Rishi Arya

How many movies is Manoj Bajpai going to carry on his shoulders alone?! The good - Manoj Bajpai. The trailer. The movie would have looked really good on paper, however, the execution messed it up completely. The bad - come on. There is nothing to hook you tot the movie. It has a predictable end and unfortunately even the build up is kind of predictable. So, story, screenplay, acting is flat. Nothing much for neena Gupta or sakshi tanwar. Police HQ doesn't look like one, doesn't feel like one and they don'ook like police people. The ugly - I still don't understand what stopped sakshi tanwar's character fr engaging in a fight with neena Gupta's character. I still don't know why Manoj Bajpai didn't take help of other police ... I have so many unanswered questions. But to tell the truth, I don't care!

I think it was Amazon or some OTT channel trying to promote this movie as most watched and I fell for the marketing gimmick! The good - Authentic feel to Mumbai slums. Makes the viewer feel a part of the surrounding, the over filled nullah, garbage strewn localities, narrow lanes and all other signs of a typical Mumbai slum area. The Kasai angle builds up some thrilling moments but it is very short lived. The politician's son, the antagonist, acts well and I believe since then he has been part of several movies and series. The bad - character sketching is so loose. The rape incident only lingers with the grandmom and nobody else seems to be bothered. Maybe the director wanted to showcase that in slums life moves on and in daily hand to mouth survival, nothing else matters. But it doesn't come out clearly. Neighbours not knowing about it is very far fetched. Story and screenplay is all over the place! The ugly - So many direction mistakes! The villian, supposed to be a leader's son, has only one sidekick! The policeman builds an aura of invincibility around him and yet .... The act of sex with a mannequin is so out of place. I believe that director was focused on creating some wow moments for his friends and supporters and in the process messed up the movie.

I guess I'm going to be the villain out here for giving a 3 star rating. For a non Malayali guy to be watching good movies irrespective of language is something that movie lovers should love, right:) So, Yes people may say that I couldn't understand and relate to Malayalam nuances. All said and done, even a silent movie can speak a lot! And my review is basis of what i felt worked and didn't work .. ideally I would have loved to give a 3.5* rating but that option is not available. The Good - acting. The lead actor (Oliver twist) is phenomenal and so is his wife. The old age nuances, the vulnerability, the mixed bag of feelings come out so well. It just doesn't feel like acting! Others have done complete justice to their roles except for the psychiatrist. The subject matter is different, lively and refreshing! No violence, no stupid comedy or over the top scenes. That sets this movie apart! The bad - I'm still wondering what was wrong with Anthony. Was it writer's block or digital addiction or pure laziness. Or was it a mix of all. He plays the central role around which the movie moves and this hollowness of role didn't really make me comfortable. - If he has issues at home, why does he order gifts? - why does he take his father along to movie set when he can't evn converse with him? Yes, there are justification for all these points, however, it's not seamless as the acting! The ugly - Cliched ending. I'm sure many would have guessed that the savior act of Oliver would be related to Priya's family somehow ... It was building towards it. The director acted oversmart here I think. While it was emotional, it was on expected lines. It's a movie that moves at its own pace..There are some unexplainable twists and turns but nothing that you can't overlook. Heart warming, super acting and something to watch with cup of coffee on a lazy weekend.

In the 90s there was a statement to describe AR Rahman music - it grows on you. This movie is just the opposite. Characters - not at all well etched. There are 4/5 plots that are supposed to integrate into one grand finale just like game of ludo such that except for 4 all die. At least that's my understanding from the movie. It begins well but then feels forced. Look at the story of Sanya malhotra and (forgot the hero's name) .. it's totally unreal. Why go around places to get your sex clipping deleted from internet and that too a day before marriage. Who does that? This story is as flat as it could be except for Sanya's acting. Abhishek bacchan's story is ridiculous. He continues with breathe 2 acting of having a permanent scowl on his face. This guy has lost it. Does a city have no CCTV cameras to detect a missing child who is roaming around freely with so called kidnapper? The problem is that you compare with lesser known actors from a series like 1992- harshad Mehta scam and the acting gap is ominous! Why does Rajkumar Rao behave so irrationally and weird in front of his love who is now married to some one else. How does this Dangal actress get away after murdering 3 people in a hotel.? There are so.many deaths and it's as if nobody is bothered. I understand the concept of "light-hearted" and "brainless witty film" but this is sheer torture. The more you delve into the movie, the more it progresses, the predictable it becomes and u wait agonisingly for the end because u have wasted so much time already. What works is Pankaj tripathi, some funny one liners and bits n pieces plus the novelty approach. The director lets it down big way. Kuch bhi chal Raha hai. Critics and the coterie is applauding it so u may guess the truth already. Hindu phobic approach of zabardasti introduction of PK type of god and goddess and mention of yudhistra ... About time they are embedded with knowledge of other religions to make fun of them. Play a game of ludo and avoid this ludo!

Kunal khemu is still an undiscovered talent. The movie is a complete time pass. You don't expect too much from the movie and you don't remember much post the movie. The story is predictable and that's the biggest negative. I don't understand why writers believe that audience can be fooled into watching something that's been presented earlier. That said, the characters are finely etched out. You are not going to forget crocodilus or remula .. only a Vijay raaz can act like a don and bring newness to that profile. Gajraj Rao does an excellent job as a corrupt politician, however, ranveer shorey looks a bit over the board. It's the chemistry of the two lead actors - Kunal khemu and Rasika Dugal that's refreshing and amazing. Whether be talking about Chinese dishes as code words for sex, complimenting each other in nok jhonk ... It's a treat. Kunal rocks in this movie about a middle class, blue collared workman chancing upon 10 crores in a briefcase. Definite watch to relax over a weekend.

Below expectations. The movie seems to be an integration of several scenes loosely attached to each other. There is no single moment in the film that makes you feel that this was something different than what one has ever seen. Talking about Underworld movies, this is not remotely close to Ardh Satya, Satya, company .. so on, in terms of capturing that essence, the language, the street violence. In fact, that's the biggest drawback of this movie..u don't come across a single scene shot in the bylanes of Mumbai! So many unanswered questions: - What was the journey of 5 main characters from being irresponsible cadets to responsible officers? - What triggered the journey from responsible officers to being a shooter on payroll of underworld? - How did Aslam remain unaffected? - Why doesn't Bobby explode ever? That brings us to poorly sketched character of Bobby Drop and even Anoop soni. Only the 3 lead characters/actors save this movie from being a complete disaster!