Jhootha Hi Sahi is an upcoming Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Abbas Tyrewala starring John Abraham and Tyrewala's wife, Pakhi. The film was originally titled 1-800-Love later renamed as Call Me Dil but finally will release with the title Jhootha Hi Sahi. The album marks the return of the combo AR Rahman with director Abbas Tyrewala. Expectations are bound to be high since the earlier album of the combination Jaane tu Ya Jaane Na was a big hit and quite popular among youngsters. Hence the music is expected to be youthful and peppy . The question is does the music meet the expectations? Let us see.

Cry Cry:

Cry Cry itna Cry has been sung by Rashid Ali (Kabhi Kabhi Aditi fame) and Shreya Ghoshal. The song is surely going to be an instant hit among youth. It is light and peppy and with its easy lyrics is surely going to win over. The song is too simple in terms of composition and lyrics more like an instant composition. It connects instantly and gets into the head(Rating 4 out of 5)

Maiyya Yashoda (Jamuna Mix):

Maiyya Yashoda (Jamuna Mix) has been sung by Javed Ali and Chinmayi . The lyrics are quite good and somewhat remind of Maiyya Yashoda from Hum Saath Saath Hain. After a long time arrives a song from Rahman on festive spirit of Janmashtami. Last time it was Radha kaise na jale from Lagaan. It is the desi version of Maiyya Yashoda in the album. It has more classic beats(Rating 4 out of 5)

Hello Hello:

Hello Hello sung by Karthik . It reminds one of Karthik calling Karthik .The song is perfectly apt for that movie . The song more about telephone with sounds of ringtones , beeps and ringers thrown in between. (Rating 4 out of 5)

Do Nishaniyaan:

Do Nishaniyaan has the soulful voice of Sonu Nigam . The rendition by Sonu reminds of Sau Dard hai from Jaanemann. The singing by Sonu is such that we feel that no body can sing this song better except for those words like Phone in lyrics which are like brakes in the song. The song, though a sad version, is quite good( Rating 4 out of 5)

Pam Pa Ra:

Pam Pa Ra sung by Shreya Ghoshal with Suzanne D’Mello is more like a playful song with a joyful mood. There many layers in the song track and different instruments with variations in the music including jazz. The music is quite good and reminds of Rahman’s music of Rangeela . (Rating 3.5 out of 5)

I’ll Be waiting:

I’ll Be waiting sung by Vijay Yesudas is a song about wait for the return of loved one. The song has a feel and mix of the Kahin To Hogi Wohand To Bole from Jaane tu Ya Jaane Na. I can’t help by remember more Tu Bole throughout the song.The song has a combination of English lyrics with the hindi which became more popular with Give me some sunshine from 3 Idiots. The song is very good and can be called among the best from the album. (Rating 4 out of 5)

Maiyya Yashoda (Thames Remix):

Maiyya Yashoda (Thames Remix) also sung by Javed Ali and Chinmayi . It is more like remix version of Maiyya Yashoda in the album .The song sounds more good to ears than the Jamuna version. (Rating 4 out of 5)

Do Nishaniyan (Heartbreak Reprise):

Do Nishaniyan (Heartbreak Reprise) sung by Sonu Nigam is a shorter version of Do Nishaniyan and more situational( Rating 3.5 out of 5)

Call Me Dil:

Rashid Ali who started the album with Cry Cry , ends the album with this track.As told earlier the working title for the film was Call Me Dilwhich may be the reason for the track being called as Call Me Dil instead of Jhootha Hi Sahi though the words feature in the track. This may have been conscious decision to incorporate to working titles so that they don’t need an additional song which is a good strategy. The song is also quite good and impressive. ( Rating 4 out of 5)

Final Verdict:

The album is quite impressive. The album is definitely going to be popular among youngsters and the catchy line Cry Cry itna cry will be more popular. The album is good and it meets expectations. (Final rating 4)

Watched the morning show here in Chennai. Aarya and Santhanam makes the first half a laugh riot. Though there are no interesting things happening the dialogues does the trick. Slows down a little in the second half though. Its a harmless fun to watch. Lot of references to old Tamil movies, mockery at its best. Santhanam in top form with his trademark dialogues. Arya looks uber cool but same cant be said for Nayanthara. One of the hopeless characters in the flick. Songs are pretty decent and so as the BackGround score. Most of the movie feels like watching SMS with a different cast, Santhanam being an exception. At the end of the day, if all you need is pure fun without looking for anything else, then Boss Enkira Baskaran fits the bill perfectly.Thank god that they avoided wine shop scenes. I wouldn't rate Arya higher for his attempt. He was decent but come on, show some emotions. Santhanam on the other hand is the real hero of the movie. He did make us laugh without his standalone double meaning dialogues. No glamor from Nayan  but she was good. Overall, a good movie which will be a success in the box office.

Direction - director was trying to make the movie with Santhanam’s comedy alone and also has heavily tried Tamil Padam type spoof movie .
Music and BGM - were good , Mama mama songs was badly shot .

Arya - no match to Jeeva and comic reactions. 
Jeeva - good guest appearance 
Vverdict : one time watch definitely and Santhanam guarantees it

Though I saw some good reviews for Boss Engira Baskaran, I personally felt that the movie was not as entertaining as told in many reviews.Definitely there are good amount of laugh bursts and some interesting scenes, but overall, the movie was not a complete entertainer. Aarya, Casual acting. Jolly character and Aarya has done a decent job. But definitely there was room for improvement. In some scenes, he was trying hard to get the humor out.

The screenplay could have been taut. Having unwanted twist like entry of Jeeva in the climax could have been avoided. Also there are not enough scenes to justify why an educated lecturer gets impressed by an aimless youth. Arya has a voice modulation which is very much suitable for comedy. He is improving himself in each movie.Santhanam is the pillar of the movie. Without him this movie could have become a damp squib.Nayantara and other characters have done their part well.Yuvan Shankar Raja fails to impress. Three songs (introduction, song in marriage, and the last fast number) can be called as average ones.Other songs are not even average.  Apt songs have been used in hilarious sequences.Overall a watchable full length comedy entertainer. There has been a very good response for this film in the theaters. All the college student groups which visit the theater say “Nanbenda” after the climax.

Boss Engira Bhaskaran - Santhanam = Fail

57^th National Film Awards winner for the year 2009 were announced at by film maker Ramesh Sippy at Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi on September 15, 2010.

3 Idiots - Best Film for Wholesome Entertainment, Best Song

‘3 Idiots ‘ directed by Rajkumar Hirani starring Aamir Khan,Madhavan and Sharman Joshi was awarded Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment . Swanand kirkire who earlier won a national award in 2007 for the penning the song 'Bande mein tha dum' for 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' won the award of Best Lyricist for ' Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh’

Paa- Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best make-up

Amitabh Bachchanwho played the role of a 14 year old suffering from Progeria in ‘Paa’ won The Best Actor award . He had earlier won Best Actor award for 'Agneepath' and 'Black'

Arundhati Naag who played the role of grand mother to Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Supporting Actress award. While Chrisiten Tinsley and Ms. Dominie Till won the award for best make-up.

Dehli 6- Best Feature Film on National Integration, Best production design award

Dehli 6 directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra starring Abhishek Bachchan-Sonam Kapoor won The Nargis Dutt Award For Best Feature Film on National Integration . It also won the best production design award for Samir Chanda.

Dev-D – Best Music

The music composed by Amit Trivedi for the movie Dev D was awarded Best Music award

Lahore- Best Debut Director, Best Supporting Actor

Sanjay Puran Singh won award for the Best Debut Director for his film Lahore. Veteran Actor Farooq Sheikh won Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Lahore

Well Done Abba- Best Social film

Well Done Abba a political satire  directed by Shyam Benegal was chosen as the Best Social film

Abhomaan(Bengali): Best Director, Best Actress, Best editing , Best Bengali film

The Best Director award went to Rituparno Ghosh for his Bengali film Abhomaan. This is Rituparno's second national award for best director, the first one being for 'Utsab'.

Ananya Chatterjee was chosen as the Best Actress for her role in Abhomaan. It won awards for Best Editing for Arghyakamal Mitra. It was declared the Best Bengali film.

Kutti Srank(Malayalam)- Best Feature Film, Best screenplay (original), Best cinematography, Best costume design, Special Jury Award

Malayalam film Kutti Srank won the award in the Best Feature Film category, Special jury for : Sreekar Prasad(Editor), best costume designer award for Jayakumar as well as best cinematography and best screenplay (original) awards for Anjuli Shukla and P.F. Mathews-Harikrishna respectively.

Magadheera(Telugu)- Best Special Effects, Best Choreographer

K. Siva Shankar won the Best Choreographer of the year for socio-fantasy film Magadheera. Kamal Kannan won an award for Best Special Effects

So the Winners list is :

Best Film - Kutty Srank (malayalam)

Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan for Paa

Best Actress: Ananya Chatterjee for Abohoman (Bengali)

Best Director: Rituparno Ghosh

Best Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - 3 Idiots

Best Supporting Actor - Farooque Shaikh for Lahore

Best Supporting Actress - Arundhati Nag for Paa

Best Music: Amit Trivedi for Dev D

Best Lyrics - Swanand Kirkire - Behi hawa sa tha woh (3 Idiots)

Best male playback singer - Rupam Islam (Mahanagar@Kolkata (Bengali))

Best female Playback singer: Nilanjana Sarkar for 'Houseful'(Bengali)

Nargis Dutt award for Best film with social message: 'Delhi 6'

Special Jury Award: Sreekar Prasad(Editor)

Best Special Effects: Kamal Kannan for Magadheera (Telugu)

Best Choreographer: Best Choreographer for Magadheera (Telugu)

Best Feature Film (Bengali): Abohoman

Best Feature Film (Hindi): Paa

Best Feature Film (Marathi) – Natarang

Best Feature Film (Tamil)- Pasanga

Best Feature Film (Assamese)- Basundahara

Best Feature Film (Kannada)- Kanasemba Kudureyameri

Best Feature Film (Konkani)- Palatadcho Munis

Best background score- Illaiyaraja for ‘Kerala Verma Pazhassi Raja ‘

Best sound designer- ‘Resul Pookutty ‘ for ‘Kerala Verma Pazhassi Raja ‘

Best Audiography - Subash Sahu - Kaminey,‘Resul Pookutty ‘ for ‘Kerala Verma Pazhassi Raja ‘,Anup Dev (re-recordist of the final missed track) for "3 Idiots".

Best Editor - Sreekar Prasad for Kaminey, Kutty Srank, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

Best Production Design - Sameer Chanda for Delhi 6

Best Children Film - Puttani Party(Kannada) and Kesu(Malayalam)

Best Child actor: Jiva and Anba Karasu

Best Camerawork: Anjali Shukla