![]() Do these four guys have any involvement with the terror group, or do they have different plans all together? Are looks always deceptive? Could these four innocent looking guys be hardcore terrorists involved in one of the biggest terror plans? Shakal Pe Mat Ja is a film that deals with all such deceptive goof ups, mistaken identities, and madness created due to being at the wrong place at the wrong time. At the same time, the Intelligence reports a group of terrorists are planning some sort of attack. Whether it's the suspicious footage of the boys being at Rashtriya pati bhawan, the Arabic and Pakistani Porn that they find in Rohan's bag, the bomb like device in Dhruv's bag, which he states to be his physics project, or the fact that the 27-year-old Bulai resembles a most wanted terrorist and doesn't carry ID or a cell phone. Everything they say, possess, or do leads them to further obstacles. With looks that are totally anti-terrorist, these simple guys get into crazy trouble, as their hold up doesn't turn out the way anyone expected. With their explanation not being fruitful, they are brought into the interrogation room of the international airport to be questioned by the CISF. They get caught while capturing an American Airlines aircraft landing on their camera, which they claim to have shot for a documentary they are making. So, spare yourself the torture.Shakal Pe Mat Ja is a story of four young boys who get caught up as suspects at Delhi International Airport on a high alert day. To make matters worse this juvenile film is longer than two hours. 'Shakal pe mat ja' is a lesson that Independent cinema could be just as awful as or even worse than mainstream cinema. With too much on his hands, the film only ends up as a venture satisfying his obsession to write, direct and act in a film. Hrishitaa Bhatt, the producer is married to the director Shubhashish Mukherjee or Shubh as he calls himself in the credits. ![]() One would wonder why this movie was even made in the first place. Chitrak's despicable role hits nadir with his annoyingly fake American accent. 'Bheja Fry' too had fat oaf, Vinay Pathak who was initially funny but became predictable in the sequel. Aamna Shariff was probably there to bring in glamor! Well, what's the obsession with the fat guy Chitrak Bandyopadhyay? His size and beard remind you of Zach Galifianakis in 'Hangover' series and 'Due Date' which in turn seems to have inspired Kunaal Roy Kapur act in 'Delhi Belly'. Raghuvir Yadav and Saurabh Shukla's roles are over the top. Pratik Katare is jarring as the over-smart kid and Harshal Parekh looks totally lost. Although the better one among the four, he has much to improve. And what to talk of performances! Shubh Mukherjee tries to portray many facets: a college kid, deal maker for his friends, the smart one and a savior. The lead actor also plays hero by diffusing a bomb in a clichéd scene of him cutting a wire followed by his lady love Prachi (Umang Jain) falling in his arms. Looks like it was filmed in a mall with cheap looking airport signages pasted everywhere with a store room doubling up as a hideout for the bad guys. In comparison, Priyadarshan or Anees Bazmee would look like geniuses! The plot is absolutely nonexistent and seems to mimic the satirical 2010 film 'Tere Bin Laden' which was well received. This is not even slapstick or cheap humor. And then there are jokes involving a fat guy's rumbling tummy are lifted straight out of 'Delly Belly'. One humor track involves dimwitted teens doing dumb things to outsmart some equally dumb security staff at the Airport. This is supposed to be a comedy but has nothing fresh or funny. And then there is Amina (Aamna Shariff), a shady character. Adding to the confusion is an attack by Omama (Zakhir Hussain) at around the same time. Security chief Om Prakash (Raghuvir Yadav) and anti-terrorist squad officer Chauhan (Saurabh Shukla) know that the boys don't look like terrorists but detain them for suspicion, partly because their video footage includes prominent landmarks and talks of explosives. Four boys, Ankit (Shubh Mukherjee), his kid brother Dhruv (Pratik Katare), a long haired imbecile Bulai (Harshal Parekh) and an NRI fatso Rohan (Chitrak Bandyopadhyay) are busy making a documentary on terror attacks and are caught by Airport's security officials while filming aircraft landings. The name that literally translates into 'don't go by the looks' is a comic drama of mistaken identities. But alas, it is not so with this pathetic and amateurish film. You would assume a shoestring budget would have made them focus on a smart script and some new jokes. Made on low budgets, good scripts and sans star power, independent cinema has been making waves and raking in the bucks in Bollywood these days.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |