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Banners: Excel Entertainment, Eros International Media Ltd
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Kangna Ranaut, Sarah Jane Dias, Jimmy Shergill, Gauhar Khan, Shahana Goswami, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher
Music: Shankar- Ehsaan - Loy
Cinematography: Kartik Vijay
Director: Abhinay Deo
Producers: Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Story:
A good thought gone bad, the story begins with four strangers - Neil Menon [Abhishek Bachchan] who owns a casino and has been into legal and illegal stuff, O.P. Ramsay [Boman Irani], a powerful politician in Thailand, Tisha Khanna [Shahana Goswami] a journalist with a fading career and Vikram Kapoor [Jimmy Sheirgill], a Bollywood superstar. All of them are invited by a billionaire Kabir (anupam) to an island an none of them know each other. However, after coming there, they regret their decision. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.
Presentation:
The director has come up with an interesting storyline and while the presentation was colorful, the narrative was not adequate. The dialogues were good at places, the script was below average and the screenplay was not that supportive. Background score was nice but songs were not upto the mark. Cinematography is the saving grace for the film. Editing was average. Costumes were excellent while the art department was appealing. Abhishek Bachchan carries out his role with élan but his character was not etched well. Sarah Jane looks pretty but she must work on her facial expressions, Kangna was good but she must work on her diction, Boman Irani was a showstealer while Anupam Kher was riveting. Shahana was not used to the fullest. Gauhar was alright. The others didn't have much to offer.
Conclusion:
The film seems to be a pick from the Hollywood slick thrillers and while the focus was more on presentation and style, the basic fundamental of a convicted plot and nice content was missing. The first half takes off breezily and there are some real good moments but things begin to fizzle after the first hour. At one point, everything becomes predictable and monotonous. Few sequences are good but overall, the film lacks the material to keep the audience engrossed apart from the visual appeal and grandeur. At the box office, this might have good openings but will suffer due to the World Cup final and negative word of mouth.
www.ayeshaweb.blogspot.com verdict: Good package with hollow content
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