These days,Bollywood filmmakers are obsessed with cop films. Recently, we had ?Khakee?,?Ab Tak 56?,?Aan-Men At Work? and ?Dev?. Another film which can be added to the list is Garv-Pride & Honour. Last year, Cinevistaas, the producers of this film came with a flop called ?Sssshhh? but this time they are expecting a BIG hit. Bollywood is also expecting a hit through this film.
After a successful 2003,with films like ?Tere Naam? and ?Baghban?, actor Salman Khan is back in this film. The excellent publicity and hype for this film has excited lots of viewers but the bitter truth is that this film has nothing exciting to offer.
THE FILM:
Cinevistaas Ltd. ?Garv-Pride and Honour?, directed by Punit Isaar, stars Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Amrish Puri, Akanksha Malhotra, Anupam Kher, Govind Namdeo, Shivaji Satam, Mukesh Rishi and Anant Jog. This film is one of the hottest release,nowadays,but does it have anything special and different? No! Here the film fails.
THE CHARACTERS AND THE PERFORMANCES:
1.Arjun Ranawat(Salman Khan):Arjun Ranawat is an honest person.He is a very hard-working cop and the best son/brother which any mother/sister could have asked for but circumstances bring him into such a situation that he loses the respect he once had.
Salman Khan,does a good job as an honest cop and his fans will definitely love him,but the film is very boring and those people who want to see him as a romantic guy of ?Tere Naam? will be disappointed. However, Salman Khan gives his best performance to this film. He does all what Salman fans expect him to do-speak politely, using filmi dialogues, acting as an ideal son and (of course!!!) taking off his shirt!There are fewer plus points in this film than the minuses and one of the plus points of this film is undoubtedly Salman Khan`s performance!
2.Hyder Ali(Arbaaz Khan): Hyder Ali is another honest and a sincere cop. He is the only Muslim cop,in the Mumbai Police force,but his loyalty towards his work is exemplary. Though,he is a Musli he doesn`t forget that he is an Indian, especially he doesn`t forget that he is a cop. Arbaaz Khan, also performs very well. The role of an honest cop, suits him very well. He does a good job in the scene where he is asked for a job transfer only because he is a Muslim. Let's expect to see more of him in future, in films such as ?Taj Mahal-An Eternal Love Story?, and also in better films.
3.Jannat(Shilpa Shetty):Jannat is a bar dancer,who sets the dance bar on fire,every night through her dance and through her body exposure. She is Arjun Ranawat's love. Shilpa Shetty, makes a terrible comeback,where she has to look beautiful, sexy and has to dance well. There is absolutely no need for showing acting talents.I wonder why didn't they put a ?special appearance? above her name,in the starting titles. In these male-dominated films,these days,women are being terribly wasted. Take,?Deewaar?, for instance,where such a talented young actress Amrita Rao was terribly wasted but hey,Bollywood films NEED such babes, to fulfill certain requirements. Let`s hope to see Shilpa Shetty in a role of substance in her next film ?Phir Milenge?.
4.Samar Singh(Amrish Puri):Samar Singh, is the one who leads the Police force.He is a brave and an honest man,who is Arjun Ranawat`s and Hyder Ali`s ideal. Amrish Puri does what he has been doing since so many years and that is-shouting and making serious face expressions. He looks really tired.Why not give him a new role? I hope that filmmakers think this way.
Akanksha Malhotra as Arjun Ranawat`s sister Rakhi,does a fine job.She has a meatier role than Shilpa Shetty and she manages to give a passable performance. Farida Jalal as Arjun`s so-called mother (who adopts Arjun Ranawat) plays a VERY exaggerated role of a ?typical? Bollywood Ma!She has done this several times,making sad face expressions and acting as if she is very helpless. How boring!Now,let`s come to the bad guys. Anupam Kher as a corrupt lawyer does a good job,but I wonder why he made a comeback through this film? Govind Namdeo as a corrupt Chief Minister does nothing special.Actually,he gets on your nerves. Mukesh Rishi is even more irritating,as an underworld don.He makes such scary face expressions that one cannot explain in words.He reminds you of his old films,which were released during the 90s and that`s seriously annoying! Shivaji Satam has a constipated look,on his face,throughout the film.
THE STORY:
The film starts with a person called Arjun Ranawat,who has been blamed for 18 murders.Everyone wants him to be hanged till death. For Arjun, now there is no need for life,anymore.He clearly declares that he wants to die,without any justification. Arjun Ranawat,the person,whom people are looking with hatred and disrespect,today, was once a very honest and respectable cop. Arjun Ranawat was very sincere towards his job,and he was one of the most brilliant police inspector the Mumbai police Force ever.He used to live happily with his mother and sister Rakhi. He had a friend, Hyder Ali,who was also a cop.Along with Hyder Ali, he went against the underworld dons and corrupt politicians. Both of them were ready to remove the dirt which was caused by such underworld dons and corrupt police offers and politicians. Little did they know, that this would lead them to so many difficulties which can force them to die.These dons and corrupt people kill Hyder Ali and bring harm to Arjun Ranawat`s mother and newly married sister.Why did Arjun Ranawat kill 18 people?Will, Arjun Ranawat, do something to prove himself right, or will he end up as a loser and die?
THE WORK OF THE CREW:
Puneet Isaar`s misdirection,oh sorry?.directionis one of the biggest flaws of the movie.The serious and action scenes in this film end up looking hilarious.The scene where Shivaji Satam,tells Hyder Ali about his job transfer only because he is a Muslim is really strange.Hyder Ali gets too angry and screams ?YAAAAAAAAAAA?and opens his shirts` buttons.That was too much![Though,Arbaaz Khan acted well there].Another stupid scene is the one where Arjun Ranawat gets angry at the lawyer (Anupam Kher),and comes out of his box and starts beating the lawyer in the court(!!!).The most hilarious scene which will make you laugh no end is the one where Rakhi describes in the court,how she was raped by the underworld dons.Rape is not a joke,but in this film,it has been treated as if there is nothing serious about it.However,it was really funny watching the gangsters laugh and Rakhi scream,whil she is being raped.(LOL!).So,the director just fails to create an impact on the viewers.Also,the actors (except for Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan),do what they have done for several times,in the past.No extra-ordinary performance.
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