Laali (Pritika Chawla) sells flowers at a signal. Its just another day in her lowly life. She is trying make her money for the day when an old man in an auto asks her to stop picking flowers from the graveyards. She is utterly humiliated when the car next to her stops @ the signal. The window rolls down. She is least bit interested. But the voice says, “Khoobsurat Hai Tu”. She turns around and is face to face with her favouritest hero of all time – Shah Rukh Khan (himself). Obviously she cannot believe her eyes and is shell shocked to say the least. John (Sanjay Dadheech) who sells books and is smitten by her to say the least approaches her to find out why she is standing at the signal like a zombie and she faints in his arms.
Now John is, as mentioned before very much infatuated by Laali. But Laali doesn’t as much as remotely reciprocate the feelings. She is a happy go lucky girl post the incidence is of course even more smitten by SRK. John doesn’t take this too well and chases her around half of Dharavi (I can only assume that since the signboards say Sion in most places) and stabs her in the stomach. Coincidentally, a reporter – Ravinder (Nagesh Bhonsale) and his Hindi speaking German girl friend Stephanie (Suzanne Bernert) are around the same area and take her to hospital. Ravi and Stephanie decide to write a story about this entire episode about how a young girl, obsessed with her love for the King Khan almost loses her life in the bargain.
Laali survives and returns from hospital when John apologises to her for having stabbed her in a fit of rage. In the meantime, we have Champa (Choiti Ghosh a.k.a the only person in this movie who seems to have acted) the local dance bar girl and prostitute who professes her utmost love for John but is rejected since John says he is a 10th pass guy and wants to be able to choose who he gets married to. Then there is Wanted, the local goon who beats up John over some squabble. Taking this as an opportunity, Champa gets Wanted beaten up by Salim (Makarand Deshpande) the local don of sorts. She gets John an auto who without choice in the matter resigns to the situation.
SRBKHT seemed to be an interesting movie. Something alternative and esoteric. A welcome change from the usual song and dance that we get in theatres. Add to that the fact that most of the cast are theatre personnel and that the director was Makarand Deshpande. These things prompted me to take the pick over Guzaarish on Friday evening when I had some time to kill. Was proven woefully wrong to say the least. Deshpande’s direction is completely wayward. I haven’t seen his previous 2 attempts @ direction – Danav and Hanan neither of which created any waves @ the BO but wouldn’t expect too much from either post this. The sound editing and even basic editing all reek of a movie which was probably made on a complete shoe string budget and even worse, by people who would rather have finished the movie in a hurry than pay any attention to detail whatsoever. Mr. Deshpande I am disappointed to say the least.
The only acting talent on display was from Choiti Ghosh who was very good in essaying her role of Champa. Good enough for you to start actually feeling sorry for her after a bit. Pritika Chawla tries her best but really doesn’t have it in her. Sanjay Dadeech was being done a favour by someone for sure. On second thoughts he probably played the role of the loser John quite easily – by just being himself – sorry to be mean Sanjay but just didn’t cut any ice with me. Nothing else really worth mentioning in the movie but for the fact that it had a solid storyline which could have capitalized on much much better. I give this 3 on 10 for just the story.
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