Despite having one of the best production houses to back the project [Yashraj Films] and the best of resources at his disposal, director Kunal Kohili and his team of writers come up with an apology of a script. For, a film like Fanaa offers nothing to the viewer except boredom.
Zooni, who’s blind by birth, lives a content life with her protective parents (Rishi Kapoor and Kirron Kher). Life changes for her when she comes to Delhi to attend a cultural festival and encounters a local tour guide Rehaan (Aamir Khan).
At the first meeting itself, sparks fly between the two. Love blossoms; the two decide to get married and Zooni even readies for an eye surgery that will help regain her vision.
But just when she starts seeing again, she’s informed that Rehaan has been the victim of a bomb blast.
The problems with Fanaa are manifold. But the biggest of all is its sloppy screenplay. There’s no movement in the story and to make matters worse, the screenplay is disastrous. The entire film is exercise is in futility since there’s not one memorable sequence that even makes you cheering. In fact, the viewer starts squirming after the first fifteen minutes itself.All through the film, the viewer gets the feeling that Kunal and his band of writers are completely at sea when it comes to narrating an interesting story in those 3 hours.
If the writing is poor, Kunal’s direction is, to put it mildly, dismal and directionless. The director had handled a few sequences with dexteriy in Hum Tum, but he’s completely out of sync this time around. Jatin-Lalit’s music is as undistinguished as the screenplay
Cinematography is the sole department that stands out in the enterprise. The camerawork is of superior quality, with the visual effects looking attractive. Dialogues are equally lifeless.
Although the film has a talented cast, the one who actually stand out is Kajol. Despite the loose ends, it’s her performance that stays with you at the end of the screening.
Aamir Khan fails to look the part. Also, the fire is clearly missing! And what exactly did Shiney-Lara-Kirron Kher saw in their role? Rishi Kapoor is loud. Tabu is wasted.
Skip the film to preserve your sanity!