Berang Basanti

Rating: 1/10 (2 June 2006)

I rode down to Innovative at Marthahalli to watch 'Rang de basanti' along with Ashwanth. There have been an overwhelming shouts and cheers for this movie. Every critic has rated the movie very high, scoring high points. Adding to my interest, I came to know that movie is by producers of 'Lock stock and 2 smoking barrels'. But movie appears fractured on various ends, first script and other balancing the masala. In fact movie is so so crappy at its climax which has been highly praised in the media.
Story of the movie swings around a bunch of University goers, picked by a British film producer, Su, who wants to make a movie on India's Independence struggle. Apparently, Su's grandpa, John Mackinley, was Jailer of the same jail where Bhagat Singh and crew were held captive. So, the itch in her cooze, provoked by her Grandpa's diary, brings her down to India. First half of the movie is quite funny, filled with funny one-liners from Amir and the gang. Story takes turn when these guys get serious about the country during the film-making, soon followed by demise of Madhvan in a MIG crash. Finally guys decide to take law in their hands and assassinate the corrupt defense minister. But things turn out bad as the killing provokes sympathy for defense minister. So guys take over the All India Radio and announce it, saying that the defense minister was corrupt and whatever we've done is right and bla bla blah...
That's how the movie ends. No Deja vu's just the same repeated formula with a new flavor. I am happy that I saved 400 bucks which I could have spent over additionally, if I had gone to watch it in PVR-Gold Class :). During the movie, I got SMS from Hiru, after I told him that I am watching this movie, asking that 'You are watching a Hindi movie. Is everything aiight?'. Perhaps something wasn't.