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| LAHORE
MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Abhijeet Vaishnav |
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Starring:
: Aanaahad, Shraddha Das, Farooq Sheikh,
Nafisa Ali.
Direction:
Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan
Music:
Hitesh Soni, M M Kreem, Wayne Sharp.
Production:
Warner Bros. Pictures |
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A
much-awaited movie of this month ‘Lahore’
which won the International Award for
best feature film at the 42nd World Festival
and also selected as the top movie in
the Asian film festival pushes itself
against the wall to get the desired acceptance
from the audience. The fate or rather
the treatment of such movie is on the
contradictory side when it comes to Indian
box office. Lahore is a movie with zero
star value that heavily relies on its
technical excellence and its new star
cast to unveil its content.
Lahore is a film, which uses the platform
of the authentic sports - kickboxing to
unfold a new story to the audience. Lahore
is not only a story about the relation
between India and Pakistan but it also
focuses on the relation between two brothers
Dheerendra Singh (Sushant Singh) and Veerendra
(Aannahad) and also the sportsmanship
that crosses the border to unite the two
nations.
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Dheerendra gets selected for the national kick boxing
championship in Kuala Lumpur to compete against Noor
Mohammad (Mukesh Rishi). During the battle a foul
play by Noor Mohammad leads to the death of Dheerendra
that is termed as an accidental death by the Sports
Authority. Unable to bear his brother’s death
Veranda Singh, a cricketer, switches to Kickboxing
to take revenge against Noor. To his fate he meets
Noor in the final match at Lahore. Watch out for some
nerve breaking action sequences that you have never
seen before in Indian movies.
Lahore doesn’t stand up to its expectations
with its slow screenplay that will test your patience
during the course of the film. The tone of the movie
is very slow which would drive the audiences’
attention away from the movie. The plot is very well
set till the Intermission but the movie continues
to move at the same pace except the climax, which
would take you to the edge of the seat with its action
packed scenes and a small surprise at the end that
will attain the due respect from the audience. The
character involvement in the movies adds up to the
confusion. The Pakistani actress flies down to Indian
and Pakistan so often with actually no reason and
keep the audience wondering. There are constant disconnect
between the scenes which adds to further discomfort
to the viewer. The dialogues are very heavy and sit
as a burden on your head after sometime.
Sushant Singh does a good job as a Kick boxer and
looks good with its strong physique. Aannahad uses
this platform effectively to launch himself but stony
expression makes him boring. Farouque Sheikh, who
plays the role of Indian coach, is amazing and the
Hyderabadi accent garnishes his entire character.
Sabyasachi Chakravarthy, the Pakistani coach, is apt
with his hard expressions and dialogues. Shradda Das
looks pretty as a Pakistani girl but fails to impress
onscreen, Shraddha Nigam is exceptional and Mukesh
Rishi is excellent with his action packed scenes during
the fight and deserves the most after Faaroq Sheikh.
Nafisa Ali and the Late Nirmal Pandey are underplayed
in the movie. Kelly Dor Gee is unintentionally funny
with his dialogues, which are actually meant to be
serious and is surprisingly convincing during the
fights.
Crisp editing adds up to the plus factor and Neelabh
Kaul’s cinematography, especially the aerial
shots showing the span of the city and few brave shots
during the fights are commendable. Tony Ching Siu
Tung does a brilliant job as an action director during
the fight sequences and is one of the reasons the
film would work that keeps the audience enthralled.
Director Sanjay Puran Singh does a good job as a debutante
tapping the unique concept of sports and politics
to convey the message.
Music by MM Kreem and Wayne Sharp is very soothing
and gives the Hollywood setup in the film.
The fate of the movie looks predictable and would
be decided this weekend to whether it will be able
to create the same magic that it had done internationally.
Verdict:
A perfect blend of sport and humanity
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