Directed by : Neeraj Pandey
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2377938/
The post contains spoilers, read at your own risk.
Neeraj Pandey's A Wednesday was hardhitting, entertaining and very real without songs or dance numbers. With Special Chabbis, he tries to go commercial keeping his intent to keep the settings and tone real.. and that's where he goes wrong.
The plot is based on fake CBI raids that took place in 1980's in various parts of India. Neeraj tries to cheat a lot with the characters, why would a character in a movie behave like a stranger to another character when they are talking one to one with no one around to look at them ? The answer is simple, the audience i.e us are looking so they are made to act differently. There's one character in the movie that changes, and due to it the climax turns..
Then, there is the love angle of Akshay and Kajal which very much feels like forced one, only weakens the movie. Something like Shaitan (Rajeev love life) was required here, minimal dialogues, no backstory, 1 small scene every now and then and keeping the main focus on the cbi raids plot.
Also, the climax was too normal, a chance to make it dramatic missed. There was scope of making Wasim Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) seal all stations and airports, and follow Ajju (Akshay Kumar) upto the airport and make Ajju struggle though eventually manage going off. Maybe, its Hollywood Argo in my mind saying this, but Wasim Khan accepting he was made fool, doing nothing and ending the scene there, didn't go well to me.
Every song slows the narrative. Though, Mujh mein tu is a very good song. Also, Dhar Pakad that comes at the end credits. Background score is good, leaving apart the loud moments here and there.
Editing is too bad, what is the point of showing in excess the cbi people walking, going to car, the journey of car. The first raid built-up was delayed way too much.
What works for me in the movie are the performances, Akshay Kumar is effective in a role that is far away from his regular comedy movies. Manoj Bajpayee was slightly off-track, just a wee-bit.. maybe the standards he sets for himself made me feel that way, nevertheless his scene with Akshay was a delight to watch and special reference to that Rishwat lena shuru kar dun dialogue.
Anupam Kher easily was the star of the movie, vulnerable, surprising, fearful, faltering (wrong house they went to raid) and leading the team from the front.. he was doing almost everything so well in that character. Not to forget, the father of so many kids as he says Tv kahan hota tha uss time..
The supporting cast did a good job, Divya Dutta though was restricted to one dialogue throughout, which changes over course of time with twists. Jimmy Shergill was good but then its the question of would you accept the fact that director cheated with you on this character, I can't.
Special Chabbis is by no means a bad movie, it works but the reason why I feel dissappointed is that a director who made 'A Wednesday', could end up spoiling a movie due to commercial aspects. Still, watch it.. chances are you may like it much more than me.
VERDICT : NICE
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2377938/
The post contains spoilers, read at your own risk.
Neeraj Pandey's A Wednesday was hardhitting, entertaining and very real without songs or dance numbers. With Special Chabbis, he tries to go commercial keeping his intent to keep the settings and tone real.. and that's where he goes wrong.
The plot is based on fake CBI raids that took place in 1980's in various parts of India. Neeraj tries to cheat a lot with the characters, why would a character in a movie behave like a stranger to another character when they are talking one to one with no one around to look at them ? The answer is simple, the audience i.e us are looking so they are made to act differently. There's one character in the movie that changes, and due to it the climax turns..
Then, there is the love angle of Akshay and Kajal which very much feels like forced one, only weakens the movie. Something like Shaitan (Rajeev love life) was required here, minimal dialogues, no backstory, 1 small scene every now and then and keeping the main focus on the cbi raids plot.
Also, the climax was too normal, a chance to make it dramatic missed. There was scope of making Wasim Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) seal all stations and airports, and follow Ajju (Akshay Kumar) upto the airport and make Ajju struggle though eventually manage going off. Maybe, its Hollywood Argo in my mind saying this, but Wasim Khan accepting he was made fool, doing nothing and ending the scene there, didn't go well to me.
Every song slows the narrative. Though, Mujh mein tu is a very good song. Also, Dhar Pakad that comes at the end credits. Background score is good, leaving apart the loud moments here and there.
Editing is too bad, what is the point of showing in excess the cbi people walking, going to car, the journey of car. The first raid built-up was delayed way too much.
What works for me in the movie are the performances, Akshay Kumar is effective in a role that is far away from his regular comedy movies. Manoj Bajpayee was slightly off-track, just a wee-bit.. maybe the standards he sets for himself made me feel that way, nevertheless his scene with Akshay was a delight to watch and special reference to that Rishwat lena shuru kar dun dialogue.
Anupam Kher easily was the star of the movie, vulnerable, surprising, fearful, faltering (wrong house they went to raid) and leading the team from the front.. he was doing almost everything so well in that character. Not to forget, the father of so many kids as he says Tv kahan hota tha uss time..
The supporting cast did a good job, Divya Dutta though was restricted to one dialogue throughout, which changes over course of time with twists. Jimmy Shergill was good but then its the question of would you accept the fact that director cheated with you on this character, I can't.
Special Chabbis is by no means a bad movie, it works but the reason why I feel dissappointed is that a director who made 'A Wednesday', could end up spoiling a movie due to commercial aspects. Still, watch it.. chances are you may like it much more than me.
VERDICT : NICE
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