This movie had been a part of my
“To be seen” list for almost a year – finally I get to see it today but
unfortunately it turns out to be such an underwhelming affair for me. Barring
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s earnest performance, the movie had hardly anything new to
offer something that we haven’t seen in its earlier counterparts. The only
difference I could think of was that this one is based on the so called C Grade
Film Industry which exists (still) in the underbelly of big bad Bollywood. Why
someone will make a movie on that industry? Because other accomplished
Directors have already made a couple of fantastic movies on their counterparts
and have achieved quite an acclaim not so long ago – is the only reason I could
think of. Right from the very start it has that been there done that feel to
it. I could very well gel and understand the feelings / frustration of the
protagonist Sonu Duggal (Nawaz almost always does justice to the character he
plays) as he struggles to make a meaningful movie and get out of the shit he
was neck deep with his brother Vicky Duggal (Another damn good character played
by Anil George). He comes across a beautiful girl Pinky (Niharika Singh) with whom
he plans / dreams of making a love story called “Miss Lovely”. What happens
next is the rest of the drama – where almost everyone betrays everyone else for
which this industry and almost all other existent are anyways famous for. It’s heartening
to see how it ends, although predictable but still it makes its impact on the
audience. Nawaz is such a damn good guy that I just can’t stop praising him,
may it be his innocent looks, those deeply painful eyes, his feelings for the
girl, big dreams in his eyes or that solid expressions even after his failure.
Watch out for one particular scene where almost towards the end of the movie he
meets an old friend working as a travel agent – the way he stuffs three
biscuits in his mouth and gulps down the tea – is totally out of this world
experience. It isn’t easy to make a period drama and not do goof-ups, this one
wonderfully captures the Bombay of late 80s and barring a very few ignorable
mistakes passes with flying colors. I will still rate it a very average 3/5 for
what it offers in terms of quality and quantity – still it’s worth one damn
good watch. Not to be missed by meaningful cinema lovers. I will definitely
watch it again for its three leads and their superb performances but it isn’t
what I expected. That said I am going to keep a keen eye open for Ashim
Ahluwalia’s next movie for sure.
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