Article Updated 02 September, 2007 09:12:41 PM IST   Dhoka By Our Correspondent ©2007 Bollyvista.com   Zaid Ahmed Khan (Muzammil Ibrahim) is a police officer in Mumbai, whose life is shattered when he learns that his wife Sarah (Tulip Joshi) has died in a bomb blast at the New Century Club. To add to his misery, he is told that his wife was not a victim but the cause! She was the suicide bomber who was responsible for the blast. He is interrogated but is soon given a clean chit. Unwilling to believe that his wife was a terrorist he sets out to prove her innocence . 'Dhoka' tries to ask questions like whether or not the country is truly secular. It also probes into why some Muslim youth turn to terrorism. Though the intentions are honest, the fact cannot be denied that apart from educating and informing, the primary motive of a film should be to entertain. Though 'Dhoka' is successful on the first two fronts, it fails on the third account. Model turned actor Muzammil Ibrahim makes a decent debut, albeit with a dubbed voice. He is a good looker no doubt, but not much of a performer. Tulip Joshi enacts her role with ease but without going overboard. Aushima Sawhney does a fine job. Gulshan Grover as the no nonsense cop and Anupam Kher as Tulip's grandfather are very good.. Ashutosh Rana and Munish Makhija form rest of the supporting cast. Shagufta Rafique's script is good. MM Kreem's music matches the mood of the film, but fails to come up with a chartbuster, unlike other Mahesh Bhatt films. Cinematography by Anshuman Mahaley is decent. After 'Paap' and 'Holiday', this is Pooja Bhatt's third film as director ... and she fails yet again. Though the plot is good, the execution leaves much to be desired. ** (Two stars)   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/29/8027