There are times when fatigue sets in while watching the usual masala films that have precious little to offer in terms of content. The customary item songs, the much explored panoramic locales of Europe, the familiar dialogue and drama catering to the NRIs… how one longs for something fresh to come out in cineplexes that would pep you up again.
2011 has been a landmark year for Bollywood. Besides the success ratio which has shot upwards, the material churned out by dream merchants has been much better when compared to previous years. Irrespective of how these films fare, you cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that there has been a genuine effort to give the audience something fresh.
SHAKAL PE MAT JA doesn't have a Khan, Kumar, Roshan or Kapoor starring in it, but it attempts to tell a story that's refreshingly different. However, it's the screenplay that plays a complete spoilsport. What could've been an interesting movie turns out to be part attention-grabbing, part drab, part prolonged. Wish this could've been another high-wit, low cost comedy that's fun to watch, like TERE BIN LADEN.
2011 has been a landmark year for Bollywood. Besides the success ratio which has shot upwards, the material churned out by dream merchants has been much better when compared to previous years. Irrespective of how these films fare, you cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that there has been a genuine effort to give the audience something fresh.
SHAKAL PE MAT JA doesn't have a Khan, Kumar, Roshan or Kapoor starring in it, but it attempts to tell a story that's refreshingly different. However, it's the screenplay that plays a complete spoilsport. What could've been an interesting movie turns out to be part attention-grabbing, part drab, part prolonged. Wish this could've been another high-wit, low cost comedy that's fun to watch, like TERE BIN LADEN.
