Movie Review RAJA NATWARLAL Fails To Offer Anything New Despite Kick Ass Act By Emraan
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Thursday, 28th August 10:50 AM IST
Pluses:
Emraan Hashmi gives it all - his style, intensity and kisses, Kay Kay Menon is good
Minuses: lazy editing, cliche screenplay, Paresh Rawal overacts, Kunal fails as director big time, Humaima Mallick needs acting coaching classes
Critic Rating: 2/5
Business Rating: 3/5
Verdict:
Watch it for only and only Emraan Hashmi
Detailed Analysis:
'Raja Natwarlal' is hitting the screens tomorrow and it is directed by Kunal Deshmukh with Emraan Hashmi in lead. Same actor and director combo gave us hits 'Jannat' and 'Jannat 2'. Film has potential blockbuster premise. Con man Raja 9Emraan Hashmi) is in love with bar dancer (Humaima Mallick). He does small time cons with his brother like friend Raghav (Deepak Tijori) until one day both try to perform a big act. That big act puts them in confrontation with none other dreaded criminal billionaire Vardha Yadav (Kay Kay Menon) who is based in South Africa. Raghav is killed by Vardha and now Raja is determined to destroy Vardha through a big con. He goes to mastermind of big cons (Paresh Rawal) who is elder brother of Raghav. How Raja takes his revenge with this cricket fanatic Vardha by selling fake cricket ball or fake cricket team form the rest of the story. Performance wise Emraan Hashmi is too good and in top form. He is the only shining spot in somewhat average fare. He delivers some best lines and keeps intensity up. Deepak Tijori is good in a brief role. Humaima Mallick is as bad actress as her other counterparts Veena Malik or Meera. Kay Kay Menon is simply outstanding as Vardha with menacing eyes and crisp dialogue delivery. Paresh Rawal tries too hard to play the over smart guy but irritates throughout. Rest supporting cast is strictly average. Background music of the film is routine. Editing is uneven as few sequences go on and on. Music is big letdown which is a rarity for an Emraan starrer. Cinematography is decent and adds to the mood. Screenplay is very cliche and looks pale in comparison to films from similar genre like 'Special Chabbis', 'Bunty Aur Babli' and 'Badmaash Company'. Director Kunal Deshmukh falters big time as once again he tries to web story around cricket. There is no effort in writing and all that twist towards the end where Emraan is shot etc do not work. Kunal should feel sorry for letting down his friend star Emraan with such a lazy affair. Film will release tomorrow and will get opening of some sort for sure due to Gnapati festivities and star power of Emraan. Film will get moderate competition from 'Mardaani' and few Hollywood releases. But film needs at least 55-60 cr to break even which means 225-28 cr is must in order to have any chance at box office. With low buzz and not so great music, these figures will be tough to achieve.
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