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| PAATHSHAALA
MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Harish |
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Starring:
Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia
Azmi, Swini Khara.
Direction:
Milind Ukey
Music:
Hanif Sheikh
Production:
Eros Entertainment, Paperdoll Entertainment |
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There
are times when you come out of a theatre
and you think why on earth does this story
have to be told? or maybe why on earth
should the story be told in that particular
way? and after seeing Paathshaala you
just feel a bit confused on which of the
two it is. To set the record straight
Paathshaala is neither Taare Zameen Par
nor is it 3 idiots. The starting credits
clippings did give us a feel that it might
have some issues which 3 idiots dealt
with but none were present.
The story is about schools becoming more
commercialized, which seems to be a brilliant
topic for a short film or documentary
but definitely not a feature film. This
painstakingly slow movie has not just
gobbled up a heightened multiplex ticket
price but also has stolen 2 hours of your
precious life. The movie did start off
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promising note, it had excellent music and the leads
have given their best, but the movie is filled with
clichés, melodrama and artificiality which
make this a torturous experience. There are several
stranded stories which were not finished like the
love story of two high schoolers, The student who
stands up for the right and gets, what happened to
the student idols, Did the girl who had a crush on
Shahid reveal it? did she give the gift that she intended
to give? what was in it?, what happened to the guy
who secretly loved the girl who had a crush on Shahid?
ufff... too many plot lines and none ended. Clinical!
isn’t it? The idea of not having a romantic
angle with Shahid and Ayesha was a welcome decision.
The Director Milind Ukey showed tremendous maturity
handling stars but have not shown that much the entire
movie through.
Technically the movie doesn’t boast of anything
special, Mediocre cinematography by Basha Lal, haphazard
editing, but the movie does boast of a good soundtrack,
kudos to music director Hanif Sheikh who has also
handled the BG and Lyrics. Art by Kishan leaves a
lot to be desired. The school set looked fake from
the very first frame and the open skies seen from
the first floor classroom windows didn’t help
either. The dialogues were fake and lacked punch except
for the final dialogue from Nana Patekar.
The movie didn’t demand any stars as such and
Nana Patekar except for the last few sequences was
wasted but still an enthralling performance by the
pro. Shahid and Ayesha act naturally and claims goodwill.
Saurabh Shukla is impressive. Sushant Singh is expressive.
Overall a movie which is not worth a trip to the movie
halls. It does try to talk about an important issue
but the execution is just plain horrendous.
Verdict:
Skip this school
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