Dec 25, 2005 02:53 AM
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(Updated Dec 25, 2005 02:57 AM)
Vaah! Life ho to aisi is unbelieavable. Unbelievably stupid, that is.
Even before the movie actually got under way, I was disheartened by the fact that there were about 25 people in the theatre. Now in retrospect, 25 innocent people(self included) who were gyped out of their tickets worth.
VLHTA has a fairly simple script, evident form the trailors. Shahid Kapoor is Adi Chachu, staying in a big family with lots of kids, their tution teacher (Amrita Rao), the customary grandmother (Dadi) and Mohnish Behl (playing Shahids elder brother) who is on a drinking binge for most part of the movie.
Adi is the apple of everyone's eye, the kids love him and Amrita Rao secretly dotes on him.
But Fate strikes and Adi meets with a fatal accident ........ And then...
Mahesh Manjrekar, after Vaastav, has rapidly deteriorated to the point now where I seriously doubt his ability to direct a half decent movie. VLHTA is full of cliches and gaffes galore, a few of which I would like to put down here...
Sharat Saxena has corny dialogues like '' Desh ka dushman..mera dushman''
As soon as he utters this line, Prem Chopra stands up and starts quoting the pledge. HUH ????
-Sanjay Dutt as Yamraj, is completely off key and very irritating. What could have been a serious scene when Kapoor requests him for some more time is turned into a mockery by some forgettable acting by the duo.
Rajat Bedis character is called Punky. Yes, Punky.
Arshad Warsi, (Fakira) starts singing the Hanuman Chalisa and suddenly about a million sadhus sprout from nowhere. This has to be the most ridiculous song picturisation.
-The basic premise of the movie in itself is difficult to understand.Shahid Kapoor lives in a huge mansion in Lokahndwala in Mumbai, drives a Skoda, but is shown working in a garage and in constant need of money.
-As a ghost for the major part of the movie, Shahids role had great potential, but apart from an absurd fight sequence where u are forced to watch Prem Chopra being tickled , the opportunity is wasted.
What is Shweta Prasad ( the sister from Iqbal) doing in this movie..standing in a corner and mouthing one-liners?
The ending too rankles, with Sanjay Dutt coming on too forcefully.
The only redeeming feature of VLHTA is the special effects. Obviously packets of money has been spent here and the effects are better than any hindi movie in recent times. But alas, its a pity that special effects alone will not be enough to sustain the audience.
In brief, the performances:
Shahid Kapoor : tries hard in an author backed role, but you cant help comparing him to Anil Kapoor in Mr. India.
Sanjay Dutt: One of his forgettable roles. Hams at times.
Amrita Rao : has done a decent job..looks sweet.
At many points during the movie, you wish that you too were a ghost and , with a snap of your fingers, whisk out of the theatre to the safety of your living room.
Mr. Mahesh Manjrekar, nest time you want to make a good ghost movie, rent a DVD of the movie ' GHOST' starring Patrick Swaze and Demi Moore. And copy it frame to frame. But please dont subject us to this lunacy.
