Directed by : Amit Sharma
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3398048/
Another avoidable masala movie…
Spoilers ahead…
Isn’t it a cause to worry that there are many aspiring new directors that want to begin their film-making journey with a masala movie. Not saying that its the easiest genre to make, it is one of toughest as you need to balance non-logic and style with the story that goes through comedy, drama, romance and action. But creatively if you ask me, if I was to debut as director, I would choose a project that would showcase my skills rather than the genre overpowering me.
Tevar’s story is about a kabbadi player Pintoo (Arjun Kapoor) from Mathura who accidentally meets Radhika (Sonakshi Sinha) and rescues her from a faction leader Gajendar (Manoj Bajpayee). Pintoo who leads a care-less life upto now, has a responsibility of saving Radhika from Gajendar and his men’s threat.
The film begins with a over the top scene ‘Lets slow motionize’ the entry of main lead. Followed by a kabaddi match that is melodramatic to the core. Infact in the entire movie, you would be forced to look for scenes where you can like Arjun Kapoor, he is that bad (coming from me who doesn’t fall in the category of people who hate his acting).
The interesting bits of movie are, first conversation between Gajendar and Radhika, the entire Pintoo and his sister scenes (hardly 10 mins screen time) and to some extent Pintoo and his father scenes.
I was so much interested in Pintoo-sister(played by Gunjan Malhotra) plot that I wished Gajender fell in love with her instead of Radhika, after all who wants to watch Sonakshi Sinha doing the same act. But Sonakshi does have one creative scene in movie, she doesn’t like eating matar in matar-paneer sabji, so she keeps taking matar out one by one in her plate. And best of all, this time she isn’t shown saying disgusting things as a female, like she did in Action Jackson or R.Rajkumar. For some 30-40 mins we see Pintoo struggle saving her, getting himself wounded and then finally when he manages to take Radhika to Delhi airport , she has fallen in love and doesn’t want to leave Pintoo. Someone tell script-writer, why burden us viewers with the nonsense if the girl has to have change of heart.. I felt like please someone kill her. And probably the frustration of watching Sonakshi’s stubbornness to do another masala movie was getting to my nerves too.
The main part of movie is actually Pintoo-Radhika love angle, and it doesn’t work one bit. Manoj Bajpayee does have 1-2 brilliant acting scenes, but even he won’t give you any satisfaction.
Music by Sajid-Wajid is completely forgettable. Dialogue writing is laughable, including a sequence where Gajendar decides he won’t wear trouser till he finds Radhika. Climax has been done umpteen times before, and with greater impact, here you only wait for it to end.
Tevar is a avoidable masala movie, watch at your own risk.
Verdict : 1.5/5
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3398048/
Another avoidable masala movie…
Spoilers ahead…
Isn’t it a cause to worry that there are many aspiring new directors that want to begin their film-making journey with a masala movie. Not saying that its the easiest genre to make, it is one of toughest as you need to balance non-logic and style with the story that goes through comedy, drama, romance and action. But creatively if you ask me, if I was to debut as director, I would choose a project that would showcase my skills rather than the genre overpowering me.
Tevar’s story is about a kabbadi player Pintoo (Arjun Kapoor) from Mathura who accidentally meets Radhika (Sonakshi Sinha) and rescues her from a faction leader Gajendar (Manoj Bajpayee). Pintoo who leads a care-less life upto now, has a responsibility of saving Radhika from Gajendar and his men’s threat.
The film begins with a over the top scene ‘Lets slow motionize’ the entry of main lead. Followed by a kabaddi match that is melodramatic to the core. Infact in the entire movie, you would be forced to look for scenes where you can like Arjun Kapoor, he is that bad (coming from me who doesn’t fall in the category of people who hate his acting).
The interesting bits of movie are, first conversation between Gajendar and Radhika, the entire Pintoo and his sister scenes (hardly 10 mins screen time) and to some extent Pintoo and his father scenes.
I was so much interested in Pintoo-sister(played by Gunjan Malhotra) plot that I wished Gajender fell in love with her instead of Radhika, after all who wants to watch Sonakshi Sinha doing the same act. But Sonakshi does have one creative scene in movie, she doesn’t like eating matar in matar-paneer sabji, so she keeps taking matar out one by one in her plate. And best of all, this time she isn’t shown saying disgusting things as a female, like she did in Action Jackson or R.Rajkumar. For some 30-40 mins we see Pintoo struggle saving her, getting himself wounded and then finally when he manages to take Radhika to Delhi airport , she has fallen in love and doesn’t want to leave Pintoo. Someone tell script-writer, why burden us viewers with the nonsense if the girl has to have change of heart.. I felt like please someone kill her. And probably the frustration of watching Sonakshi’s stubbornness to do another masala movie was getting to my nerves too.
The main part of movie is actually Pintoo-Radhika love angle, and it doesn’t work one bit. Manoj Bajpayee does have 1-2 brilliant acting scenes, but even he won’t give you any satisfaction.
Music by Sajid-Wajid is completely forgettable. Dialogue writing is laughable, including a sequence where Gajendar decides he won’t wear trouser till he finds Radhika. Climax has been done umpteen times before, and with greater impact, here you only wait for it to end.
Tevar is a avoidable masala movie, watch at your own risk.
Verdict : 1.5/5
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