So it finally arrives...and that with a bang! But so what? So do many
other mediocre films, 2 of them every week! But the difference with this
one is that it is an Amir Khan film after 4 years, and that says a lot
since the actor is known for his credibility! But sorry Amir, this time u’ve
disappointed us, and big time!!
Mangal Pandey - The rising is a big film gone hugely wrong in every
sense of the term. Right from the inconsistant script to a few incoherant
and unintentionally hillarious dance numbers, almost everything about
the film is rediculous! Apart from a few well executed action sequences,
passable acting( Amir and Toby Stephens are good!), stunning visuals
and top notch technique, the film fails in all the other departments....miserably!
One of the main reasons for this could be that the character of Mangal
Panday isn’t vast enough, or probably not too much is known about him
to capture 3 hours of M-P trivia on celluloid! So what the director does
is adds unnecessary subplots like the Amisha Patel sati sequence a
few bres-t feeding scenes unneeded romance and innumerable songs!
In fact even Rani Mukerji’s role wasn’t necessary, it just hinders
the already slow proceedings of the film!
For a film like Mangal Pandey, authenticity is a bloody must...and if
Amir Khan claims to have interfered for the betterment of the film,
wonder what he was thinking when he made those sexy sirens dance
to ’Rasiyaa’?
Watch this pretentious film at your own risk...or better still, skip it!