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By Prema K. ©2005 Bollyvista.com |
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Mahima at 'Sehar' press conference |
To give the director his due, the story and basic plot of the film is good, but somehow it has ended up becoming a boring film. Definitely not worth the price of your ticket! The narrative adds to the drudgery. The violence is sure to get on your nerves. The romantic track (the only song in the film) looks forced. But the climax in a moving train (shot over 8 days in a special train provided by the Indian Railway) is superb and one of the high points of the film.
Now for the performances. Arshad Warsi is great in a comic role (actually only in 'Munnabhai MBBS' and 'Hulchul') but to make a film with him as the main protagonist is a little risky. Not that he lacks intensity as an actor but somehow his newfound fans don't want to accept him in a serious role.
Mahima Chaudhary (Anamika Kant, a lecturer in the University) provides the glamour. It's like she has rightly said, 'I am the rainbow in the film!'. Pankaj Kapoor (Bhole Shankar Tiwari, a Reader in the University specialized in IT) is superb, and Sushant Singh (Gajraj Singh, the Mafia Don) is good, as usual. What else do you expect from these talented actors? Cinematography by K.Krishna, a protégé of Santosh Sivan, is good. The background score is okay. It doesn't look like there is any hope for the film, but hey, you can be your own critic, so watch the film and let us know what you think.
**1/2 (TWO AND A HALF STARS)
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