Inkaar (2013)

Lets rant out a few facts which most people will believe in provided they are sensible enough to believe in them.  Now I may be ruffling quite a few feathers when I say these things but those who know me well enough have heard me say these things in person.  So I have little to lose.  And more importantly, Sudhir Mishra seems to believe in these facts for sure.  Because he has used these facts (or clichés as I could say) very generously in Inkaar.

 

So here goes

1. Fact No. 1 – All men are bastards.  Period.
2. Fact No. 2 – Women are better managers than men are.  But there is a ryder.  Provided they are willing to put in the same amount of effort that an equally competent man is willing to put in
3. Fact No. 3 – Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned

 

And there are some myths (again clichés) as well

1. Myth No. 1 – Women can never make it big in Senior Management
2. Corporates will go to any lengths to keep their reputation intact – even kill
3. In all sexual harassment cases, the woman is a victim

 

If you are familiar with all of the above, then you may as well avoid watching Inkaar because I have more or less summed up the entire movie with these 6 clichés (sorry that’s the 3^rd time I am using the word in a single page).  But then that’s what Sudhir Mishra’s movie is going to be reduced to. 

 

The age old fight between man and woman in the corporate world to prove that each one is right. This time represented through Maya Luthra (Chitrangadha Singh) and Rahul Verma (Arjun Rampal).  The latter is the CEO of a leading advertising agency.  The former an upcoming copywriter. They meet at an awards function.  He teaches her the ropes.  She grows really fast. She sleeps with him on the way.  He cannot handle her success eventually.  He starts making things difficult for her.  The only difference – she files for sexual harassment. 

 

Sudhir Mishra in my books was and is one of India’s most talented directors. But for some reason, he seems to have forgotten it.  He seems to have forgotten that he gave us a stunner of a movie called Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.  It has been downhill ever since.  And the sad part is that it is down because of production values. 

 

The sound editing was horrible to say the least. The dubbing was really bad.  The actor says “FUCK” and the dubbing says “hell”??? But why??? It is alright to say “Chutiyapa” but not alright to say the F word? Awwww? Come on Mr. Mishra!!! You succumbed to that to get a U/A certificate? Seriously?

 

Shantanu Moitra’s music is more or less standard fare associated with Mishra’s movies.  And that would more or less sum up what Inkaar gets reduced to.  Standard Fare.  Nothing great.  Decent story.  Decent performances.  Bad technical execution.  Like most movies which could have been so much better.  5 on 10.  And whats with the lousy campaign!!! Watch on TV or DVD.

 

Trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av-3sI3JR3U