When
opened, wrapped in a bafflingly dark misty packaging of a crime thriller, Raj
Kumar Gupta’s GHANCHAKKAR turns out to be an average colorful candy that often
tastes weirdly funny […not hilarious, to be precised] at times but mostly it
reminds you of an unbothered chewing gum settled in your teeth, best to enjoy
if you can really force yourself into it.
After an
impressive debut in AAMIR and sustaining the expectations with hard-hitting social-legal-truth
seeking thriller NO ONE KILLED JESSICA, Raj Kumar Gupta decides to take you in
a bizarre world of an odd couple with one having passion with fanatical fashion
[the effortless Vidya Balan] and the other being a hopeless victim of partial
memory loss [the noticeable performer Emraan Hashmi]. Their perfectly imperfect
world is now invaded by two unwanted guests from past [Rajesh Sharma &
Namit Das], looking forward to get their heist money recovered from the couple
as soon as the lost memory strikes back.
With a
totally intriguing story-line, GHANCHAKKAR really never runs out of giggles
& chuckles here and there throughout the first half but undeniably the screenplay
gets repetitive and overtly stretched when the narrative opts to rather bank on
comical quotient for entertainment than taking you on an intelligent riddle
ride to solve the mystery. As a result, till the time when finale showers you with
unraveling twists in the tale…you don’t actually participate in the act to your
fullest. Stories with limited characters and single track narrative needs
certain kind of riveting writing and elements that keep your thinking bone
tickle all the time but GHANCHAKKAR fails in deliver them in large.
If I could
recount a few scenes that stand out completely, one is for sure where the
partners in crime rob the bank with masks of the innocently charming
Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan with his in-anger young look and the hilariously suspensful Utpal Dutt on their face to hide the identity; you will find a constant smile
on your face throughout. Other is when faded up with Vidya’s cooking disasters,
Emraan & partners decide not to dishearten the lady with their comments but
couldn't hold themselves up from acting contrary.
Overall, in its 2 hour 19 minute long duration; this ‘continuous jholumpatti’ is monotonous & tedious. Don’t look for laugh-out-loud gags or a complete mind-bending twist for a thriller that it could sure be if someone had invested a little intelligence not as a cherry to top it all but a vital ingredient to the recipe. Watch it if you really have to…or else, just wait for the home video release or satellite premier on the LCD TV in your drawing room. Till then, just be a lazy lad [2.5/5]
Overall, in its 2 hour 19 minute long duration; this ‘continuous jholumpatti’ is monotonous & tedious. Don’t look for laugh-out-loud gags or a complete mind-bending twist for a thriller that it could sure be if someone had invested a little intelligence not as a cherry to top it all but a vital ingredient to the recipe. Watch it if you really have to…or else, just wait for the home video release or satellite premier on the LCD TV in your drawing room. Till then, just be a lazy lad [2.5/5]
Thanks Gaurav, Giving this a miss!
ReplyDeletethanks to you boss, for showing faith in me!! will try not to let u down :)
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hope u will maintain ur goodwill and not bcom corrupt someday.
sure ma'am, i'll try my best to deliver what u expect. Can't thank enough for such kind words :)
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