Predictable. Clichéd. Unoriginal. Flawed. The movie has it all but… but… it is not all that bad, it is watchable. Strange but it is.
Keeping behind the failures of Tashan, Pyaar Impossible, Dil Bole Hadippa, Badmaash Company YRF camp tries their luck in this Neil Nitin Mukesh-Deepika Padukone starrer with Pradeep Sarkar (his earlier stint being Parineeta and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag) calling the shots.
Audience of singleplex to multiplex and in small towns to cities love tapori language. Have we not enjoyed all mammu and aati kya khandala dialogues? And loved the tapori names like we have in this movie chaddi, gulkund and diesel? And we do love those stories of under dogs triumphing right? As well as the numerous Chinese martial arts movies where a drunken monk teaches his protégé tricks in his own ingenious way to become a champion. Well, LP has it all. LP is a story of group of friends living in one of the wadis of Mumbai. Neil is a street fighter who fights blindfolded his opponents and knocks them out in one shot – so he got the moniker “One shot” Nandu. While, Pinky is an employee in a mall who dreams to win India’s Got Talent show with her skating skills. For her it is the passport for better life and getting away from the wadi life. Fate has its own scheme of things for their life. In a sudden turn of event, Pinky looses her sight in a freak accident. Step in Neil who teaches Pinky to see through her other senses using ingenious techniques we have seen in Chinese martial art movies. Add to it the predictable romance and a climax.
Neil is a complete mismatch for a tapori. He is made for a man in suit and urban casuals but the director has chosen to cast him anyways. He does his best though our mind refuses to see him as a tapori. Add to that his unwillingness to learn acting – makes things worst. But still you can watch it for Deepika and Neil’s friendly gang. Especially, I liked the madrasi character. Deepika is remarkable especially in the skating sequences. The credit goes to the choreographers. The skating sequences are beautifully done.
GingerChai verdict: A below-average movie but does not bores you either. Watch it if you have money in pocket and nothing else to do.
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I’m surely not watching it. Anything with Deepika in it is a must-not-watch.
I thought it would be wow :heh:
like the songs though, most of them have either the word lafangey or parindey. :silly:
My hubby gave the review in 4 words ” Seen the story before!”
I too liked the skating part of it and the fact that those without eye can learn to sense things by sound and smell…
I am waiting for the movie to release here and lapping up reviews from everywhere .Is it a typo error , YSR films or is it really YRF ..
It is a typo error :silly: Tx for pointing it out..
Hello Lakshmi:
Greetings. Thanks for coming by my place today.
Imagine a fair-skinned Mukesh speaking tapori and playing the gully guy! Impossible by all standards.
I wonder why they waste so much money and time.
Five ‘good’ bloggers
should be chosen and asked to write a script which will eventually be made into a movie. Wonder how that will work.
Have a good night
Joy always,
Susan