Sanjay Gupta’s produced ’’Plan’’ is a typical masala flick – it has action that is really well executed, romance which is half-baked, songs that are melodious , visuals are eye-filling, skin how being classily executed , the works… yet, the outcome is not as engrossing as one would’ve expected it to be!
When four strangers met in the compartment of a train, sharing their little plans about their future, little did they knew that Mumbai had other plans for them. Bobby (Dino Morea) had plans of becoming a superstar. Omi (Rohit Roy) had plans of catching up with the man who had robbed his father. Jai (Bikram Saluja) had plans of reuniting with his lost love. And Lucky (Sanjay Suri) had plans of getting lucky at gambling.
Their plans got of to a great start. And they started having the time of their life in Mumbai. Until they realized they were out of money. Whatever was left was put on Lucky’s gambling abilities. They knew Lucky would never lose. And … Lucky lost! Now if they didn’t pay their debtor’s back, they would end up losing their lives.
Kidnapping the rich businessman who they had seen splurging money in a dance bar seemed like the best plan. It turned out to be their worst nightmare. The rich businessman turned out to be Musabhai (Sanjay Dutt), the man who controlled Mumbai’s underworld.
Musa figured out that his own men were trying to get rid of him. And the four boys had actually ended up saving his life. His once upon a time friend, Sultan (Mahesh Manjrekar), had now become his worst enemy. Musa with the help of the four boys got back at Sultan. Musa sorted out the boy’s problems and the boys returned the favor.
During the second half The story comes to a screeching halt and starts focussing on the romantic side of each of the characters. The Dutt – Priyanka romance at least looks convincing, but the romance between Dino – Sameera and also between Bikram – Payal looks forced in the goings-on.
The rivalry between Dutt and Manjrekar lacks solid ground. The duo are supposedly sworn enemies, but bury the hatchet at the behest of someone they respect [Mukesh Khanna – in a sp. app.], but soon after Manjrekar is shown plotting against Dutt for reasons best known to him. Surely, this angle in the story is far from convincing!
The second half has an overdose of songs. In fact, practically all the songs in this half seem forced in the narrative. Besides, Dutt and the four kids forget all about their plans [of settling scores with Manjrekar] and start singing and dancing instead.
As far as technicalities go, Hriday Shetty knows his job well. The film is stylishly shot, but how one wishes Shetty would’ve kept a strong check on the screenplay. Dialogues [Milap Zaveri] are witty and well worded. Cinematography [Basha Lal] is up to the mark.
Anand Raaj Anand’s music is a mixed bag. While ’Aanewala Pal’, ’Aankhon Mein Suroor Hain’ and ’Hota Hain Hota Hain’ sound pleasant, the remaining tracks are strictly okay.
It would be wrong to compare Sanju’s performance as Munna [MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S.] with that of Musa [PLAN]. If Munna had a comic streak to his personality, Musa has a non-nonsense approach. However, Sanju scores yet again in a role that seems tailor-made for him. However, his hair styling and get-up doesn’t gel well with the character [of a crude don] he portrays.
Amongst the four kids, Sanjay Suri stands out with a natural performance. The next best is Dino Morea, who seems to be taking a step forward with every film. Bikram Saluja shows vast improvement over his previous works. Rohit Roy is competent as well.
The leading ladies are mere decorative pieces. Priyanka Chopra goes overboard this time around. Sameera Reddy gets no scope at all. Payal Rohatgi does a lot of skin show, while Riya Sen’s presence in the story is akin to a puzzle.
On the whole I can say that Plan is an average Fare..And can be tolerated if viewed once...