Without having read much about
the movie and only seen the trailer, I
was hoping to watch the story of a film fanatic who is aspiring to be an
actress, as a matter of fact the first 5- 10 mins of the film lead you to
believe that too, but as the character of Meenaxi(female protagonist played
by Rani Mukherjee) starts unveiling, you only begin to realize that the writer
has very comically and beautifully weaved the story of a middle class Maharastrian
Brahmin girl who aspires for simple things like a small job , a home of her
own, an independent life and a man she can fall in love with and elope. Meenaxi
is a bit quirky and believes that she is a heroine in her own right and that
her life is a perfect film. She works towards achieving her goals, a midst trying hard to get away from the typical expectations of arranged marriage from
her comically weird family. While on her
job at an arts college, she falls in love with a mysterious painter/ student
who happens to be a Tamilian, named Surya (Played by Prithviraj). The most comical and core part of the movie is
Meenaxi’s attraction to Surya’s Bodys’
scent/ and her learning Tamil to get his attention
I wasn’t a bit surprised that the
director of the movie, Sachin Kundalkar has a background in theatre. He
has done a good job of researching and capturing nuances of three cultures-
Maharastian, Tamil & Bollywood. However, there are instances where one
could question certain boorish dialogues and a particularly raunchy dance/song numbers
(especially “what to do”) which did feel a little over done. The songs seem to be
forced in to the story which really seemed unnecessary. Maybe the director was
trying to pack just too much to play safe
This movie is definitely one of
Rani’s commendable performances and a good introduction to Prithviraj, who even
with minimal dialogues just captures the audience with his expressions, a total
Greek God like body and an amazing body language. Despite the fact that the dance numbers are
forced in, Rani seems to have mastered belly dancing and she and Prithviraj
have danced perfectly well through all the songs.
I could easily give the movie a
3 stars from me, I am sure this movie is a lot more fun for someone who
understands a fair bit of Tamil and Marathi like I do. Else, it could rate lower
