So many have written about it, so if you are in love with the movie. Stop. Hit alt+f4. Bye. But if you are open to views, read on. And hey, I liked the movie okay? But it still carries the baggage of Bollywood, which is the bane of our movies. Well, it was fun but the second half was shit.So, there.
The first half blows you away. Why wouldn't it? For a change they showed the real college life instead of showing a hero chasing a lone girl with his gang of 20 horribly clothed clowns; singing that eve-teasing song, you know?
RDB does away with all that shit. It shows real people, having fun, talking like your college going cousin, drinking beer just like you, eating in dhabas like any of us, hanging out in a lounge bar... In short, the first half tugs at your heart and makes you nostalgic. If you are still in college, you will end up thinking 'hey, that's just like us!' Wham-bam-thank you-box-office. Everyone is happy. The producers are laughing their way to the bank.
Aamir has yet another hit. Madhavan scores an important point towards his resurgence in Bollywood. Kunal, who plays Aslam, is the find of the decade. And Siddarth, the BOYS boy can act! He did a fantastic job despite some really bad hiccups in some scenes. Soha Ali Khan does a decent job too and she is going to give her sister Saif a run for her money. Enough said.
Let's get to the bad parts of the movie:
1) Too much happens too soon in the second half. While the first half was painstakingly crafted with so much attention to detail, the second half was rushed. How can a college student shoot a person from a running bike unless he is well trained? If it were a normal Bollywood movie, I would not pop this question. But in the first half I was led to believe that this movie is closer to life. So, logic
becomes important in this context. The second half jars in contrast to the first.
2) Also, the resolution of conflict (resorting to violence and self-sacrifice yada yada) is very clich�d. I'd have liked to see some innovation there, instead of the 'let's milk their emotions' pseudo-sentimental, regressive trash.
3) Rahman sucks with his background score. He came up with some nice numbers all right but BG score is not his forte and never will be. You can't disagree with me there.
The first half is so good, it saves the second half. End of the story. I recommend that you watch the movie if you haven't already.
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