Release date: 12th Apr 2013
Director: Rohan Sippy
Rating: 1.5/5
A lot of people I talked to in the weeks running up to 'Nautanki Saala' said they were eagerly waiting for the 12th of April (I was one of them!). In such cases, the chances of disappointment enhance manifold. But at times, things come to a point where you wonder why, in the first place, were you hopeful of running into a blockbuster. Just because Ayusshmmaann Khurrraana delivered with 'Vicky Donor' with an ensemble of fresh faces, and the trailers of this one boasted of atleast these ingredients? Perhaps so!
Unfortunately, in this case, Professor Utonium forgot to add the Chemical X. What came out was a patchy disaster - ticklish in spurts, the rest a terrifying drag. No amount of special performances could have set right the pathetic excuse for a plot this movie is. Mr. Khuraana (I am really unsure of the double-triple letters and think it is excusable!) pulls up a fine show again, but refer to the previous point. He should totally take Daddyji's numerological advice when he chooses his next, before he lands up making another attempt at Career harakiri.
The first half of the movie is quite bearable, and there are quite some tid-bits there which are undoubtedly humourous. AK and Kunal Roy's pair indulges in a flurry of 'Jaane bhi do Yaaron'-esque (just for analogy) antics, which set one up to expect more as the movie progresses. The music, as is well known, is well done and gels well with the movie too. The good part ends there. To top off all the script mess-up, the director chose to cast a 'newbie' as female lead- one who is not a looker (at all!), has her voice dubbed (or it is just a complete mismatch to her countenance) and cannot act to save her life. Her only contribution to the movie were two insanely/incredibly/ridiculously long liplocks with Ayyusshman which were completely unnecessary, and their inclusion reinforced my belief that Mr. Sippy knew very well about the complete lack of 'masala' in his script, and tried making up for it in more ways than one.
Worth a watch only if you have some time and money to kill. And, even in that case, just go buy yourself some ice-cream or something.
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