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Yash
Raj Films
Producer
Aditya Chopra
Director
Shaad Ali
Music
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
THE STORY
Dev (Ranveer
Singh) and Tutu (Ali Zafar) are two orphans who are abandoned at birth and are
found in a garbage dump by the local merciless gangster Bhaiyaji (Govinda). He
takes them in, nurtures them and trains them to become professional killers.
The duo highly regards him and everything is gung ho until one day, when a
criminal reformer Disha (Parineeti Chopra) enters Dev’s life and the two fall
in love. Bhaiyyaji does not accept their relationship and Dev has to make a
difficult choice now. Even Tutu gets stuck between his friendship with Dev and
his loyalty towards Bhaiyyaji and things thereby take an ugly turn for one and
all.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
This is a
story of love, revenge and betrayal where is an attempt to create a perfect
blend of guns and roses. But not a single moment of emotional connection to
establish with the story or the characters. Performance wise, Ranveer Singh is
the saving grace of the film with his innocence and comical moments. Ali Zafar
seems more impressive physically and seems rather uncomfortable in the skin of
his character. Parineeti Chopra is great in her role. Govinda tries to put his
best but acts in his old style. Aloknath in his brief role leaves impact. Rest
cast of the film lend support well.
TRADE ANALYSIS
Director Shaad Ali gave two
super hit films under the YRF banner which were SAATHIYA and BUNTY AUR BABLI
and took a sabbatical after the downfall of his last outing JHOOM BARABAR
JHOOM. Sadly, he has let the audience down yet again with such a comeback after
seven years. This first half is good and in the second half the story does not
hurtle towards a melodramatic climax. The dialogues written by Nitesh Tiwari,
Shreyash Jain and Nikhil Mehrotra are fantastic. Musically, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
are good. Sham Kaushal’s action is above average. Cinematography by Aveek
Mukhopadhyay is excellent. Ritesh Soni’s editing is up to the mark. Production
and technical values are very good. The film was heavily publicized.
VERDICT
At the box office,
despite a strong star cast, the film is expected to do moderate business.
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