'Bodyguard' movie review

There are three movies struggling to emerge from Salman Khan's Popeye-like biceps. A cheeky, live-my-life movie where a bodyguard who travels by local train gets to share space with a princess who lives in a palace in the fictional Jaisinghpur. A sexy, physical romance where Khan's pectorals are in conversation with Kareena Kapoor's aesthetically curved belly, bared in a sari that stays up through sheer will power. And a social drama which pits a feudal sarkar-raj mindset with a modern urge to choose love.

Unfortunately all three sub plots are crushed under the mighty weight of the Khan star machine. It is relentless. Khan invents dance steps which will no doubt be immediately cloned in wedding parties across India, flexing his biceps and twisting his calves. He finds everyday elements to beat his opponents, from tree trunks to shovels, and doesn't think twice about using the latter as a back-scratching device. He also makes jokes in rhyme (I'm not a fool/You think I'm in nursery school?). When a local train is going in the wrong direction, he simply flies through the air using cables to get to his destination.

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Bollywood's Salman Khan takes charge

Salman Khan, a man of few words, says Bodyguard's script was tweaked to suit the palate of his fans. Will Khan surpass his previous achievements?

Bollywood actor Salman Khan plays a glacial bodyguard in his Eid release and we wonder if he has taken his onscreen persona a bit too seriously. When tabloid! caught up with him over the phone to speak about his latest drama, Bodyguard, he was a man of few words. And when he did muster enough energy to speak up, he was barely audible.

Perhaps, it was his facial nerve condition (trigeminal neuralgia) that was troubling him. The Ready star flew to the US on Monday for surgery.

"Yeah, I am in terrible pain — terrible. Anyway, Bodyguard is a film that got me really excited. After Dabangg and Ready, people's expectations are very high. We have tried to make it enjoyable for everybody — it's a part of their Eid celebrations," said Khan.

Known for his charismatic onscreen presence rather than his acting chops, Bodyguard seems to have all the ingredients to make it perfect blockbuster material.

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Karisma Kapoor to join Twitter soon

Karisma Kapoor is the latest to be bitten by the Twitter bug. She is set to join the micro-blogging site soon, says filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who is directing her next movie "Dangerous Ishq".

"With the gorgeous Karisma Kapoor... she is getting on twitter soon and wants to convey to her fans that she is really excited to be back!!!" Bhatt posted on Twitter.

Karisma will be back on the big screen after a gap of five years. She will star opposite model-turned-actor Rajneish Duggal in "Dangerous Ishq' and will be playing five different roles in five different lifetimes.

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