Sep 09, 2006 06:25 PM
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There are not many sequels that turn outto be better than their predecessors. James Cameroon worked wonderswith Terminator's sequel in Hollywood and Raj Kumar Hirani does thesame in Bollywood with Lage Raho. Its hard to decide the best part ofthis enterprise - direction, script or performances and that says a lotabout the efforts of the entire unit of LRMB. Raj Kumar Hirani provedhis worth with Munna Bhai and this film reiterates the fact that hissuccess was not just a fluke.
Lage Raho won half the battle with its unusual storyline. If Munna Bhai gave us the 'jaadu ki jhappi', Lage Raho gives us 'Mahatma Gandhi'.Today the Mahatma's ideologies are a thing of the past - dead andburied with the generation of people who followed them and the Gandhi Topi todayis synonymous with corruption. Lage Raho is an effort to remind us ofall that Gandhi stood for and more. You can call it Raj Kumar Hirani's "Experiment With Truth!"
Sanjay Dutt delivers a top notch performance. As the lovable goon Munna,he wins hearts and this is one character that he is going to be proudof when he reflects back on his entire career. Ditto for Arshad Warsias Circuit. He is to Munnawhat Hanuman was to Ram. And boy you got to watch out for the way hecarries out an abduction in the first scene of the film!
Withouttaking the credit away from Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi, thescript/screenplay are the real heroes of this film. One of my friendsquite rightly remarked after watching the film that if the film castyou and me as the leading protagonists, even then the film could havepulled it off.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's films have always had verypowerful scripts - Parinda, 1942:A Love Story, Parineeta, Munna BhaiMBBS or LRMB, all winners in the story department! Vidhu Chopra needs apat on the back for promoting talented directors. Sanjay LeelaBhansali, Pradeep Sarkar and Raj Kumar Hirani have all proved him right.
There are a few glitches here and there in the film. At some places the film does go overboard but that is what I call the 'cinematic liberty'. The end portions get a bit boring. Munna Bhai MBBS was better in theclimax if you compare. The songs are definitely worth a hear. ShantanuMoitra's music has a touch of the 70's and that makes him differentfrom the current lot.
Its a film that I would recommend to all.Go watch it and yes, try looking around to see if Mahatma Gandhi issitting besides you. Hope to see the Munna Bhai team coming up withanother sequel - Lagey Raho MunnaBhai!
