Remember that
guy from Khosla Ka Ghosla – Munjal? Khurana’s (Boman Irani) sidekick /
Secretary. The guy who does the dirty
work for Khurana. For those who aren’t aware
of who played that character (and I am quite certain that most people in India wouldn’t
know his name) it is a guy called Rajesh Sharma – one of the finest supporting actors
in India currently. This time around he
plays Pandit.
Pandit looks
like your average Munimji (book keeper) from Zaveri Bazaar in his safari suit
and pouch that is held under his armpit.
He, along with Idris (Namit Das) decides to approach Sanjay Atre (Emraan
Hashmi) who is a thirty something ex-con with a specialty of cracking
safes. Why do Pandit and Idris need him?
Because they plan to run a bank job for Rs.300 million ($5 million these days).
Sanjay has given
up his life of crime and lives with his over the top wife Neetu (Vidya Balan)
who spends her time interpreting what is latest in the world of fashion through
the latest magazines. The result is a
Punjabi woman who looks like a clown most of the time. But that being kept aside, she does want a
new bigger house and therefore allows Sanjay to run one last job.
The job is done
successfully with some hiccups. The trio
agree to meet 3 months later @ Sanjay’s place to split the spoils. They do so
only to find out that Sanjay has been hit by a car in the interim and is now
suffering from retrograde amnesia. The
rest of the story is about how they trace their steps backwards to get their
hands back on the money – a job that is much tougher than stealing the bank.
Rajkumar Gupta’s
earlier movie was an intense drama about a case that had the entire country up
in arms (read Jessica Lal). Ghanchakkar
is a dramatic transition from that perspective.
And one that Gupta doesn’t go through very smoothly with. While he gets most of the male cast to do
their job, Vidya Balan sticks out like a sore thumb. The sad part is that I say this not because
of her outfits but her inability to put on a Punjabi accent.
Emraan Hashmi –
and I will say this always – is one of the most under rated actors of our
time. Give him a half decent director
and he will deliver the goods. Gupta is
definitely much more than just half decent.
Namit Das is as usual hyperactive and his the right casting for the role
of Idris. The sad part continues to be
finishing – editing, consistency, attention to detail etc. etc. etc. (Sigh!).
Fun watch but maybe just once. 5 on 10.
Watch the trailer
on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClncY3AQxeg
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