This movie clearly proves that an actor/ actress cannot alone carry a film and this one lacks in bringing any value to the audience . The movie has no clue about which audience it is trying to appeal- clearly not ONLY Hindi Speaking (No Subtitles for the English dialogues), not for Indians (there is no introduction/ background on terms like social security and mortgage unique to US nationals) not for NRI's either- they would never want to be more judged for the protagonist is actually a negative character- a thief. Was this movie about feminism? was it about mental illness? was this based on a smart heist ? I really cant tell!. . The Producer perhaps paid all his money only on one Actor's fee or on shooting offshore, every other actor in this Movie is a Blur, they come and go.
The plot is based on a real life story of a Gujarati NRI divorcee who is a thief robbing banks to pay off the goons who she borrowed money to gamble and eventually lost it all, including her savings for an apartment. The character of Praful Patel (Kangana Ranaut) comes across as so pathetic as she is just such a loser through it all . The movie begins with showing how Praful Patel has worked her 7 years off at a Hotels Housekeeping Department to buy an apartment in Atlanta, so that she can move out of her Parent's home and especially away from a Fathers' sarcastic Banter. Suddenly this hardworking character is shown to turn into gambling and then stealing from Banks, with zero connection to her previously shown avatar. It is as if she just happens to accidentally steal for the first time, but in the most ingenious way. The story and screenplay both are so loose that if I were Apurava Asrani, I would happily let Kangana take all the credit for it (recent controversy- click here ) , as there is no excuse for this type screenplay and writing
The supporting cast was weak and not given any opportunity to showcase their talent. Their accents, including Kangana's were less researched and not that perfect. If they could actually have met a few Gujus around Jersey city (NJ) or some other such Guju Populated and mid-income level areas in the US, than fighting over the script writing credits, they all could have done better. Is Hansal Mehta (Director) a Gujarati? I hope not. The biggest blunder he could have ever made was to have directed a scene where Praful's father is cooking Tamata- mercha nu shaak (a tomato and chili side/ Subzi) with carrots?? and with a new technique perhaps, where he is throwing carrots into the cooking pot as he cuts and peels them!. Didn't Hansal Mehta start off his career with directing a cookery show- Khana Khazana? could'nt he have made the scene more interesting to watch?, surely no marks for not working on details!
This movie is a No Comparison to Queen, there is nothing uplifting or refreshing about it. If this is what you had expected, like I did , Please stay home. Was there a message in the movie, yes it had some weird message I think , and the message goes like if girls do not get married as per parents' wishes they will end up in the jail . I am going to make sure my Parent's do not watch this movie for sure ;) and I wonder what their takeaway from this weird kitchadi will be. I was waiting for the movie to take a logical course or something Wow to happen after every scene, my hopes kept me on the seat and much less anything else
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