B-8 | Friday, March 20, 2020 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com ‘Angrezi Medium’: Irrfan Shines In Aimless Film “Angrezi Medium”; Cast: Ir- world-class education continues bit of being Champak, bringing rfan, Deepak Dobriyal, Radhika to be. The screenplay also talks alive the nuances that deine the Madan, Ranvir Shorey, Dimple of teen rebellion and generation goodnatured, smalltown busi- Kapadia, Kareena Kapoor; Di- gap. A cameo by Dimple Kapa- nessman’s quirks with ease. rector: Homi Adajania; Rating: dia is used to highlight loneliness Perhaps his performance would * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) among the aged. have seemed incomplete without Somehow, all of these com- the comic-melodramatic chem- By Vinayak Chakravorty ments don’t add up to much, ow- istry he shares with Radhika ing to weak writing. As the min- Madan, as Champak’s daughter A couple of great performances utes pass, you sense the classic Tarika. “Angrezi Medium” is can actually turn an utterly medi- ‘Sequel Syndrome’ taking over primarily a father-daughter story ocre ilm into okay stuff, you re- -- it is almost as if this ilm wasand Radhika matches Irrfan’s alise watching Irrfan and Deepak made because the idea worked screen presence admirably to Dobriyal in “Angrezi Medium”. the irst time, and it seemed lucra- light up the screen in their scenes Homi Adajania’s follow-up to tive enough for a second outing. together. Saket Chaudhary’s 2017 comedy The urge to squeeze in too Deepak Dobriyal is a delight hit “Hindi Medium” is a stand- many sub plots and characters to watch as ever -- if only Bolly- alone story that bears no link takes its toll as the ilm, after woodan had more imaginative roles with the irst ilm by way of plot engaging build-up in the irstfor him than the hero’s sidekick. or characters and is, quite frankly, owner of one of two Ghasitaram pursue higher studies at a top uni- hour, meanders in the post-in- To his credit, Dobriyal inds a zil- not a patch on the original. There sweet shops in the same locality versity in the United Kingdom. terval portion before reaching a lion ways to reinvent that stereo- are the sporadic brilliant scenes of Udaipur -- the other belong- The ilm tries setting up ad- rather insipid ending. What res- type, you realise watching him go and the random bursts of humour, ing to his brother Gopi (Deepak equate drama using that prem- cues the ilm from sinking are the in “Angrezi Medium”. but the overall storytelling sim- Dobriyal). The two brothers are ise, as the narrative moves from three performances that matter. Pankaj Tripathi elicits a few ply falls short, faltering every normally busy bickering over Udaipur to London. In the pro- Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal and Rad- laughs in a cameo, Kareena Ka- now and then. It’s almost as if the whose shop represents the ‘real cess, the story also tries creating hika Madan are irst-rate. poor was quite honestly never writers were not quite sure how to and original’ Ghasitaram brand. space to talk of too many issues. Towering above all with a sim- needed in this screenplay, and push the narrative beyond a point, Champak is a single parent, tak- There is the obvious theme of ply lawless performance, Irrfan Dimple Kapadia could have done especially in the second half. ing care of his teenage daughter the young generation’s fetish proves once again why he will with a stronger role. Ranvir Sho- The ilm begins by introduc- Tarika (Radhika Madan). The girl for foreign universities, and always be special for Bollywood rey and Kiku Sharda bring alive ing Irrfan as Champak Bansal, has a big dream. She wants to the question of how expensive buffs. He clearly relishes every their roles with innate talent. Gulshan Grover: Era Of Asim, Himanshi Flaunt Chemistry MUMBAI: “Bigg Boss 13” lovebirds Asim Riaz and Himan- Villains Ended With Me shi Khurana are all set to come up with a love song, titled “Kalla Sohna Hai”. The track is sung by Neha Kakkar and its music is given by Rajat Nagpal. On Thursday, Asim took to so- cial media to drop the irst oficial poster of the song. In the poster, Asim and Himanshi are looking madly in love with each other. “Kalla Sohna Hai” will be out on March 19. Asim recently featured oppo- site actress Jacqueline Fernandez in the recreated version of “Mere Angne Mein”. Apart from Asim and Himanshi, Paras Chhabra and Mahira Sharma of “BB 13” fame too featured in a music video, titled “Baarish”, which was sung by Neha’s sister Sonu Kakkar. MUMBAI: Actor Gulshan my characters. Although, today is Grover, fondly known as the ‘Bad a bit different as there is no spe- Man of Bollywood’, says the era cialised villain. The era of being Tiger Shrof Mourns Death Of His Cat JD of being the villain or making a the villain or making it a career Bollywood career out of screen ended with me. Nowadays, it’s MUMBAI: Tiger Shroff has with a photograph of JD on Ins- villainy, ended with him. not enough to be a villain to be taken to social media to express tagram. Gulshan had made the role of successful,” he said. grief over the demise of his pet Not only Tiger, his entire fam- a villain interesting in his ilms Expressing his regrets towards cat JD, which was with the fam- ily expressed grief on Instagram. such as “Sadma” and “Ram a role that was not offered to ily for the past 17 years. The actor Jackie Shroff reposted Tiger’s Lakhan”. him, he said: “I remember being addressed his pet as a “brother”. post. Tiger’s mother, Ayesha “Legends like Pranji and others approached for this Hollywood “God bless you my brother. Shroff wrote: “Goodbye our JD made a huge contribution to mov- movie villain who had a bullet Thank you for 17 years of only you gave us 17 years of only pure ies as a villain. stuck in his neck and he said he happiness and love. hope you love.” “Hence, when I started playing could not feel pleasure or pain. I come back to us in every lifetime. On the work front, Tiger a villain, I realised there must be was fascinated by this villain who Until then wherever you are be Shroff’s “Baaghi 3” started with some innovation. I never wanted had no emotion for anything.” happy healthy and keep playing a good opening at the domestic to closure of cinema halls across to portray the same role again, He opened up on a chat show until i come join you again! I love box ofice but the ilm’s busi- several states in the wake of the that’s why I used to improvise on Tata Sky Classic Cinema. you so much #rip,” Tiger wrote, ness is currently suffering owing COVID 19 pandemic Aayush Sharma And Saiee’s Did you see in the paper... ‘Manjha’ Video Released that the Rebel-O’s are playing at the Queens this I love weekend? that band! Community Newspapers Your Local Social Network MUMBAI: Actors Aayush Sharma soul and I hope people like our song. and Saiee Manjrekar have featured in a The whole team is so talented that I was music video, titled “Manjha”. always conident about ‘Manjha’ and The romantic song, which is sung by working with Saiee has been a great ex- THE WEEKLY VOICE Vishal Mishra, is already out on You- perience,” Aayush said. Aayush will next Tube. Its video was shot in Delhi. be seen in the Hindi remake of a popular “It’s been such an amazing journey Marathi ilm - “Mulshi Pattern” in which ilming the song. It really touches thehe plays the role of a dreaded gangster..