Recently, i saw a movie about which i had been hearing positive responses after a long time. For sometime,bollywood had been producing really pathetic movies like TeesMaarKhan, and this movie finally gave audiences to look out.
The Plot:
Om Shastri is a New York millionare,who has lost all his life earnings in the recession. Infact,his house in New York has been notified for sale after non-payment of loan dues,and his family would be thrown out of the house he doesn't pay up $1,00,000 as his outstanding dues.
Om decides that he'll send his ancestral property in India,and goes to India to do so. But unfortunately,recession had also affected Indian markets,and hence there are no buyers for the property.
Some local kidnappers,led by 'Bhaisahab' decide to kidnap Om,thinking that he's still rich,and they'll earn a good ransom from his kidnapping. But eventually they come to know Om's bad financial situation.
In the meantime,other kidnapper gangs(infact,the major ones) come to know about the kidnapping,and one gang,led by 'Ali' wants bhaisahab to hand him to them. Bhaisahab decides to sell Om to Ali,and earn whatever he can. Om hears this,and makes a proposal,to not to tell Ali that they knowingly sold a pennyless NRI(Non-Residential Indian) to him if they pay INR 30Lakhs($68000). Bhaisahab agrees,and does the same.
Eventually,even Ali gets to know that Om's pennyless. Ali had been approached by a bigger player in the kidnapping industry 'Munni'. Ali sells om to Munni for INR 60Lakhs($120000). Om plays the same game with Ali as he had played with Bhaisahab,and gets 50% again.
At Munni's place,Om and Anni play it safe. But Munni listens to one of their conversations,and gets to know the whole plot that had been going on. She decides to kill Om and the rest of the plot members(Ali and Bhaisahab's gang). Om intervenes,and suggests Munni to do the same as Ali and Bhaisahab had did.
Munni sells Om and Anni to Dhananjay Singh - a corrupt minister who operates a kidnapping racket for INR 1.5Crores($340000). There,Om fakes a heart attack,and manages to escape with Anni while being rushed to the hospital. As Dhananjay was a minister,escaping from his state was nearly impossible. But Om again comes up with an idea.
He surrenders in front of Dhananjay,who was in Police Commissioner's office trying to hunt down Om. When Om and Dhananjay were about to leave the commissioner's building, Anni brings in and gathers media and Dhananjay's supporters. Om uses this opportunity,and escapes the state after getting Dhananjay's official car.
Final Take:
The movie is a humorous take on the law and order situation in some Indian states(like U.P and Bihar),and the economic recession's global impact. Rajat kapoor(Om Shastri),Sanjay Mishra(BhaiSahab),Pragati Pandey(Dhananjay Singh) have played their parts brilliantly. Other characters have also been portrayed good.
Subhash Kapoor,the director of the film has done amazing direction,screenplay and dialogues(yup,he's done it all). Directors like Anurag Basu(who bombed Kites) should learn from him.
The music in the movie is working,and suits the situations very well.
I'd give the movie 4.5 out of 5, and thats after i've seen the movie twice. But still its a movie i'd again watch in my free time
Comments/suggestions are welcomed
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