“Ishaqzaade hain jitne
fasaanon mein, milte hain kahaan ab jahanon mein”
To
be very frank, the tagline, the rusticity of the poster, the sheer brash acting
I saw in the trailers, and most importantly the music, made me think that this
one would be a winner. But as they say, don’t judge a book by its cover, or rather,
a movie by its poster.
The
movie is based in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh (Almor), and we are
reminded about the hatred and enemity between the Chauhans and Qureshis till
the very end. Majorly, this is a simple, yet not so simple love story between
Parma (Chauhan) and Zoya Quershi (or as Parma says “Joya” in his attempt to
portray a heavily accented villager). Both are equally ambitious, and can kill
to have their way. While Arjun Kapoor manages to impress me in his debut with
his “spoilt kid” act, Parineeti Chopra’s innocence and acting abilities are applaudable.
When these two souls from different worlds, yet similar lifestyles meet, a love
story happens. The (t)horny love story is not something you would be expecting.
The
“intimate” scenes are infact, VERY intimate. They could totally give the scenes
in “The Dirty Picture” a run for its money. However, when you look beyond it,
the movie seems to fall into place, atleast in the first half. That is probably
not because of the story (which is, by the way, extremely predictable), but
because of the dynamic performances by the lead pair. Chanda, the bar girl
played by Gauhar Khan, brings the much needed softness and ‘aman-shanti’ the
audience requires in this fast-paced movie.
The
place where the movie really takes a dip however, is the second half. The
predictability of the movie just increases and you would very well know what the
climax is in the pre-climax scene.
The
music given by Amit Trivedi needs special mention. Songs like “Pareshan” and the
title track are gripping and would be running in your mind even after the movie
is over. All in all, the movie is not bad for a one time watch, but definitely
won’t make you crave for its DVD and will be easily washed out of your memory.
I give it 2.5 stars.
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