ARMAAN has many things to attract: a big star cast with Big B, Anil, Priety & Garcy in the lead. Written & directed By Honey Irani Who had told good stories in the past. Music By S- E - L who had created magic with Dil Chahta Hai in the past. Screenplay, Dialogues & lyrics by Javed Akthar etc.
Armaan tells you the story of love, Ambition & Human Sacrifices which is not alien to Bollywood. The Story of Armaan reminds you of a film in 70’s, The Screenplay & Dialogues by Javed Akthar and Directional skills from Honey Irani had added a new Dimension to the movie supported by mind blowing Performance from the lead cast makes the movie to patch up all the flaws it has.
The Cast
Amitab as Dr. Sinha has come up with a controlled performance suitable for his age.
Anil Kapoor has done full justice to his role and is one of his best performance till date
Gracy Singh is equally competent as Dr. Neha Mathur
Priety Zinta At her best has taken all the marks from rest of the cast with her electrifying performance as Sonia Kapoor
The Rest of the cast is equally good.
The Crew
Ravi varman’s Cinematography stands out with good visuals throughout
The Background Score by Raju singh is equally good
S-E-L ‘s Music is plesent to ears with “mera dil “by chitra and “ Mere Zindagi” by sunidhi chauhan stands out, other songs are also good.
The Art direction and Editing also appeals technically
The Director
The Story of Armaan has nothing new to tell. The well written Screenplay and Dialogues along with Honey’s directional skills make this 3 hrs movie watch able without getting bored. The Director has successfully extracted right emotions from the lead cast especially from Preity, Anil & Gracy.
Overall
Although Honey Irani’s Armaan has a weak plot it makes itself different due to the excellent performance by lead cast and some exceptional emotional moments.
Armaan is strictly for family audience who likes emotional drama. It will never dissappoint you. Moreover you will never agree that the movie had 3 hrs running time.
cheers to lead cast and the crew!