Murky side of Business world. Review on Corporate

Director Madhur Bhandarkar films are not completely realistic as it is generally said but yes, hard hitting and relevant. After the hard hitting-Chandini Bar/Satta/ Page 3, here is yet another ace in his sleeves and again he lived up to the expectations quite successfully, though not super-successfully. The narrative has style and is engrossing. Years back, Director Shyam Benegal also captured dirty games played by corporate world in his film “Kalyug”(1981) quite efficiently but here the approach is new since a lot been changed in the Business scene today. Though, the subject appears to be slightly non-appealing for the masses, Madhur covered up well by sticking to just a specific case, an engrossing drama, about a feud between two top business rival companies, where competition and greed lead them to the road of inhuman ways and destruction. Once again all this has been through the point of view of a female protagonist, quite efficiently.

There are loopholes though. Everything is quite generalized and one-sided. The beginning part of the film is slow paced may be to acquaint general audience through the ambience of the film. In order to make the general public understand management jargon that business houses speak, the dialogues are adapted and therefore, this effort becomes evident, as they sound filmy sometimes. Keeping in mind same audience even treatment sometimes become such that two business rivals appear as two Ganglords that though understandably been adapted such that the film should not just become a niche market product. The subplot of Sammir and Minissha’s love angle is completely redundant. Film ends on an unnecessary dramatic note including one of deaths that might not be needed. Bipasha’s character fails to evoke any empathy as she herself shown a part of the deadly, immoral games mind you. Also, this film largely deals with larger issues of corporate world, it would have given a better perspective if they had shown how unethical corporate world become on grassroot level also by influencing and playing dirty games with stockist/ dealers/ distributors/ retailers of rival, and with even general public In one scene there is an interesting dig at the type of people who become film directors today and is quite apt. Another significant scene is where when a politician gets to flattery talk with a Film Actress, she asks him to shut up and get to the business. The performances are though all first rate, but special mention to be made of Rajat Kapoor who had a meaty role and he has given his best so far. Screenplay of second half is taut. Camerawork, Styling and Art Direction also worth special mention. Film as a whole is interesting and yes, different.

Hindi Cinema has to wake up and take contemporary issues, which thankfully someone is doing at least. Box office is an unknown territory yet by exploring such diversified socially relevant topics, Madhur surprised audience again and let’s hope he keep doing so in the future rather than becoming pawn in the hands of box office which 90% other successful filmmakers love to do..