My Review for CPD
There is one simple question for Mr. Ken Ghosh..."Why did he ever felt the need to make this movie?"...The question would probably make more sense if I translate it into Urdu / Hindi..."Aakhir eisi kya museebat paree thee film bananey ki janab??"
I mean what was the point behind making this film? I just want to sit on Ken Ghosh's place and i want to find out one good reason to motivate me to go ahead for the film...Is the subject so different that even my poor execution will be overshadowed?? do i have such a brilliant execution in my mind which will make even an ordinary subject look fresh and appealing?? Do i have brilliant dialogues and a wonderful script which will ensure the return of investments and efforts??? do i have a soundtrack which can pull the crow to theaters???
If i had asked these questions to my own self and if i had been honest in answering them...i wouldn't have found a single reason to proceed with making the film.
Ok fine...I rope a very talented actor in the shape of Shahid Kapoor, who is an emerging star...but then, in order to act, any actor would need a script and some dialogues with substance. The strongest of talents can not work without a direction.
Thus, the only good thing about the film...Shahid Kapoor's sincere attempts to save it from becoming a complete disaster...doesn't work. He is fresh and tries to infuse as much energy as possible into an extremely weak plot and lifeless dialogues.
The film suffers with an immense absence of script and there is practically no direction involved to come out with good results. It seems that while making the film, it was clear to everyone that it won't work and that is why the publicity expenditures were kept at a bare minimum.
There is not a single song which can be termed as a chart-buster; there is not a single scene which is properly written. The only good segments (and believe me, they are very minimal in number) are those where Shahid throws a good expression or speaks a dialogue in an effective manner. And these scenes too were bearable due to Shahid's talent rather than the scene itself being effective.
Genelia looks ravishing, but again, her role doesn't give her any meat at all to work upon. Mohnish Behl, Vikas Bhalla and each and every supporting actor (including child artists) seem artificial and try too hard to appear good.
I had gone to the cinema with a very low level of expectations from this film...and even then, the film turned out to be below my expectations. I can't figure out why they make such films; why they take the audience for granted; and above all, why do we still have such people who give practically no importance to the content and execution.
There is no point discussing if the film will work or not; it definitely has no chance at all. Try to save yourself from the agony and if you are a die-hard Shahid Kapoor fan, then wait for the DVD.