Madhur Bhandarkar has this uncanny habit of locking on to a particular section of the society as the theme of his movies.So he has travelled from the world of politicians(Satta), to the sorry lives of bar dancers(Chandni Bar) to the world of plastic socialites(Page 3).
This time he takes on a whirlwind tour into the world and lives og the Corporate sheningans. And as always he is brutal and harsh yet so very true. As one of the lines in the movie says the only time you think by your heart and not your head, you are doomed!!!! So people, watch it with your head !!
You are introduced to this mesmerising world by a voice over( Atul Kulkarni).Its a pity we cant get to see this fine actor in flesh.Why didnt you include him in the cast Mr.Bhandarkar???
So slowly but surely you get sucked into the lives of the Marwas and Vineet. You are also introduced to their second in commands and their staff. These two industrial bigwigs are at each others throats to corner a bigger market share. How they go about it forms twists and turns the script takes. I wont let the cat out of the bag by telling you the whole story. I want you to watch it and make your own judjements.
Of the cast Rajat Kapoor stys true to his character of true blue businessman, Raj Babbar is reduced to a caricature, Vinay Apte is too good as wily politician who sees deals in everything. Bipasha basu seems to have come a long way from her Jism days.Yet she is unconvincing in emotional scenes.
The one actor who stands heads and shoulders above the rest is Kay Kay Menon. Watch out for him in the scene when he confronts his brother in law and his sister having double crossed him.His brooding eyes and expressive face are mind blowing.Arguably he one of the most fine actors of the new block. Here he even better than in Sarkar and Hazaron kwhaishien aisi.
Only one sore point in the script is this. If Nishi (Bipasha ) has no qualms about stealing company secrets from a rivals laptop.how come she has a emotoinal turmoil to know that her company soft drink has pesticides???
Music wise the movie is fast forwordable!!!!!!!!
On the whole it is a must watch!!!!
Go for it.It lays bare all your CEO s and Chairmans and VP s and their dirty worlds.
Words of wisdom from the movie.A Peon is the one who stops work at 4 pm and a boss is the one who starts work at 4pm !!! What say??????