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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 (PAGE 4) MOVIE-REVIEW BOLLYWOOD-BUZZ Saaho suffers from a weak script “I opened up as an actor in Raabta” SAAHO is the story of a mysterious man on a mission. The foreign city of Vishwank and Ashok, Devraj threatening his father Prithviraj and of After Luka Chuppi, Kriti Sanon of Waaji is ruled by gangsters and criminals and the biggest of them is Roy course, the interval point. In the second half, he does very well in a brief once again plays the role of a (Jackie Shroff). He cleverly manages to get the approval of an Indian min- part of the climax where three scenes are running parallel - one of Ashok, ister, Ramaswamy (Tanikella Bharani) for a hydro project in India. He then one of Amrutha and one of Kalki. If he had wisely directed the rest of the reporter in her upcoming film reaches Mumbai and this is where he's killed in a road accident. His son film, SAAHO would have been on another level. Arjun Patiala, which stars Vishwank (Arun Vijay) then takes over, which angers Devraj (Chunky Pan- SAAHO has an average beginning. Too much information is laid out and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead role. day) as he wants to sit on Roy's throne. Meanwhile the Mumbai crime it takes a while to process it all. The film gets a bit better with Ashok's entry. branch is investigating the death of Roy and other related crimes. The case The investigation carried out by Ashok and his team is quite engaging. Also, In her recent interviews, Kriti is handed over to Ashok Chakravarthy (Prabhas), a macho and extremely the politics played out in Waaji amongst the warring factions makes for a looked back at her early films intelligent officer. He insists that Amritha Nair (Shraddha Kapoor) is also nice watch. The best is however reserved for the pre-interval. The sequence made a part of his team after he gets smitten by her photograph. While where Kalki's car gets attacked is good. The intermission point comes as a of her career and reflected on scanning the CCTV footage, they come across a mysterious person (Neil jolt. A part of it is predictable but there are too many twists here and hence, her past roles. Nitin Mukesh) who they believe is a suspect. In the absence of evidence it works since viewers won't be able to guess all the unexpected develop- though, he can't be arrested. Ashok however manages to speak to him and ments. Post-interval, one expects the film to go on another level but sadly Excerpts finds out that he's hunting for a black box which can be used to access the the opposite happens. There is too much chaos, visually and otherwise, and What kind of a film is Arjun wealth left by Roy in Waaji. Not just this chap but even Vishwank is trying the film ceases to make sense. Yes, the action scenes are spectacular but Patiala? to find the black box, which is hidden in Mumbai. He sends his associate after a point, the audiences get tired of the overdose. There are more twists It is a non-serious and spoof sort of a Kalki (Mandira Bedi) who for some reason secures the box but instead of in the climax but this time, the viewers don't get very impressed. film. We haven't worked on this genre taking it to Waaji, she deposits it in a bank. When the mysterious person Talking of performances, Prabhas puts up a great show. As per his char- much. We have seen spoof in films like comes to get it, the cops who are already on his trial arrest him. However, acter, he performs well and would be loved by the masses. His dialogue Deadpool or scary movies which are not the cops get a shock of their lives at this point when they realize they have delivery in Hindi however is a bit weak. Moreover, his character sketch is much scary. a mole in their team. The mole runs away with the black box and this baf- also a bit flawed - throughout the film, his character is always winning and Is it a spoof of the action genre? fles not just the police force but also the gangsters of Waaji. What happens ahead of his enemies. Initially, it works but then it becomes unconvincing. It is a spoof on a lot of things that we next forms the rest of the film. Shraddha Kapoor is quite lovely and suits the part of the no-nonsense offi- sometimes call as formula in films. But the cer very well. She is great in action scenes. Jackie Shroff makes a huge spoof in the film has been done in a healthy impact in his cameo. Neil Nitin Mukesh is dependable and looks quite dash- manner. ing. Chunky Panday steps into the villain Tell us about your character in zone once again after BEGUM JAAN and Arjun Patiala. On the positive side, is appropriate. Arun Vijay oozes fear very She is a crime reporter. She speaks a bit well and is apt for the part. Murali Shar- a few scenes are differently. There is a flavour of Punjabi ma (David) has a crucial part and is accent in her words. My character is bit bold handled very well. decent. Mandira Bedi gives a memorable performance. Tinnu Anand doesn't in a way and also independent. These are mainly in mouth a single dialogue and yet delivers Was there any film in your career the first half like a fine performance. Mahesh Manjrekar which you felt is the best way to go? (Prince), Prakash Belawadi (Shinde) and No. I think I have enjoyed every set for the entry scenes of Goswamy (Venella Kishore) are okay. its way of making films. I never felt anything Evelyn Sharma (Aisha) suits her part but special for a particular way of making films. Vishwank and her character doesn't have much to do. But if one asks me about learning, I would Ashok, Devraj Jacqueline Fernandez is sizzling in the love to work with that director who can special song. show me different ways of shooting a scene. threatening his Madhie's cinematography is captivat- But that didn't happen to me much. I think ing. A few scenes are captured upside I learnt the most in Raabta. I guess I opened father Prithviraj down and make for a great watch. The up as an actor in Raabta, where I have and of course, the lensman has also captured Mumbai's worked very hard. I had thought about birds-eye view beautifully. Kenny Bates, scenes differently in that film. I had learnt interval point. Peng Zhang, Bob Brown, Stefan Richter, a lot from the film including horse-riding Dhilip Shubbarayan, Ram Lakshman, and the ways to make chocolate. Stunt Silva, Parvez Shaikh and Stunt So you say it has helped you to Jashwa's action is excellent when seen individually. But in the film, a few grow as an actor? Sujeeth's story is strictly okay but it could have been made for an excit- of them seem needless. A few scenes that work well are Mumbai traffic scuf- A lot. When one gets to learn from one ing actioner if the screenplay and direction were upto the mark. Sujeeth's fle (by Stunt Silva), Prabhas's entry (by Peng Zhang) and chase sequence film, his next project also gets affected. If I screenplay however spoils the show. Till the first half, it is captivating but in pre-climax (by Kenny Bates). Sabu Cyril's production design is ambi- had not worked in Raabta, I would have then the screenplay is all over the place in the post-interval portions. There tious and larger-than-life, especially the Waaji city portions. But it doesn't done Bareilly Ki Barfi differently because I are so many villains and moreover, there are so many people double-cross- seem authentic. R C Kamalakannan's VFX could have helped in making it had gone through that preparation and sort ing that it gets confusing for viewers to remember the twists. Abbas Dalal look real but it fails at places. Thota Vijay Shankar and Leepakshi Ellawa- of opened up in me as an actor. When I The character was very tom-boyish, so I and Hussain Dalal's dialogues are simple but a few one-liners are power- di's costumes are appealing, especially the ones worn by Prabhas, Shrad- worked in Bareilly Ki Barfi, I was already had to do homework. Some of her (charac- ful. dha Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez in the songs. A Sreekar Prasad's thinking differently. ter) expressions were also not girly. I went Sujeeth's direction is quite weak and it is one of the big reasons why this editing adds to the chaos and could have been simpler. What made you so relaxed in front to Lucknow and met around 20 girls and film fails. A film like SAAHO, mounted on such a huge scale, required the On the whole, SAAHO suffers from a lackadaisical script and a vacuous of the camera in Bareilly Ki Barfi? interacted keeping the recorder on. I used to execution by an expert and experienced filmmaker. Sujeeth sadly fails to screenplay. At the box-office, it is bound to have a huge start and a good I am that simple, middle-girl class who listen to their dialects during traveling. So in do justice.

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