Manipulative and Apologetic Melodrama
If the movie was a PR exercise for Sanju baba, it has failed
miserably. It is bizarre to think that somebody started drugs just because his
father gave him a short lecture on the menace of smoking. The fact that your
girlfriend doesnot like your midnight drama and decides to leave you, makes you
start doing drugs again. And it does not garner public sympathy if you have to
spend a few ‘uncomfortable’ nights in prison because of your connection with
terrorists. Having said that, the movie is a good Bollywood cocktail. It has
all the characteristics of a blockbuster. Sanskari father, sacrificing mother,
rich brat who becomes drug addict and came back from addiction. He was high on
drugs even when his mother was on her death bed and needed him the most.
However, everything becomes all right in the end. The rich brat understands his
responsibilities and blah blah blah.
Acting :
In the opening scene, Ranbeer Kapoor was a bit overacting. However lateron you get along with him well. One exceptionally well performance other than Paresh Raval is of Vicky Kaushal. He is in the role of Sanjay Dutt’s best friend. His cute Gujrati will leave you in splits. Do grab some ‘snakes’ after coming out of cinema ‘hole’. Mainisha Koirailla, Diya mirza and Anushka Sharma were average.
Editing and Screenplay :
Full marks to Raj Kumar Hirani for editing. From ‘Munna Bhai’ to ‘3 Idiots’, he is the king of Bollywood atleast in this area. Screenplay was also very very good. It would have been an extremely difficult script but the writers have done their part well too.
The makeup artists have done their job well. All the characters
fitted in their depictions well.
Songs:
One very good song is “Main badhiya tub hi badhiya” by Suneedhi Chauhan and Sonu Nigam. There is nice sprinkling of old songs throughout.
Overall Judgement:
Since there is no other good movie around for some time, this movie is not a bad choice. However go and come out without getting manipulated.
All the Best.
3.5 stars out of 5.
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