silvan-desouza Leena Yadav got criticised badly with her first film Shabd which was a flop, she made a comeback with TEEN PATTI which was a launch of Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher and some more, it brought together Amitabh Bachchan with Ben Kingsley,alongwith Madhavan. The film is a remake of 21 which starred Ben Kingsley himself The film had an interesting premise but the execution doesn't work entirely,it has some fleeting cameos, a few necessary but some forced like Ajay Devgans The film has interesting twists and turns, onlything it gets slow paced and also at times it's difficult to understand But yet it is a decent filmDirection by Leena Yadav is decent Music is good, Neeyat Kharab Hai being the bestAmitabh Bachchan is simply outstanding, no other actor could play it better, Ben Kingsley is royally wasted in an inconsequential role, Madhavan is terrific in his role, Newcomers Siddharth Kher is good, Shradda Kapoor was pretty ordinary, Dhruv Ganesh is superb as Bikram, Vaibhav is okay, Ajay Devgan has one scene,Mahesh Manjerekar is fab in one scene, Shakti Kapoor makes a cameo, interestingly he plays a gambler who has a betting habit, and speaks bad language next to his daughter. Anjan Shrivastav and others are okay

d_narayanasamy Watched 'Teen Patti' which was on my must-see list for a pretty long time. Its definitely another one of Amitabh's magic. Wonder how all the story lines he has worked upon in his second innings are so splendid. And, every time I get this amazing feeling of watching a real-life character in whatever role he performs. He excels in-spite of negative portrayal and clumsy make-up with the help of his eyes and voice that are damn expressive! He is definitely an icon from whom all the actors who are aging up must learn to choose roles from. The other actors in the movie have given a neat performance as well. If you are a type who likes suspense movies that make sense and also convey a message, go for it.

paradoxpersonified This is one of the most senseless movies that I have ever come across. Most of the scenes just come and go by and you are left to wonder why were they included in the first place. There are many cameos in the movie but again no point of them. Here are my problems with this awful flick1) No character depth. None of the students seemed to have any parents to control their activities in the hostel. The students seemed to be least concerned about their safety and studies. By the way, was it actually an engineering college? Lol! 2) Shraddha's character is so badly written. That she is an Indian girl who might have some inhibitions before visiting these underground places in skimpy clothes is something that the director seems to have completely overlooked. And, anyway, why was she required in the gambling dens? Just to divert others attention towards something else so that her accomplices can carry on with their sign language safely? I mean how dumb is that! 3) When her character is molested or perhaps raped, then she doesn't seem to be too perturbed. neither did Amitabh's character show any sympathy towards her. And when that skinny guy committed suicide at the end, everything ended! I mean a girl's rape/molestation doesn't count for anything? 4) Anybody who has played Flash or who has studied probability will tell you that no matter how much you research it is impossible to do what Amitabh's character was shown doing in the movie. Does the director think we are all illiterate fools who would believe just anything? 5) Why was everybody so scared of being followed or being tracked? Is visiting gambling dens and winning some cash there so dangerous that everyone at once will start following you? Also, why did Abbas have to ask these group of dumbos to visit posh clubs? Don't they have any sense in their mind? I mean just because he is rich, only he can go to these high society clubs? 6) Why did Abbas get involved in the mess? To seek thrills? I mean come on, get a life! The only way to seek thrills is by attending these clubs and playing cards? You are loaded man, you have options galore!!! 7) What was up with that foreigner who seemed to be interested in Madhavan? In fact what was up with Tinu Anand, Shakti Kapoor and Ajay Devgan? Why were these people included? To look dumb in a crappy flick? 8) Why did all these actors sign this movie? Doesn't Amitabh have any idea about which scripts are good and which suck? He has so much of experience and he is also talented but one look at his filmography (RGV Ki Aag, Alladin, Teen Patti, Boom, Baghban and so on) will be able to convince you that that he lacks some brains! 9) Is it so easy to be out frequently from your hostel and college without any one suspecting you? Did Amitabh and Madhavan did not have any conscience considering the things that they asked their students to do? By the way, was Madhavan a professor? I mean, seriously, was he a teacher in the 'college'? 10) Was Amitabh a genius? He was shown playing this stupid game on the computer, then he seemed to be under the impression that the only people who would accept his theories and thesis are his employers, he actually believed that things could be levitated just like that (actually what was that levitating trick? are we a bunch of dumba**es who would believe that?), he was able to be manipulated so easily......does someone become a genius by aping Einstein? Aaargh, if you are planning to watch this flick, plz don't do it, it would be a wastage of your time. Highly un-recommended!

kunwarnikhil There is only one word for this movie BAD in capital.I have never been a great fan of Big B but some of his performances have been remarkable. this was not one of them.Sir Ben Kingsley Seems to have been cast just for the sake of getting a great name from Hollywood across to bollywood. His acting talents were very poorly utilized and i agree with BOBBYSIN "Sir Ben Kingsley is simply wasted in the movie and the director simply misses the great opportunity she was given to work with." The Newcomers did a better Job then the seniors in this movie.Madhavan- my god what a silly look they gave him for a professor. it looked like instead of being a professor in the college he was some guy at the counter of the college canteens. his performance was mediocre. It seemed he was overwhelmed by the thought of working with Sir Ben Kingsley though he had only one scene with him at the end of the movie.Watching the movie i got bored and just wanted to leave. almost dosed off till i heard a child cry in the Hall.It seemed as if the writers and the director tried Taking Amitabh Bachchan and create and Indian version of Kevin Spacey In 21 but ended up with Russel Crowe from A beautiful Mind. Some might find it bizarre but that's what the end of the movie was like according to me. I would advice people that are thinking of going and watching this movie that change your plans, Pick something else.