Okay I have written here some random thoughts about the movie "Boom". On second read, I didn't agree with some parts of what I had written. But I have no enthu to sit and make changes. Please read the below in that spirit.

Somehow I feel that "Boom" is not being given its due. The Times gave it just one star, the very lowest, putting it at par with the very worst movies. IndiaToday blasts the movie for the lack of a story.

Come on. A gang losing its diamonds and making the models responsible to pay for it. The models stealing some other diamonds. The models double-crossing the gang-lords. This is as much story as you can expect in a bollywood movie.

The three models are shown as beautiful women who know they have great bodies and know that they can use them to their benefit and don't mind doing it. Surely there exist such women in the world today. What's wrong, then, in showing this on Film.

Agreed that the movie is a bit stark and sometimes vulgar. But at least it can't be accused of hypocrisy, unoriginality, artistic decadence, lack of integrity and most importantly plain dishonesty. (Hmm. That's a lot of words.)

On the other hand, I thought showing-the-childhood-and-early-youth-photos-of-all-involved and the bhang-induced-song-that-the-models-start-imagining-in-the-bank-they-are-looting, pretty cool.

The movie slacked a bit though, sometimes and there were some unnecessary scenes.

On the whole Gustaad has scored more plusses than minuses I think.