The decision of celebrating Mother’s Day on MouthShut by organizing a movie contest deserves tonnes of appreciation.
By following the main rules I am writing my review on the movie ’Vaastav’ and this movie also has the mother at the core of its story like Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, Shyamchi Aai, Mother India, Deewaar, Karan Arjun etc.
Vaastav - The Reality, released in year 1999, purely an action-drama mix...directed by talented and versatile person named Mahesh Manjrekar.
The main idea behind writing this review is to compete for the Contest...searched a lot for a good mother oriented movie and one of my friend suggest to write on this movie...coz the climax of the movie is very much similar to the all time block buster movie Mother India, a Mother herself killed her beloved son due to unfavorable circumstances...Reema Lagoo was at her best in the movie and she has showed her talent at the climax...its not even easy to think for a mother to kill her heart but due to some reasons a mother has taken such a hard decision...obviously she will be dead by her soul after killing her son...the life after killing her son can’t be said as life... its just a formality to live...
Main Star Cast includes:
Sanjay Dutt, Namrata Shirodkar, Mohnish Bahl, Ekta Sohini, Reema Lagoo, Shivaji Satham, Kashmira Shah, Deepak Tijori, Paresh Rawal, Mohan Joshi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Himani Shivpuri, and many more...
Movie Story in Brief
Suleiman (Paresh Rawal) is Bombay’s chief criminal don. All the rackets somehow or the other are linked to him. He has recruited a hitman named Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar (Sanjay Dutt), who has made a reputation for himself. While Suleiman
relies on Raghunath, there are some others who despise Raghunath, and are just waiting in the sidelines to see when Raghunath makes an error. Raghunath does so, and hence becomes an embarassment for Suleiman. Soon Raghunath is on the run, both from the police, and Suleiman’s men. Raghunath knows now that he must protect his wife, parents, and family, as they too are in danger. Then Raghunath comes to know that the police have been ordered to kill him in an ’’encounter’’, and Raghunath now realizes that there is no escape from this harsh reality.
About the Movie
The movie has the best effect over movie fans and satisfied the viewers in every ascpect. A nice one will leave you falling in love all over again, and a not-so-great one will show its true colors in the second run, sometimes even after grossing highly in its first run. And the pleasure of seeing a real good movie, all over again, is one of those still unparalleled in life.
The movie start with very simple story of a happy family of four persons. Raghu (Sanjay Dutt) and his elder brother (Mohnish Behl) are struggling to find a proper job. Raghu finds peace & success in a pav-bhaji stall put up by him with the help of
a few friends. Depicting the true nature of life in the Mumbai chawls, we see how the course of events can so easily lead the average youngster astray. Compelled by circumstances, our hero, along with his best friend, takes to crime, and soon they absorbed by the underworld.
Here the director, Mahesh Majrekar is at his best, with acute and sharp treatment of the Mumbai underworld. So lifelike are these scenes that it was assumed by many that Manjrekar had connections with the underworld. He is wonderful in the way that the romance between the leads is handled. Namrata excels in a small but sensitive role of a prostitute. And the role played by ’ded-phutia’, the best friend of Raghu, is absolutely breathtaking, albeit a little melodramatic.
But what was hugely touted as the major reason of the film’s success was its ending, where we have a very sensitive portrayal of the futility of violence, as Raghu is killed by a bullet fired from his own gun and by his own mother. The screenplay and editing is crisp and goes lengths in establishing the high quality of the film. An item number by Kashmira Shah went down very well with the audience, as did the rest of the music by Anu Malik.
But what is definitely the very essence and character of the movie is the unparalleled rendering of the cocaine-addicted underworld don, played by Sanjay Dutt as only he can. It brought back memories of the hugely successful ’Khalnayak’, where Dutt had given a whole new meaning to the role of an underworld goon.
Overall, a must watch for those who had missed it earlier, and for those who had liked it the first time itself, this is as good a time as any for a flashback.
Really a Reality
Vaastav - The reality, really shows the reality of Mumbai underworld. The subject of Underworld has been taken with many times in Bollywood, but rarely got a good treatment. Satya movie from the Ramgopal Verma Camp can be said as the best underworld film to come out Bollywood in recent years. Vaastav is not flawless like Satya, but it has a gripping storyline, good direction and characterizations, and most importantly - Sanjay Dutt.
This is definitely the best role of Sanjay Dutt after Khal-Nayak, and he takes full adavantage of it. Sanjay Dutt does an excellent job as the guy gone astray. He is as superb as the good-for-nothing lad in the initial reels as the dreaded man of the underworld in the latter ones. Namrata Shirodkar gets very limited scope and gives a fair performance. Shivaji Satam shines as Sanjay Dutt’s father. Reema, as Sanjay’s mother, also delivers a praiseworthy performance. Mohnish Bahl is wonderfully natural. Sanjay Narvekar , as Dedh-Phutiya, is mind-blowing. Here’s a guy who is talent personified! Mohan Joshi is able. Paresh Rawal is likeably restrained. Ashish Vidyarthi gets less scope but does well. Depak Tijori leaves a mark. Usha Nadkarni is excellent. Ektaa, Himani Shivpuri, Jack Gaud, Achyut Potdar, Sunil Shencle, Ganesh Yadav, and Kashmira Shah (in a spl appearance) lend average support.
The movie was directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. Being his first film, he looked excellent. Production values are not very high; anyway the film does not require pomp & showbiz, as it’s so close to the ultimate truth. The film belongs to Sanjay Dutt all the way. Sanjay justifies the faith of his director and carries the film on his shoulders, ably supported by others. The only drawback of the film can be the songs, which are not so catchy. Manjrekar has a winner on his hand and Sanjay Dutt already got lots of appreciation for this film and definitely increase the list of his fans.
Thanks for reading
All the best to Mouthshut Team and all the active members contesting for the contest...
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Akash Dwivedi