Mixed reaction. That’s what I had when I saw this movie. And I thought the director wanted us to have it. I mean, he started off with a really fun topic and then went off on a tangent to nowhere. Here’s what it’s about:
Jahaan
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A funny named guy, who wants to succeed using shortcuts. His concept of success is pretty weird. He wants to join a certain elite high society and buy flashy cars. He’s also plagued by an alcoholic father who does nothing for a living. So this fellow, is in a dance troupe and wants to earns lotsa money - quick!! Now the only problem here is that it would’ve been better if the director had portrayed this trait using some plot, not plain dialogues. And also, if Jahaan was shown without a State-of-the-art cellphone and not riding a whopping 1 lakh Eliminator.
Aakash
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Jahaan’s rich friend - who has a designer set for a house. He’s pretty level headed and does nothing much to write home about other than having Mita Vashisht as his mother.
Soniya
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Played by Mink Singh. She’s got a rather funny accent and you cant figure out whether she’s saying ’’Hot Pants’’ or ’’Hot Pets’’. Anyways that’s besides the point. The worst performance in the movie. She’s neither acted well nor looked good. What a waste! In the plot - she’s the one who introduces Jahaan to ’’show’’ - strip shows that is.
Aakash’s Mom(Mita Vashisht)
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The same old flaw. Lack of characterization. I mean at the end of the movie she starts off with a ton of melodrama - which was not expected at all. This was the same flaw I found with Devdas (which was a sucky movie btw). I mean if you just have to say things out - why are you using the camera. Just broadcast the story on the radio.
Story
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Jahaan gets into strip shows for quick money. For the first one - he’s accompanied by his best mate Aakash. Aakash then backs out - and takes Jahaan’s fuming girlfriend with him. Jahaan is then hired by Mita Vashisht as a gigolo. Jahaan falls in love with the woman he sleeps with and knows absolutely nothing about. She’s cold and emotionless with him and obviously does not reciprocate his love. Then just before the interval Jahaan finds out that he’s been screwing his best friends (Aakaash’s) mother. And then you can safely leave the hall :) Seriously, after this the director has lost his marbles. Unwarranted and unwanted senti sequences. About Jahaan being in bitter love. And blah blah!! The icing in the cake is, that in the end Aakash finds out - and confronts mama darling. Mama darling starts bawling her heart out - and suddenly from nowhere - she says that you people (son & father) were not there when I needed you - that’s why I went around screwing. Duh! Where did that come from?! I mean the sob-story might have had some substance if they had shown something about it. Anyway all’s well that ends well. The last scene is copied from DCH - puhlease Deepak Tijori - you did not have to do that!!
Direction: *
Acting: *
Story: *
Watch it for the strip shows ;)
Nandz.