Well done Aditya Chopra (Producer) and Shimit Amin (Director). You guys took a very very old, outdated storyline, spiced it up, gift-wrapped it with good acting and great footage, which gave us a winner. The story of an underdog team surprising the pro’s to come up winner, is probably older and used more often than even Romeo and Juliet.
But putting together 16 self-obsessed, pretty women to form a world cup team under the command of a failed and misunderstood aging athlete, is novel in Indian cinema. 16 long-legged lasses sharing screen space together with Shah Rukh is also a definite crowd puller.
What strikes is also the scenery and backdrop, especially the camera play and panoramic shots on and off the field. No stone is left unturned to make it look authentic.Its great to see Bollywood moving forward with little leaps and tiny bounds. The acting is very good, and Shah Rukh’s (or should I say Tughlaq’s?) dialogues are well written. ’Gore ko jhanda uncha karte dekhna, roj nahi milta’. Top that. If I got that dialogue wrong, please let me know, I shall gladly update same.
Every character is given more dimensions, as they interact with each other. Sensitive social, political and gender issues are touched on and enacted quite gracefully. Definitely worth a dekko, at home, or in theatre, with or without friends/family/date/pet dog(or cat). Happy watching!