'Mardaani 2': Rani Mukerji Rocks in Topical Film
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B-8 | Friday, December 20, 2019 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com ‘Mardaani 2’: Rani Mukerji Rocks In Topical Film By Vinayak Chakravorty not make any attempt to explore the world of the victims. The “Mardaani 2”; Cast: Rani ilm starts on a chilling note, but Mukerji, Vishal Jethwa, Shruti soon turns into formulaic sus- Bapna, Rajesh Sharma; Direc- pense drama, where the rape-and tion: Gopi Puthran; Rating: * * murder text is a mere, albeit taut, * (three stars) device to carry forward the cop- and-killer plot. Sometimes, a ilm acquires Credibly, the villain of the added signiicance than it war- piece is an enigma, imagined as rants, for the sheer timeliness and a juvenile. The character reminds topicality of a societal ill that it us how newspaper headlines reg- highlights. ularly hit us with the cold revela- “Mardaani 2” is such a ilm. tion that most arrested rapists in An otherwise engaging cop-and- India are aged in their twenties villain thriller gets a whole new or lesser. Young TV actor Vishal dimension when the cop in ques- Jethwa does a ine job, he leaves tion is the ilm’s female protago- ly, had the ilm managed to ind women, the sequel talks of rape sistic streak in the way he exhib- a sinister impact. nist, and the villain she chases is a the right balance between thriller and safety of women. Things get its the corpses of his victims. A supporting cast of mostly juvenile serial rapist-killer. and social commentary. Instead, darker this time around, with the Rani as the no-nonsense unfamiliar faces works per- Beyond Rani Mukerji’s re- debutant director Gopi Puthran screenplay clearly inluenced by Shivani Roy in the “Mardaani” fectly in complementing Rani’s sounding return and adequate tends to reel under melodrama the grizzly mood of numerous ilms has surely carved a new- tailormade, towering presence. dose of suspense that the ilmwhile imagining Rani’s objective Hollywood ilms in the genre,- infound niche that will let her stay While on Rani, if the “Mardaani” delivers, it aims at working as a as protagonist Shivani Roy. After cluding “Silence Of The Lambs” signiicant, in a mainstream in- ilms are customised for her, she chilling reminder of how crime a while, Shivani seems more like and “The Bone Collector”. dustry that is slowly learning has perfected the act of mixing against women continues un- a ilmi messiah than a cop. The story is set in Kota, the to accord bigger roles to its ac- Shivani’s aggressive attitude with abated all around us. Coming in Puthran, who also wrote the Rajasthan town that is a hub of tresses. The heroine in uniform the character’s vulnerable streak. the wake of Hyderabad, Unnao, irst “Mardaani” for director coaching classes for entrance as- would seem like a perfect subject “Mardaani 2” counts for the Baghpat among other such re- Pradeep Sarkar, has crafted a ilmpirants. A psychotic criminal is in new-age Bollywood, where the way the ilm strives to leave a cent incidents, “Mardaani 2” tries that roughly follows the template on the prowl. He has been raping, priority lately has been on bank- pertinent societal comment. Only, opening up a conversation. of the earlier ilm. While the irst torturing and murdering young rolling female-centric projects. it could have done so with more It would have succeeded whol- ilm highlighted traficking of women, and he reveals a narcis- However, “Mardaani 2” does imagination. Shreeram Lagoo, 92, Dead Sangeeta Thrilled Harleen Sethi Forays Into PUNE: Veteran actor Shreeram Lagoo, who worked on stage, With Debut On Singing With ‘Teri Hogaiyaan’ Bollywood and Marathi ilms, passed away at a private hospital OTT Platform MUMBAI: Actress Harleen here late on Tuesday following Sethi, who is currently being age-related health issues, family With ‘Hello Mini’ lauded for her acting stint in the sources said. second season of “Broken But Beautiful”, has tried her hand at He was 92 and breathed his last MUMBAI: Actress Sangeeta singing. at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hos- Adhikary, who has featured in She has crooned to a rendition pital. several episodes of “Crime Pa- of Vishal Mishra’s track “Teri The ilm industry and politi- trol”, is thrilled about making her hogaiyaan” from the series. cal circles condoled the demise debut on an OTT platform with On charting a new territory, of Lagoo, including actor Ashok the show “Hello Mini”. Harleen said: “When ‘Teri hogai- Saraf and state Congress spokes- “My role is small but an impact- yaan’ released it was an instant person Sachin Sawant. ful one. My previous crime-based hit. Vishal Mishra the singer, A qualiied ENT surgeon, La- show helped me in grabbing this composer of this song happened goo ventured into acting and the world of cinema and theatre role. I am playing the role of a to call our director Harsh Dedhia made a big name for himself in for over four decades. poor woman whose husband is an alcoholic person and she has a when I was dubbing with him. 10-year-old daughter. After a few Me being me, started singing the Srijit Weds Bangladesh Actress days, she gets to know that she is song on the mic and screamed to Vishal I will sing this song on KOLKATA: Noted ilm direc- dressed in a black kurta and a red HIV positive because of her hus- our success party night. He said tor Srijit Mukherji tied the knot Nehru jacket. band. She is extremely worried I have a sweet voice and then it with Bangladeshi actress-mod- The couple had been courting about what will happen to her struck me, why shouldn’t I try el-development worker Raiath for quite some time and the buzz daughter,” Sangeeta said. singing the female rendition of Rashid Mithila at a simple cer- about their impending marriage “After a lot of struggle for this song and Vishal was very emony here on Friday. was being heard for months. months. I got a role in a crime- encouraging. That’s how it hap- A small group of Bengali ilm Mithila, currently the head of based show after which, I was pened.” personalities like Rudraneel Early Childhood Development offered roles in different crime “I love this song. And I’m Ghosh and Jisshu Sengupta, and Programme at the BRAC Interna- shows. I feel very happy when blessed to be surrounded by sup- ally heard it and said we should poet Srijato were present at the tional, had married Bangladeshi people recognise me for my portive people like Vishal Mishra, go ahead and put it out there.” function held at Srijit’s south musician Tahsan Rahman Khan work,” she added. who happily composed this for The female version of the song Kolkata lat. Mithila wore a redin 2006. The couple got divorced She is also seen in the TV show me and Ekta Kapoor who eventu- is out now. jamdani saree, while Srijit was in 2017. They have a daughter. “Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum”. Namdev Bags A Pivotal role MUMBAI: Actor Govind Nam- dev, who is known for his villain- ous roles in ilms like “Bandit Queen”, “Satya”, “Prem Granth” and “Virasat”, has bagged a piv- otal role in the upcoming “Rad- he”, starring Salman Khan. “I’m playing the role of a cop, a DIG. I’ll be working with Salman after a long gap. I worked with him in ‘Wanted’ before this. It was really amazing experience to work with him again, and we both really have a few impactful tor Prabhudeva, after ‘Wanted’ scenes. He is also doing a very and ‘Ramaiya Vastavaiya’. It has signiicant job,” Namdev said. been a great experience working “Radhe” is being directed by with him,” Namdev added. Prabhudheva. “This is the third “Radhe” is scheduled to release time I’m working with direc- in 2020. Gita Siddarth Passes Away MUMBAI: Actress Gita Sid- dharth Kak breathed her last in the evening of December 14 in Mumbai. The actress is best known for her role in M.S. Sathyu’s 1973 classic “Garm Hava”. While Sathyu’s effort won a National Award as Best Feature Film on National Integration, she received a souvenir at the ceremony for her role of Amina in the ilm. Gita made her debut in Gul- zar’s 1972 ilm, “Parichay”, star- She was married to television ring Jeetendra and Jaya Bhaduri. host-producer and documentary She was a familiar face on the ilmmaker Siddharth Kak, who Bollywood screen of the seven- is known for his popular TV cul- ties and eighties, featuring in ture magazine, “Surabhi”, which ilms such as “Sholay”, -“Triaired on Doordarshan from 1990 shul”, “Disco Dancer”, “Ram to 2001. Teri Ganga Maili”, “Nooriea, Gita was an art director on the “Desh Premee”, “Dance Dance”, show. Gita and Siddharth Kak’s “Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki”, daughter Antara is a documentary “Shaukeen”, “Arth”, “Mandi”, ilmmaker. Outside her life as an “Ek Chadar Maili Si”, “Gaman” actor, Gita was also known for and “Doosra Aadmi”. her social work..