Clad in sheer innocence & extreme enthusiasm, Sunny Arora [played by
the fabulous Sharib Hashmi] is probably one fervent follower of Bollywood we
all have met-seen-known at some point in our lives. Hardcore is hardly able
enough to match up with his degree of intensity. No matter how hostile the
situation is, he never ceases to crack the juiciest ‘filmy’ dialogues Bollywood
has produced in all these years. ‘iss chalte-phirte Bombay Talkies ko ignore
karna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hai’. He’s the undividable soul to FILMISTAAN-
2012’s National Award Winning Film by Nitin Kakkar.
In the deserted Indo-Pak border range of Rajasthan, Sunny Arora- a
wannabe actor working now as assistant director in a foreign documentary
filmmaking crew mistakenly gets abducted by a terrorist group. Till the mistake
is being corrected, he has to find a place in a small village in outskirts of
Pakistan. The fellows around to accompany him are a fanatic with gun [Kumud Mishra,
last seen in Revolver Rani], his sidekick [Gopal Dutt in a controlled but
confident performance] and Aftab- a local distributor-cum-seller of pirated CDs
of Bollywood movies [Inaamulhaq in a competent supporting role].
Once reached in gun-shadowed Pakistan, FILMISTAAN starts trying to make
the balance between the relatable similarities, the pain of partition divided
in both the parties in equal measure and the undivided love for Bollywood. In
one sequence, when the camera-conscious Sunny decides to take charge of
directing his own hostile video, unknowingly he turns the terrorists in a film
crew with designated roles to each one. In other, Sunny locked up in a dark
room starts performing dialogues of Salman’s superhit ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ well
in sync with the movie getting played on home video outside. You might enjoy
this on screen but in real; nothing can be more irritating than that. I can
guarantee. FILMISTAAN does the same to you. When you enjoy it, you enjoy it to
the fullest but when it gets dragged and pushy with pinch of heavy drama and a
completely unimaginative climax; you sure take the back seat as a discouraged viewer
in search of a better outcome.
FILMISTAAN if does cross the above-average barrier, it is all because of
the two very colourful, very dynamic characters disguised as big cinema-lovers.
Sharib Hashmi is a total revelation as Sunny. His energy and confidence as a
fine performer never run out. Inaamulhaq provides full support with his
starry-eyed movie-buff portrayal. The chemistry between the two is one of the
highlights. Kumud Mishra is a veteran and though he’s there hardly speaking
much, his expressive eyes do the most for him. Gopal Dutt impresses.
In gist, as quoted by Sunny in the film, “film chahe chhoti ho, dil se
banani chahiye”…and FILMISTAAN is a film made with heart, humor and drama all
at its place. Flaws can be ignored if entertainment is there in a larger capacity.
Watch it for a good film and good fun! [3/5]
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