Aamir Khan proves his versatility as an actor yet again, playing not one, not two but three roles in this film. As Sanjay Singhania, the savvy corporate honcho, he is polite, yet has a brisk and efficient air to him (a lot like his real life self). As 'Sachin', a struggling actor romancing Kalpana he plays the shy and unassuming everyman, albeit one replete with both confidence and sincerity. And finally, most notably, he plays the post-amnesiac Sanjay, an almost insane inhuman monster, a killing machine consumed by rage and bloodlust, haunted by shattered memories and yet lost, confused and disoriented whenever his periodic memory loss kicks in. Perhaps one of the best scenes in the film is one early on where, waking up at home, Sanjay wanders through his house clueless, having no idea where he is, until he reaches a mirror on which is written a note which tells him to remove his T-shirt whereupon he sees the tattoos that remind him of his lover's death and his quest to avenge her and cause him to be suddenly overpowered by rage and a desire for vengeance-a transition which we observe several times over the course of the film. Asin does a pretty good job as the bubbly and vivacious Kalpana, making her a likable character who's brutal murder does create the impact on the audience's mind which makes us truly sympathise with Sanjay's quest. Jiah Khan does okay as the medical student who gets dragged into Sanjay's quest for revenge while Pradeep Rawat may come across as an over-the-top clichéd bad guy in his role as the titular 'Ghajini'-but it works well for the story, believe it or not.

This film is actually two films in that the darker 'present day sequences' of Sanjay's orgies of violence seem to belong to an entirely different genre from the lighter comedic flashback sequences, though the shattering of Sanjay's happy past life makes us understand the driving force behind his present day violence. The style of music, dialogue and even settings for both sets of sequences is drastically different as a result-where on one hand you have fancy office blocks, garden parties and the beach side, on the other hand you have seedy back lanes and darkened parking lots.

On the whole despite a few ridiculous plot holes, Ghajini is definitely one of the most entertaining, if not one of the best, films of Bollywood in recent years.

Ghajini is an entertainer.

It has loads of action,comedy,drama and romance which makes it a family packed entertainer.

The story is good.

Screenplay is penned very well.

But the problem is that the movie is long,it could have been trimmed 15-20 minutes and the movie even gets violent at times,which could have been shortened.

Direction by A.R Murugadass is excellent.

The music is very good.

Performance wise-Aamir Khan is menacing.He is superb.Newcomer Asin is very good.Jiah Khan is perfect.Pradeep Rawat is first rate.

Overall Ghajini is an entertainer.

The tattoos on the body, the Polaroid snaps, the notes scattered around the house, and the smoking gun evidence? Short term memory loss, happening every 15 minutes. If this doesn't seem like Christopher Nolan's masterpiece Memento, then I don't know what does. Written and directed by A.R. Murugadoss, I don't see much of a nod of acknowledgement to Nolan's work, and in almost all literature, it only falls back on the fact that this is a Hindi remake of Murugadoss' own Tamil movie of the same name Ghajini, produced in 2005 (Nolan's was in 2000), which joins the ranks of films having their titles named after the chief villain.

In any case this isn't the first time that we see very obvious similarities in premise and characters being adopted for Bollywood's own productions, and the shot-in-Singapore Krrish comes to mind as well, as they had the entire setting of John Woo's Paycheck incorporated into that film. But of course in any version some merits could be found, but I believe some form of acknowledgement would be in order, other than, in this case, a quick flash of a very wordy disclaimer about Ghajini being gleaned from various short stories and material (and another paragraph which I missed given the fine print, and short duration on screen, but I'm pretty sure no mention of Memento).

Well, there are some reasons why I chose to watch this. First up, the music's by A.R. Rahman, and for all the good publicity he's getting for his work on Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, I just had to experience yet another piece of his musical magic on a film, besides one that I've watched much earlier this year in Jodhaa Akbar. One just cannot imagine how his musical talent will be put to good use in a film which looks and feels like Memento, and this being the next best thing. "Guzarish" is a track used in the trailer, and it is currently my new ear worm.

Another reason is of course, Aamir Khan. Yet another prolific actor with a penchant for perfection, it was interesting to see how his take on the protagonist's short term memory loss, would rival that of Guy Pearce's. I'm embarrassed to say I've only seen him in action in Lagaan, so this would be yet another opportunity to witness his ability which can be measured against a benchmark. But don't expect the same though, because Pearce's version was more of a thinking man who questions and second guesses himself, while Khan's version was in two parts to serve the story, one as a raging hulk monster who tears through his opponents with savage violence fueled by anger and hatred, coupled with the hurt he experienced and recalled (Hulk producers take note, in case Edward Norton decides against any more sequels, look in the direction of Aamir Khan), while the other as mild-mannered Sanjay Singhania, CEO of a telecommunications company in Mumbai.

Yes, Bollywood's version naturally comes with built-in song and dance, which for once I would have thought looked quite out of place in the movie, if not for A.R. Rahman's score and music. While half of the movie might be seen as a copy of Memento's premise and character, the other half served more to allow the audience to share the pain with Sanjay. Nolan's version had you experience the frustrating condition of the syndrome through its narrative presentation, but this one junks the reverse chronology, and plays it out flat and builds a rich back story for Sanjay, so much so that you'll root for him as he goes on his rampage of revenge. You'll find yourself entrenched in the romance between Sanjay and his lady love Kalpana (the stunning Asin, who reprises her role from the 2005 version as well), who's a model awaiting her big break, and a girl with a genuinely good heart. The plot never fails to give her numerous moments to showcase her good nature, and it's no surprise why anyone would not fall in love with her instantly. Factor in plenty of lovey-dovey moments of comedy and pursuit (under the guise of a different identity, like Shah Rukh Khan's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) which makes it perfect for a date movie, but with hindsight that you know this love is doomed from the moment it began, which actually makes it quite sad to watch the events unfold since you know what will eventually happen to her.

Ghajini doesn't adopt or try to adopt those very cerebral mind-f* moments from Memento, but as I mentioned plays it out more like a straight forward action thriller, with a handful of inevitable moments of watching our protagonist get taken advantaged of because of his condition. No other structural styles are used besides flashbacks, where the purpose of two characters in the movie are to read the diary of events so that it could be translated visually onto the screen. However you'll still be kept in the dark for some time as to why the designated thugs of Ghajini (Pradeep Rawat) would want to exact their mettle onto Sanjay and Kalpana, and you'll be held in suspense for almost 2 hours before the reasons get shown.

I can only imagine the flak that this film might receive because of having to adapt, and not properly acknowledge perhaps that it's not original material, save for the romantic spin on it. But if you would look past those ramifications and treat this like a re-imagining of Memento in more straight-forward terms, that this would still serve as an entertaining thriller done Bollywood style.

My sister was a huge fan of Aamir Khan as a kid. This is the reason why we would watch all his films. So when Ghajini came we all watched it. I learnt a lot about filmmaking because of this film - unreliable and non linear storytelling, suspense, romantic thriller, non-conventional action etc. This is the reason why I wouldn't completely trash this film like I do to other remakes. Memento is pretty cool and Christopher Nolan is my favourite director after Zack Snyder, so no disrespect to him.

The story and concept are stolen, so I won't judge this film on that. The acting and songs are absolutely dope. The cinematography, however, is pathetic. As a kid I really liked this film and felt like an adult for understanding it. I found it very annoying when someone said that Aamir Khan's name was Ghajini in this film. I think it's a huge lesson about naming your film after the bad guy.

I think I would have been better off not knowing this film is a remake, because that ruined the mood for me. All those scenes where he put guns and wallet in labelled drawers: all that interesting stuff just went down the drain. It's sad that this is the first Bollywood film to gross a billion rupees. It pretty much summed up what Bollywood will become in the upcoming years.

After a long and tedious wait Ghajini arrived. There was a lot of skepticism about it being a direct rip of its Tamil counterpart as well as Memento. However when one enters the movie theatre, those factors are hardly on one's mind. And any thought of all those things indeed vanished from my head the moment the movie started.

Ghajini is one of the best thrillers to have come out of the Bollywood stable in recent years. And to top it all, it has a nice dose of humour as well. Aamir Khan once again proves that he's not just the best in business, but he's the one leading the way for Bollywood to make better movies. Indeed as many users have mentioned the villain Ghajini does not look menacing enough. But lets face it, gone are the days when villains used to be called Mogambo. And gone are the days when villains used to have a scar faced appearance. The new age villain is what Ghajini is.

The acting is superb to say the least. (Although Jiah Khan really spoils the party. She's better at romancing a senior citizen than playing such characters.) Asin is absolutely brilliant and leaves a lasting impression. She makes you feel the depth and the pain of the "Kalpana was killed" tattoo. And finally, Aamir Khan. Well, what more can one say about this man who has changed the landscape of Bollywood movies. Once again he delivers a power packed performance, I could almost feel his emotions within me!

Watch this movie for its complexity and its simplicity. The complex character of Sanjay and the beautiful and cute Kalpana makes this movie one of the best movies of 2008. What an amazing way of making the year so special!

I am still in shock after hearing Aamir Khan criticising Memento. He criticises a film a remake of which he is going to star in??? And then I decided to watch this film. And what's new? My first reaction is: why was this film made? Scene to scene copy of Memento. And even then again, it was already remade into an Indian film in the past, so why then was that needed?

Aamir Khan hams throughout and his acting is pretension at its worst. It's not the young actor I used to like, whose simplicity covered the entire screen. He is now someone who pretends to be a good actor, who pretends to portray himself as someone who takes a role seriously, but in the end, his acting generates into annoying hype. No intensity, no skills, nothing. And BTW, he is not at all that fit. If I were the director I'd rather cast John Abraham or Hrithik Roshan, who could make full justice to this role in terms of physical appearance and general credibility.

Asin is nice; overacts in some scenes, but does have some charm. She's not a great actress, but she is an actress without a doubt. Giah Khan is average.

It's sad that this film was such a big hit. Indian mass audiences generally like to watch films which are melodramatic and overdone or just mediocre films which show a fake world. Ironically, Raja Hindustani (a cheap film without any vivid storyline) was one of those films.

It's sad because, while many of the films deserve the money they earn (take Sholay, Dilwale Dulhania), many are just terrible disasters that seem to appeal to all those who prefer to see a different, plastic world, and that's how many small-great films are simply and shamelessly left out.

I'm not against any film as long as it is entertaining, exciting, interesting and well-made. But I am against films that are just not needed, that are pretentious, that are made to fool people, to insult their intelligence by pretending a film is of a high standard; and above all, films that were made just to publicise the leading actor. Ghajini is one of those films that apply to all these descriptions.

It is very pleasant to see, in the past decade, the Indian movies has raised themselves in standards. Ghajini definitely is one of the toughest project that Aamir khan would have done, there is no doubt in that. It is not always easy to remake a hit version and alter the storyline here and there and still come out good. It is only possible through the best men in the industry. And Aamir is THE best. ARRahman - WOW!!! He made the Kaise mujhe song echo in all the audience's heart as they leave the theater. Its like "Every night in my dreams" song from titanic. Soul touching performance from the music Guru!! Overall, this movie has to be watched for its storyline, humor, sentiment, twists. Overall Ghajini is a great entertainment-packed. Go! watch it today!!!!

Ghajini only goes on to show what hype can do for a movie.

The movie may well be on its way to become one of the biggest grosser in Bollywood. But at best, it matches up to an above-average Sunny Deol flick. Had the movie not featured Aamir Khan it would not have been nowhere close to what it is now.

Bollywood has had a history where many a venture has sunk despite hype but what worked for Ghajini was a sustained and immaculately planned publicity campaign. That it was Aamir's sole movie in the whole year, and was coming a whole year after his poignant Taare Zameen Par, already had the nation in good anticipation. This combined with the publicity given to Aamir's (over-hyped) physique and supposed eight-pack took the hype to newer altitudes. The marketing team also made sure the bulked-up Aamir was visible in malls and public places. Days before the release, one could see the once-considered reticent Aamir giving interviews on every possible show on every possible channel. Newspapers and websites were flooded with Aamir's 13 month rigorous training to get his look. Also, to engage a larger segment of the audience, romantic promos augmented the initial action-oriented posters.

The end result of it all had to be a bumper opening for Ghajini. Needless to say, all this wouldn't have worked so well for another actor; but Aamir's hysteria is unparalleled and his fan following spans all sections of gender, class and religion. The loose ends of Shahrukh's "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" also proved beneficial for this film and the "thinking" audience thronged the halls to see if Aamir had fared better. For the rest, who weren't really the star's fans, they went anyways to see what all the hype was all about! So how did I find it? The film is loud and the background score louder. This morning I concurred with my colleague who told me that he left the hall with a heavy head after watching this film. Even the overall music, barring a song or two, is forgettable and below-average by Rahman's standards. Majority of the songs stand out of the story and merely extend the length of the film.

If action happens to be your genre of choice, you will enjoy the punches and villains being banged on walls and windows. If not, then you'd be sitting at the wrong place for those parts of the movie. What however holds your attention is the narrative; the director manages to engage you through the entire film. When the gore goes heavy, a romantic flashback alters the tone and pace of the movie. In this regard, the editing is slick and crisp. So even if the film could put some of you to sleep, it won't give you the opportunity to yawn! In terms of performances, Asin wows with her refreshing act. She lights up the screen and (due apologies to Aamir's fans) steals the thunder from right under the actor's nose. It's a pity she didn't get her due with the superstar taking most of the credit. You wait for her to come on screen; be it simple acts of helping people around her or faking up her romance with the business tycoon – she portrays the character of affable Kalpana with élan. In fact, it is the flashback sequences in which she appears, that were most enjoyable.

It is surprising that Aamir, known for choosing his films very selectively, opted for this South Indian remake. Even though his character is central to the film, he doesn't have too many dialogues. As a guy suffering from short term memory loss, he shows his frustration to a degree but doesn't have much else to do than beat up anyone and everyone coming in his way. Perhaps, the director could have focused more on the confusion and tribulations he faced due to his problem. As the business tycoon in flashbacks, his witty act makes you laugh. But in one of the scenes when giving interviews to international media, he didn't sound convincing as a magnate. All in all, his performance was satisfactory in the context of the film. He didn't break any new ground with this, as some people claim. As for achieving the macho look, I don't think with the support available these days it is such a Herculean task for an actor known for his sincerity and perfectionism.

As the bad guy Ghajini, Pradeep Rawat disappointed; he tried hard to mouth Haryanvi dialogues but was neither effective nor convincing. Perhaps, the movie would have been elevated to another level had the villainy act been more polished.

The cinematography by Ravi K. Chandran was par excellence. And be it the exotic locales of the Guzarish song or dark shots of the climax sequence, he has shot them all brilliantly. The action sequences have a South Indian influence even though some of them are executed well.

Ghajini, as a one time watch, was entertaining even for someone like me not particularly into action movies or Aamir Khan. But the cult status to which it has been elevated is definitely not justified. It is a clearly over-hyped and has garnered undue credit than what it is worth. I'm sure people had higher expectations from Aamir but for fear of being sounding different, no one wants to admit that.

This may be the most entertaining thing I have ever seen in a theater. It is apparently loosely based (via another movie) on Christopher Nolan's "Memento", and while I enjoyed that, this is far, far more fun to watch.

Frankly, I feel like people always give away too much plot in these IMDb reviews, so all I will say is that this movie involves memory, love and some almost superhuman fight scenes.

I couldn't help but have the feeling that if Hitchcock was directing movies today, they'd be like this. This is pretty much our very own "Rear Window" in terms of being so completely entertaining while also being amazingly well made.

An 'Indianised' Memento, Ghajini is a masala pot-boiler revenge film that is low on distinctiveness, instead relying on vibrant cinematography, over-the-top action sequences, and superlative performances by Aamir Khan and Asin to deliver the goods. Not surprisingly, Ghajini is another tour-de-force turn by Aamir Khan, as he effectively takes to the skin of his character, exuding the laundry list of human emotion, and even bordering on animal-like in his revenge-driven state. Elsewhere, Asin infuses the right-amount of over-the-top histrionics, charm, and girl-power to make her character appealing and ultimately the emotional center-point of the film. The rest of the cast is barely adequate, with the so-called medical student, police inspector, and the main villain verging on the comedic with their clichéd, wooden performances. But, it didn't really matter. The main characters were crafted with such integrity and likability that by the end, I can honestly admit I was on the verge of tears. In the end, Ghajini was a somewhat unremarkable film that was lifted by its high-emotional quotient and some outstanding compositions by A.R. Rahman (Guzarish, Kaise Mujhe), the screeching background score aside. Worth watching once.

An exuberantly excessive and unreasonably entertaining mash-up of musical-comedy romance, action-Variety movie mayhem and psycho-thriller suspense.

Ghajini is an out an out action thriller set at the backdrop of romance and revenge drama. Its almost a frame 2 frame remake of Tamil hit Ghajini, which was originally inspired by Memento. Since I loved both the versions. It was difficult to expect anything newer or better from the Hindi version. So the verdict would mostly revolve around "did the makers ensure the benchmarks are met". Its a definite 'A' for being able to meet the gigantic expectations. No, the director has not disappointed you.

The high points are the few thrills that are part of the narrative, the edge of the seat kinds.

While avoiding comparisons, Aamir is done a terrific job playing a confused and furious person in search of the killer of girl friend. His corporate getup was styled differently and looks convincing. I can already sense, the style being a rave shortly in the corporate dressing. His toned up body looks fab, and justifies few of the over the top fights.

Asin has won my heart again, din't think she would be able to do so, repeating the feat she did 2 years ago. In few of the reels she literally stole the movie from Aamir. The climax is different and is better picturised.

Overall when you leave the theatre you do feel if you missed something.. I can only sum up the following could be why i felt so..

1. I knew the story and could predict the dialogues in advance. 2. The length was a mild problem 3. The action sequences looked dated in parts, one blow and 4 on the ground. 4. The originals were too good to repeat it.

Oh I wished, I had the bliss of not having watched the originals, to take a fresh look at it.

For the humongous effort of the team, go watch it if you are hungry for masalas beyond cakes and wine this holiday season..

Well, Kudos to Aamir Khan for a brilliant performance. Asin was okay-okay for starters, and there is no other performance worth seeing. The action was mind-blowing, the humour subtle but good, the songs alright, the idea (though copied) quite good, but, all-in-all, it left me disappointed.

Not because it's a bad movie. It's not. It's a very nice watch. It's just that it didn't bring out the magic that an Aamir Khan movie should have. It still had loopholes, like... well, let me not spoil it.

The movie starts off in a medical college where Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan ) is being discussed (he suffers from short-term memory loss). Then we are suddenly taken to Sanjay in his deadly appearance and shown the kind of violence that is expected out of Ghajini. The the story moves on and twice, through 2005 and 2006 diaries of Sanjay, we are taken into flashbacks of a very interesting love story of Sanjay and Kalpana (Asin). Then the story moves on and then, a newbie will realize that Sanjay is looking for some Ghajini for revenge for killing Kalpana.

Very interesting story, but a disgraceful climax where you'll be laughing because... well, some Bollywood-rigidity like the Hero never dies.

Even though it's still humorous to see Aamir smash the hell out of four crooks and then suddenly look at them and wonder who the hell these four people are and why they are dead, it is Memento (the Hollywood movie, the origin of all Ghajini's) that still stands out.

Not worth the first day first show, but worth a watch still. Watch it for Aamir's performance and some mind-blowing action.

5/10.

Ghajini is a Film of Revenge, Love and Action. Executed Brilliantly By The Director AR Muragadoss. Screen Play & Cinematography is at Top Notch, We can't say flaws about it. Coming To The Oscar Winner AR Rahman who have penned an Beautiful Composition Which is aptly needed for the Film. His songs Guzarish, Kaise Mujhe, Behka are looping our ears even after the film ends...

Coming To Performance of Lead Actors.

Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan Nailed the Role Sanjai Singhania. A Person who Loss the memory for each 15 mins, And Searching the Murderers of his loving lady. He Perfectly Shaped into character well. And as a Business Tycoon in several scenes, He displays his charmness convincingly.

Asin, The Leading Lady Who made her Bollywood Debut , Respiring her character In Ghajini 2005 Tamil Film. Is Fabulous as Kalpana. She Played her role very well and the impact of the character is strong even we leave the theatre.

Jiah Khan as a Medical Student does her pretty good as Supportive to Sanjay. The Villain ' Ghajini ' that is Pradeep Rawat is a Great Performer as Brutal Killer.

Overall Ghajini is a Clear Cut Blockbuster All the Way....

After a dull period of bollywood movies, Ghajini can be described in just one word, AMAZING ! Right from the word GO, this movie keeps you on the edge of your seat . Everything from the Script, The Direction,The Action and The music to the Performances Win your heart ! The action scenes are well captured and the choreography is a job well done by Ahmed Khan. Though it is 3 hrs long not once you end up feeling bored . Moreover, the telling of the movie is done well wit back and forth time travelling... Of the performances, Aamir towers above the rest wit his 'short term memory loss' , Asin matches head to head wit aamir for a debutant and jiah proves that she is not just a damsel . The villain though could have been Better . But the real question left to be answered is Ghajini worth the hype ? Indeed it is my friends... All in all a great movie wit all the ingredients required to make a movie A BLOCKBUSTER ..... A must see...!

I am a big fan of Aamir Khan and his detail oriented approach towards every project he undertakes. It's with this expectation I went to see the movie. For the most part it matched my expectations. However, there were a couple of aspects in the movie which disappointed me. This is a revenge motivated movie, so action plays a very important role. Here's where the quality drops. The main villain was wrong for the part, he's been playing henchman for so long, you just can't upgrade him to the main villain's role in such a big budget movie. Second, he is such a big don in the crime world but not one of his men carries a gun. Do you buy this?; especially in the day and age where every foot soldier in a crime syndicate carries an automatic/AK47, just to gain respect. All these guys have, are broken metal pipes. Come to think if there was a gang war these guys wouldn't last a day. Aamir Khan's 8 pack abs was impressive but his fighting style and ability left much to be desired. His fighting style reminded you of "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander". One would expect with age and experience this perfectionist would have perfected the art of hand to hand combat. The plot, acting is still quite good but as far as action goes, the word "limited" comes to mind.

There are already many reviews of Ghajini even before its release. All who follows bollywood forums knows that there is a fight between Aamir and SRK fans and since Rab Ne has become such a hit Aamir fans are having hard time swallowing it. That's why you are seeing lots of great reviews of Ghajini for past 4 days.

Luckily I am neither Aamir or SRK fan. I just came back watching Ghajini and I will say its a big disappointment. I don't need to tell about the story because everyone knows about it.

Film has a good first part mostly because of Asin, She has done a remarkable job only bright thing about this film. Where Aamir has you know worked more on his 8 Pack Abs and nothing more. He did not put much effort as he usually does. Result after the death of Asin films gets boring its more action, senseless action. If you are trying to get over 26/11 don't watch this movie as everything you watched on Television about 26/11 will come flashing in front of your eyes. Any way another weak link about the movie is Giya Khan, She just can't act. Director has tried to fix all these problems with more and more action which is impressive if you don't watch Hollywood Movies but If you have watched some good Hollywood Action Movies, you will find Ghajini's action ordinary.

This film is remake of a tamil movie with same name but when you watch the movie you'll find that it has taken lots of scenes from successful Hollywood Movies as well like Hulk and many more. Its not a movie but Hindi verison of trailers of many Hollywood Movies.

Only watch it if you are Aamir Khan's fan or you like action movies otherwise skip this movie. It has nothing what we use to see in Aamir's movies.

Short-term memory loss, violence, songs and witty dialogue sum up as 'Ghajini'. A R Murugadoss's 'Ghajini' is escapist cinema at its best. A winner all the way in that category. A Power-packed entertainer, with fantastic action, loads of violence, beautiful music score and first-rate performances!

What else to we need? Ghajini rocks. I was gripped from start to end while watching this revenge-saga. The film proved to be a Blockbuster Hit at the box office worldwide, and yes it deserved every bit of it. Bravo!

Lets Go With The Pluses First: Fantastic action sequences. Peter Hein and Stun Siva deserve an ovation for their extraordinary work. Beautiful music score by Oscar-Winner A R Rahman. Excellent performances. Aamir Khan is fantastic from start to end, his performance makes Ghajini a treat all the way. Asin is superstar material. Jiah Khan is relegated to the backseat, nevertheless she's good. Pradeep Rawat shines as the conniving villain.

Minuses: The film could've been trimmed by around about 10-15 minutes.

On the whole 'Ghajini' is a through entertainer. Go for it. Two Thumbs Up!

Hmm so it's inspired from Memento huh.

This is the first Bollywood movie that I have ever watched, so even though I'm about to trash on this movie, this is not my opinion on Bollywood movies as a whole.

So the premise is this guy had retrograde amnesia, so he only retained new memory for 15 minutes. Even though the characters in the movie kept repeating this premise, the movie didn't really hold up this interval. In one of the scenes, where another character explained things to him, I was so confused because that should have taken more than 15 minutes, which meant explaining everything to him was pointless.

The story was also tonically inconsistent. Unlike Memento, which made audiences slowly piecing everything together, this movie showed flashbacks that explained the whole movie. However, the flashback and the present felt like watching two different movies: the former is a musical romance comedy, while the latter is a serious thriller. Sadly the romcom took the bulk of the runtime and overshadowed the thriller, where the premise was important.

The romcom just felt weird and laughable. Right in the first flashback, I was taken to a music video that showed our main protagonist as a horny playboy that would hard simp on his crush. And there were 2 or 3 more that kept becoming hornier.

Characters were also unrealistic. The main protagonist was an angry steroidal revenger in the present and a horny womanizer. The female lead was hecka double-faced. She was super nice and also a liar. I wouldn't like her character and have some fun with the movie if she wasn't so attractive.

Ah the action scenes were fake. They covered it up with fast and erratic editing that didn't help at all. The editing, overall, made everything in the movie so excessively dramatic.

Overall, it's hard to take this movie seriously. I can only sit through 3 hours of this because of the hot actress and I watched with my buddy. 3/10.

It is hard to keep a viewer entertained for 3 hours even when you have a gripping story told at a fast pace. That is not Ghajini's case, so I did grow restless as the film moved on.

Half the film is a light-hearted love story which is fully developed and can stand on its own. The other half is about revenge, murder and destruction inflicted by a physically super-human hero. The film tries to be everything for everyone. In the end though, you cannot like both halves, one of them will not be your type.

The idea of the film is the same as Chris Nolan's Memento, but only developed superficially, to interlace with the love and the revenge stories. Whereas in Memento you are meticulously brought to understand the development of the hero's path to revenge, in this film you have no idea how does the hero come from the point of losing his memory to the inception of his revenge quest.

That being said, the film has merits, and save for the fallacies of the plot highlighted above it is a story reasonably well told. But not for 3 hours and not in comparison with films on the same topic more solidly done (and I'm thinking of Memento here).

Ghajini might as well qualify for a complete masala movie with action, revenge, drama, romance and very other element that a masala movie qualifies.

Aamir having quirky lines, Aamir having a combination of a look from Fanaa as well as the Dil Chahta Hai. More than Asin or Jiah Khan's belly button flashing - you had Aamir Khan's flat stomach (not exactly 6 to 8 abs) being flashed more in all types of camera angles. I believe one song was particularly made for the flashing Aamir Khan's belly button.

Aye Bachchoo one of the songs in the movie where you have Asin being introduced in stylishly dressed in a Manish Malohtra attire had the sequences of Michael Jackson videos - just to name a few, "In the closet"; "All I want to say is that, they don't really care about us"; that face changing in "black or White". Honestly either I have been exposed to many entertainment options and have been observing to intently to realize that you are being inspired. In another song - Bahkha, you have six Aamir Khan's wooing Asin. As if one was not good enough, then of course Johnny Depp did the same thing in the last of the trilogy of Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End.

Just to highlight the story, without any spoilers in it, Sanjay Singhania played by Aamir Khan, is a rich businessman who owns a cellular phone company named Air Voice. Kalpana played by Asin Thottumkal, an advertisement model goes around telling her advertisement crew that she is the love interest of Sanjay, in spite of her having never met him and also goes to the extent of giving an sheer conincidence an interview with a very local newspaper called Mayapuri about her relationship Sanjay.

Sanjay happens to hear about this through the media and wants to settle scores with her.(Here, i love the part when they are trying to sell the sensational news item on a television commercial, also highlighting that if you buy the latest Mayapuri for the gossip, you will also get two packets of pav bhaji masala.)

Jiah Khan comes quiet later in the story but upfront in the movie. First it was Amitabh Bachchan and now it is Aamir Khan, will she be lucky enough to be part any other Shahrukh Khan movie... let's see?

Once the love angle is happening, Kalpana saves a group of girls who being part of a flesh trade racket, for which the goons are after her...in between somewhere, Sanjay out his memory and can with hold it for memories for 15 minutes and then you have a new Aamir Khan or Sanjay in case of Ghajini, again. Gold fish could porbably be better at it, that reminds me, let's me try and list some top of mind amnesia based movies -

* Finding Nemo (hilarious, can keep watching everyday, Dory was cute), * 50 First Dates (Romantic Comedy, once it OK, Adam Sandler was good, so was Drew Barrymore), * then you have the Bourne series - Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum (action oriented, all of them worth once, Supremacy also features Goa), * Memento (Aamir said don't compare), * Ghajini (what can i say, please continue reading...)

My other problem in the movie is that the songs at a drop of a hat, which were completely unwanted, unrequired, unstorylike. If you have already seen Taare Zameen Par, the songs were to completely make your heart bleed and reach out and connect with the character. Damn, another comparison. I probably was unable to fathom was that was the director trying to make an action? thriller? romantic? animated? Oh yes, he has really used the animation (not cartoon types) also in the movie, it did leave the monotony of the storyline, like the starting credits was just decent, but then it got boring. Another animation where you have a private jet flying over dark clouds, which I just cannot remember the movie. Then you have unnecessary and over doing use of jerky camera moments. Dripping of water sound was constantly being used throughout the movie detonating probably nothing. The movie scenes had really dramatic long pauses between Aamir Khan and Asin, where i was trying to peep into my neighbors Nokia camera phone to know what time it was?

The villain was not at all menacing enough and took the protagonist and his illness too much for granted, which was completely uncalled for. He reminded me of Goga Kapoor. Coming to the action sequences, it was more dramatic, than action. Plus the movie should not have extended to 180 minutes could have been finished in around two and half hours.

I am so glad i didn't get the Ghajini haircut done, at first it was like it is the only other movie releasing of Aamir Khan, so should get the hair cut done, then i saw a group of street children begging at a signal with having the same hair cut. Thumbs Down to the idea of the hair cut. Then , i saw how Aamir Khan was promoting the movie, by giving the hair cut to one and all, then i go for it again, then i had to watch the movie, for sure it i love my hair, so no Ghajini hair cut. The good part of the movie watching experience was that i could hear hooting and clapping when movie started, Aamir Khan makes an entry in a multiplex. My rating to the movie is one and half stars!! Since i was hoping for much more and there was much more desired in the movie and much more desired in Aamir Khan, especially with better movies than this.