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Friday, 3rd July 11:50 AM IST
GUDDU RANGEELA Misses The Mark Due To Repetitive Acts And Shallow Writing
Pluses: Arshad Warsi is repetitive yet effective, Aditi Rao Haydri is stunning in brief role, nice dialogues, decent background score Minuses:
lackluster screenplay, horrific editing, Ronit Roy repeats himself one more time and Amit Sadh looks bewildered throughout,amateur camerawork, boring songs
Critic Rating: 2/5
Business Rating: 1.5/5
Verdict:
Watch it for some funny moments and Arshad Warsi
Detailed Analysis: In last few years films like 'Phas Gaye Re Obama', 'Dekh Tamasha Dekh' created some kind of wave in Bollywood where film makers are trying to raise social evils in a very effective humorous manner. Subhash Kapoor did that with some effectiveness with 'Jolly LLB'. Now he is back with one more such film.
The film is set in Haryana and it kicks off with the 'musical introduction' of the cousin brothers Gulshan Ram aka Guddu (Amit Sadh) and Radheshyam aka Rangeela (Arshad Warsi), alongwith the terror spilling villainous local political leader Billo (Ronit Roy). At the outset, while Guddu and Rangeela are the members of a local village orchestra party, they also moonlight as informers for the local gangs. In one such case, the duo gets embroiled into a controversy that lands them at the police station. The corrupt inspector strikes a deal with them stating either they can pay Rs. 10 lakhs to him and go scot free or be a party to many pending cases, thus landing in jail. Hope for them come in the form of Bengali, who is a self confessed 'PRO' for the underworld. He strikes a deal with them to 'transport' (read 'kidnap') the deaf and mute Baby (Aditi Rao Hydari) in exchange for a sum of ten lakh rupees. Being 'opportunists' the duo grab this offer with both their hands, only to be shocked to know that Baby has a hidden agenda. On probing, she reveals that she (who is Billo's estranged sister-in-law) wants to avenge the death of her sister from Billo, who had tortured and killed her because of dowry. Its only then the viewers are treated to Rangeela's past life and the (personal) reason as to why he too wants to kill Billo. While Baby hands over a CD of Billo's sexual acts with women to Guddu and Rangeela, Billo reveals something that not only shocks Rangeela, but also turns his world upside down. Do Guddu and Rangeela become successful in exhibiting Billo's evil character through the CD, do they manage to get the ransom money for kidnapping, what is the reason for Rangeela wanting to kill Billo and what is it that Billo reveals to Rangeela that leaves him speechless is what forms the rest of the film. Performance wise Arshad Warsi is good with electric act and he looks like a complete fit in the role though he has done such acts in past. Ronit Roy sleepwalks in one more tough guy role and fails to impress. Amit Sadh looks confused throughout and really looks like one film wonder (remember hsi debut film 'Kai Po Che'). Film has such a thin plot which is usually a case with satirical films though dialogues are fine but screenplay disappoints big time especially the 2nd half and flashback portions. Film has uneven editing that at times one loses the flow of events in 2nd half. Music is below par. Cinematography is pathetic and production design is good.
Director Subhash Kapoor tries to deliver honest film but due to bad writing and half baked Haryanvi language that desired magic did not come out. Film will release today and it will struggle due to unexciting promos and dry content. There is hardly any competition for the film but it might suffer due to some big regional releases in south and big Hollywood release 'Terminator'.
Go for this one with limited expectations! |