Drona Review  

Goldie Behl who last directed Abhishek Bachchan in the box-office dud Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai is back…  

Goldie Behl who last directed Abhishek Bachchan in the box-office dud Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai is back with a superhero movie titled Drona. Abhishek Bachchan portrays the title superhero role with Priyanka Chopra as his bodyguard. Kay Kay Menon is Ritz Raizada, the main villian. The buzz was that about 22 crores was spent solely on Kay Kay’s character in a film which was made at a budget of 90 crores (according to Yahoo) and insured for 50 crores! Drona is about an orphan Aditya (Abhishek Bachchan), who has never experienced or felt love. The only thing that gives Aditya comfort is a magical blue rose petal that comes wafting into his room, making him smile through his tears. One fine day, the blue petal leads him to a beautiful Kada (a thick bangle like bracelet), which he starts wearing around his wrist. The Evil Riz Raizada (Kay Kay Menon) a descendant of the Asuras (Demons) has become by now desperate in his quest for the special ‘Amrith’, the only missing link in his grand plan of taking over the world. To get to the Amrith, he knows he will have to defeat Drona. But Riz is unaware of who and where Drona is! Soon at the Riz magic show, Aditya and Riz come face to face. Riz sees the kada around Aditya’s hand, and recognises him as Drona. Aditya is now running for his life. Just as he is about to be captured by Riz, Sonia (Priyanka Chopra) comes to his rescue. She reveals her own identity i.e Drona’s bodyguard and Aditya’s real identity to him but he refuses to believe he is Drona, the savior of the world. Drona is in real the son of Queen Jayati Devi (Jaya Bachchan)! The fight now is between the good and the evil. Its Drona versus Riz Raizada! Drona has to succeed to save his mother and the world! Drona Review On asked what the audience should expect from Drona, Abhishek said “I want them to expect a lot. I never say this, but I want them (the audience) to expect the world. Goldie proved that my expectations weren’t high enough. So I want them to expect a lot more.” Woah, not bad I thought! Yet, not trusting Abhishek as I read something similar from him about Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, I went in with low expectations. And yet I was heavily disappointed. Disappointed to see Abhishek being part of such a poorly directed low quality movie. Disappointed for the fact that a huge amount of money was wasted on great special effects in a horribly illogical film! Gustaki Maaf are Kay Kay’s two most favorite words in the movie. Gustaki Maaf Goldie Behl saab, but seriously what were you thinking? Even a 12 year old school kid could have scripted a better superhero story for his school project! Its hard to believe I just saw a movie as bad as Drona. Try figuring this out.. * Drona and his bodyguard Sonia are in the middle of a vast desert and out of nowhere, Sonia is pulled into a huge sea! Sea in a desert? Update: Such a location where the Desert meets the sea does exist! Director Goldie Behl says “We got exactly that place it was “Desert meets the Ocean”. After seeing this Abhishek was stunned to see such a fantastic location.” * Which century or era does this movie belong to? We start off with a modern town with all the high funda cars, cut to the next scene we have a palace in a desert that looks dated, back to the early regime of kings! * Drona is warned, open the door, you’ll meet death. He opens and voila out comes a ferocious and filthy looking monster. One punch from our absolutely unfit-for-a-superhero-role Abhishek, down goes the monster! * Jaya Bachchan (Drona’s mother) is mummified, yet tears trickle from her eyes! * If Love Story 2050 had the butterfly which magically assisted Harman Baweja to find a way when in trouble. Drona has a blue flower petal! Mind you these are just a few of the numerous senseless scenes that Goldie and his Drona team treat us with. Can be forgiven in the name of Fantasy, but then there is hardly a connection between any two scenes. The characters are poorly written. Kay Kay’s character is more clownish than devilish. The extent of his evil powers and its repercussions if he succeeds is not clear. Same goes with the main character of Drona. His strengths and power are not dealt with in detail which is so very important for a superhero flick. For all Goldie Behl had to tell, he could have easily reduced the runtime to about 1 and a half hours instead of its actual 2 hours 15 mins runtime. Would have reduced the cost of making and the viewers pain. Though, thankfully it wasn’t longer. Coming to the songs, which have no significance in the movie, are unbearable. The only thing that stands out in Drona is the brilliant special effects, which are way ahead of Bollywood standards. Performances are poor. Abhishek Bachchan is no Hrithik Roshan or Akshay Kumar, although he tries hard in the action sequences, his body language or physique just doesn’t suit the role of a superhero with unprecedented physical power. His excess flab around the tummy area is quite clearly seen in the Drona costume. Priyanka Chopra is at her sexiest best! She oozes sensuality and performs the action scenes remarkably well. Now the much hyped role of Kay Kay Menon, its such a dud. This has to be one of his worst roles ever. A great actor degraded by a stupid role. Jaya Bachchan has a very small role. Overall, Drona could easily be placed a notch or two below some of the worst movies I have seen. Also, hardly have I witnessed an audience so restless during a movie. Goldie’s childhood promise to Abhishek could turn out to be his worst nightmare ever! At the box-office, Kidnap as a rival will severely make a dent in Drona’s collections. Weekend should be decent, but Monday onwards the fall could well be inevitable. Positives : Special effects and Priyanka Chopra. Negatives : Almost everything else. Poor direction, bad story, below average performances.. to name a few. Strictly avoid! I give 1.5 for priyanka. 

it was pretty good, copied, but good special effects :)  

it was pretty good, copied, but good special effects :) 

worst movie i have seen in my life  

worst movie i have seen in my life  

Drona is very very disappointing,just like Love Story 2050, it has a big budget, a lot of special…  

Drona is very very disappointing,just like Love Story 2050, it has a big budget, a lot of special effects and big expectations, and just like Love story 2050, it flopped. The major flaw in Drona is that it fails to hook the viewer,sure there are one or two scenes which may seem a bit interesting, but thats not enough to make Drona worth a watch. Also, just like Love story 2050, it has alot of special effects but the storyline is horrible However the good thing about Drona is it's visuals, but the screenplay is bad. The only good song in Drona is 'Bandagi' and as for performances Jaya and Abhishek Bachchan both do well. Priyanka Chopra looks gorgeous and does a fairly good job. Kay Kay Menon however could have been better. Overall, Drona fails keep the viewer interested, save your money for another movie. 

Average science fiction movie, which went too slowly at some places and had rare background score.…  

Average science fiction movie, which went too slowly at some places and had rare background score. The lightening point was Kay Kay Menon’s interpretation of his role. 

Is this a movie or what??? Didnt like at all. No story line... Based on Harry potter and Indiana…  

Is this a movie or what??? Didnt like at all. No story line... Based on Harry potter and Indiana Jones. I am really disappointed with this film. A B is my favorite star but he really make me cry with this movie.  

drona,the new venture of eros and abhishek.the concept of the fanrasy/adventure is good and new for…  

drona,the new venture of eros and abhishek.the concept of the fanrasy/adventure is good and new for the audience.but does the script also remains the same?the answer is no.the story is a jolt story which is nor on the + side neither on the - side.but the screenplay spoils the show.there is mischange in the screenplay.the first hour has flow but lacks soul.it moves on without story. however the second hour has some soul but lacks soul.dialouges are okay at places.the direction is fine.abhishek as drona is a dificult task but abhishek does justice to the role.in the first hour he lacks the energy but the second hour show fills it up.priyanka chopra is another bravo.excellent.the man of the show is the kay kay menon.what a performance,excellent expressions.brilliant.jaya bachchan is alright. overall drona stands on a shaky script and poor screenplay with no music for salvage. disappointing.  

This film is crap. It has no chance of making it. Abhishek bachchan is letting down his fans by…  

This film is crap. It has no chance of making it. Abhishek bachchan is letting down his fans by having them come to watch such a poor movie. The first half there is no excitement and the second have is just the same. The starting seems good but it continues to bore with short story after another. When it seems like it's about to pick up it just brings a person down. The reason they know that children will like it is because children are always eager to watch a fantasy and super hero movie. Abhishek's acting isn't like his recent films. Anyone could have done priyanka's role but they needed an attraction. Also what kind of body guard starts to sing after they save the person they're suppose guard. Just by adding that song was stupid of the director. Though kay kay did a alright job. There were scene where it seemed like over acting but there were scenes where it showed why he was picked to be vilian. In a nutshell this movie isn't worth wasting money on. Movies like this are the reasons why indian cinema's and actors rep in the dirt. 

I tried hard to see the whole movie without dropping my head, which was happening while watching…  

I tried hard to see the whole movie without dropping my head, which was happening while watching it, but the movie was so slow and not so exciting too, very disappointing from abhishek and goldie behl to give such bad presented movie, no doubt the story line was good but presentation killed the movie. really sad... 

What the F*ck. Do ever go for this movie, because you will not only waste your money but as well…  

What the F*ck. Do ever go for this movie, because you will not only waste your money but as well your precious time too. I am wondering what Goldie thought when he made this movie. A pure piece of crap and bullsh!t. 

I believe Drona is a woderful movie, but just gets slow in parts. I think it is something you…  

I believe Drona is a woderful movie, but just gets slow in parts. I think it is something you should go for if you are into fantasy and action. The performances were wonderful and the movie had a very magical feeling to it. Priyanka did excellent,and Kay Kay was Evilicious. Abhishek should be recognized and congratulated because you can see all the hard work he put into being Drona, and he pulled it off!