Besharam

Lets start with a mathematics class to begin with.  Besharam released a few hours back in 3600 screens across India (PVR Mulund has 6 out of which 5 are playing between 6 to 7 shows of Besharam).  Average ticket prices across India Rs.200 per show.  Average seating capacity in a theatre is 250.  So how much can Besharam generate in 1 housefull show in each of the 3600 screens – Rs. 18 crores ($3 million) is the answer you are looking for. 

PVR Mulund normally struggles to get the customary 6 seats to see a movie.  It was sold out last night for all morning shows i.e. 3 shows @ 9:30 am and 1 show @ 9:45 am. I am going to stick my neck out and say Besharam will crack 100 crores on the day of release.  Move over Chennai Express – Its time to get Besharam.  Or should I say, move over SRK, we have a new king.  He goes by the name of Ranbir Kapoor!!!

Mathematics kept aside, Besharam is better than Chennai Express for certain. But that is not much of a benchmark as such.  What I liked was that it stayed true to what it showed on the trailers – it was a movie made with little or no shame.  The makers weren’t ashamed to put a movie that had no semblance of quality in terms of script, screenplay, dialogues, direction, production value, editing or any of the technical aspects.

However, I guess they were ashamed of accepting that they were not qualified in these departments and therefore decided to cast 6 people who are very good actors.  Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh coming together after a bit part in that awful movie called JTHJ and a great one called Do Dooni Chaar were just superb as Chulbul and Bulbul Chautala.  Ranbir Kapoor a Babli was in character throughout.

Even newbie Pallavi Sharda as Tara Sharma was quite good.  In fact I thought she more than managed to hold her ground in scenes that involved shouting at Rishi Kapoor.  Good show Pallavi – long way to go but good start (although she had bit parts in other movies).  Jaaved Jafferi and Amitosh Nagpal were commendable add-ons who ensured that the movie didn’t score badly on the acting front.

But on all other fronts as mentioned above, Besharam goes totally down the drain.  The high point of dialogue was an absolutely corny one that goes, “Mere seene mein dil nahin hai dost.  Jigar hai jigar.  Aur who kabhi toot ta nahin” (I am not going to bother with the translation).  Disappointing because it comes from the desk of Abhinav Singh Kashyap whose dialogues from Dabanng are legen… wait a minute… dary (thank you  Barney Stinson).

Besharam could have as well been a low budget movie made at home.  Believe me when I say this, anyone of you reading or not reading this article, could have come up with these dialogues or one liners.  Even the music was just about average.  Bad way to start of a holiday but watchable only for the performances. And of course, for you girls out there, Ranbir Kapoor goes naked again (after Saawariya) – this time under a shower and there is no towel either.  4 on 10 overall.  7 on 10 for performances.

Watch the trailer on http://www.youtube.com/user/bigpictures?v=WoTsE7pbuKg