WOW! it's been long since an activity last occurred on this blog.No reasons in particular though....seriously yaar even i don't know what happened..... it's just that sometimes the number of unsorted things keep piling up and u keep ignoring them until u realize that u can't proceed until u sort them out.....fundas!!!
Nyways even on the movie front- I've been watching some great movies... a treat to watch movies like ROCK ON!!( an exuberant movie), A WEDNESDAY(sensational stuff),TAHAAN( a cinematographic treat) and 1920( A good horror attempt).
I hoped the brilliant movie streak would follow but ALAS! Imran Khan who impressed us all with a brilliant performance in Jaane Tu... decided to change his chocolate boy image and land in a brave villainous role in the dhoom series director Sanjay Gadhvi's latest directorial venture KIDNAP, a movie which was rumoured to be a copy of Mel Gibson starrer Ransom(1996). The movie also features Sanjay Dutt, Minisha Lamba and Vidya Malvade (Chak De Goalie).The movie was expected to have a strong competition from the Junior B starrer DRONA but the latter falling on its head made the task easier for this not so exceptional thriller flick.
The story first."First things first- Nothing at all similar to Ransom" . The movie starts with a cartoonic flashback of a boy in jail and his hard life and as the movie starts we can see manisha lamba singing a song on streets of bombay wearing something( seriously just something....) . All she asks for her 18th b'day , due in 18 days is to see her father , Mr. Vikrant Raina (Sanjay Dutt), who divorced her mother Mallika Raina (Vidya Malvade), which in turn leads to an argument with her mother and sonia leaves for a swimming like activity in an open sea. She gets Kidnapped by Kabir Choudhary (Imraan) and he asks Vikrant Raina to play a game with him to win her daughter back.And thus begins a thrilling journey of an Arrogant selfish man Vikrant Raina who still cant figure out who is behind this kidnapping and a villainous Kabir who is in full flow to take a revenge for something that changed his life a decade ago.He tells Raina what to do and Raina has no other option but to oblige him. If Raina completes every task successfully his daughter lives, if he leaves even one task incomplete...... And Kabir is watching his every move.... Kabir masterminds a series of events and circumstances that force Raina to commit crimes.But will he be able to save his daughter and make himself a criminal , a tag he put on Kabir certain years ago or will he eventually tell Police and follow a safe path.These all events lead to an end very few could think of and a story line which is bound to keep u on the edge.
Now the verdict.Bad Job director.After making the bikes look sexier than Uday chopra in Dhoom , Sanjay Gadhvi fails to lend his magic touch to this thriller which could have been an exceptional one had not its script faulted. The script seems going down every time there's a peak and that's the difference between good and bad. Editing not at all good, though screenplay is able to lift the movie at intervals. Imraan Khan impresses with his performance and is well assisted by Sanjay Dutt who sometimes over do his attitude(not sure whether that's in the script or not).Vidya disappoints large time... No expression...Bad dialogue delivery...not at all suited.Biggest disappointment Minisha Lamba- Her Job- OOmph factor.She wears minimal clothes in the movie.Awful dialogue delivery . Every scene seems her having a seductive motive. Not at all suited for the character. Bad character portrayal - the casting crew cud have done better !! The story line is good with loads of uncertainty and surely has some potential.The music is OK....Pritam da seems losing touch (ki holo pritam dada?) . Most of the songs not required. Do stay in the hall for the Mit Jaayein no. in the end. Overall it is a nice flick let down by bad editing and chracter portrayal.
To Go Or Not To Go- A good time pass and even more coz Drona is pathetic in all terms.All the satyromaniacs , go watch minisha lamba. Don't expect wonders and don't compare it with Hollywood flicks and u might enjoy!
My Rating - 2/5
Ps- 1) finally after much hard work I've been able to keep my blog alive
2) Now hopefully posts will be regular and a genuine (not movie related) post will be coming soon . Hopefully next week.
3) I like this Ps thing very much.........lol
