Comeback of Shidney Seldon Of india - Abbas MustaanAbbas mustan are known to be masters of thrillers in india so what if half of their successful thrillers are mostly copy of hollywod movies . originality isn’t their forte but one cannot deny that they were the first ones to bring complex characters which are straight but gay(oops sorry ) grey characteristics . they challenged the conventions of Hindi cinema & wrapped it with all the entertaining formulas , but their last few films have not been up to mark in terms of content & treatment . but finally in Race they get the formula just right . That s exactly why I believe that Abbas-Mustan are the Sidney Sheldon of India who manage to include in their content lots of expected & unexpected twist apart from lots of sex & style. In Race , which is basically an idea of 2 brothers competing with each other & has been converted into screenplay where there are twist & turns every 20 min apart from style & oomph . in race there is no logical script but an attempt at keeping the audience guessing . there are lots of questions but u r not allowed to ask that as the film moves at a superb pace . here the twists are used as one liners are used in comedies , so some twist are quite predictable some are not . importantly the latter ones are more in number . that’s where it works . songs could have been avoided & should have been kept less in number as they affect the continuation of the script .
Performances are fine with Akshaye surprisingly getting more screen time than Saif & showcasing his full range as an actor in playing a role quite opposite to his personality . there are not too many popular faces who could have played it better . Saif is required to look good as there is very little scope for him to perform & one has seen him perform much better . Bipasha is required to look sexy & that she does & gives a decent performance as well . Katrina is fine in the second half . Anil Kapoor & Sameera Reddy have badly written roles & they seem to have taken the revenge on the audience by acting even more badly .
Alan Amin has very little to do & he has done much much better work than this in other movies . the film belongs to the editor as he constructs & puts together a super pacy film . not once accept for some songs do u feel letdown by the pace . Cinematography is quite good The film has a good look, something which is expected of a 35 crore film . the look of the characters is superb by Anahita Adjania & it is one of the best things about . Music is peppy & exactly what the movie needed . Choreography is excellent . screenply writer should be lauded for a tight screenplay .
On the whole race is no great cinema but a good entertainer & is a film which sees the comeback of Sidney Sheldon of India – Abbas Mustan .
A CLASSIC
Ashutosh Gowariker’s epic JODHA AKBAR is a classic tale of love after marriage & the coming of age of a young emperor . Ashutosh proves with this one that he is Indias finest filmmaker as only he can deliver a hattrick of movies which will be remembered for years to come in Hindi Cinema . All 3 movies are a great amalgamation of art & entertainment as well as extremely different in terms of content . Asutosh’s screenplay have one thing in common , great moments which will linger in your heart even after one has seen the movie –1. the sword fighting scene between the Hrithik & Ash produces a rare sexual energy ever seen 2. the Khwaja Song where Hrithik is completely immersed in the powers of the Almighty along with the Bhajan were he has almost the same effect is superb . te film has many more such beautiful moments & add to that is his vision & scale on which he never comprises . an example of this are the huge sets , the big scale battle scenes (hardly ever seen in hindicinema ) which are realistically shot & will surely pump ones heartbeat , the beautifully mounted song ‘Marhabba’ is eye popping & rich in treatment as well as money .
Ashutosh vision is greatly helped by the two protagonist –Hrithik plays Akbar like a true king , not once does Hrithik The star come to your mind when u see him perform , u completely take him to be the real vulnerable but good hearted Akbar completely dependent on his loyal ones .the voice modulation , the walk , the eyes all convey the much needed sense of royality to the audience. it is a character which Ashutosh has obviously written keeping the image of hindi film hero & nicely adding it to the larger than life persona of Akbar . the brilliance of Hrithik is superbly supported by Aishwariya Bhachan who proves yet again that if she is guided by a good filmamaker can give the best in the business competition . their superb performances are also a reason for their crackling chemistry . the confrontationscene where Hrithik is trying to convince her to come back with him & Ash not relenting is a real example of their superiorty .
But the brilliance of the two is not quite replicated by the support cast which is average . though tere are some brilliance like the man who plays Hrithiks guardian in the beginning or the actor who plays the eunch , the main cast comprising of Sonu Sood (average) , Dheer , Poonam Sharma ( cant act ) , Illa Arun(hams) . but the 2 leads old the film .
Asutoshs writing & Direction as mentioned is brilliant , though there are few scenes which linger a tad too long & could have been shortened & would have helped the length of the film . music is divine , Rahmans compositions touch your heart slowly like Amrit jal & ake u pure . The Lyricts are superbly rendered . The cinematography is a dream , it changes beautifully in transforming us to a fantasy land which is beautiful to the battle scenes , shot in an apt rustic manner . the sound recording is brilliant . u get to hear each & every sound right from the voice of the elephants to the sound of the bangles which makes the watching themovie great fun . Editing could have been tighter s a few scenes are a tad too long as mentioned before . Action is the kind hardly seen in hindi cinema ever absolute classic . Background score has te right blend of melody & thrill which adds to the beauty.
In conclusion , Jodha Akbar is definitely Indias finest film on a real life character & will certainly be counted as a classic in times to come . I m certainly looking forward to DVD to absorb the magic of this movie again .
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