After watching ‘katti batti’, viewers will ‘katti’ with Nikhil
Advani and Imran Khan
Director :
Nikhil Advani
Production
: UTV motion pictures
Music :
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cast :
Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut
Release
Date : 18-Sep-2015
This could well be the last film, for both the Director
Nikhil Advani and Actor Imran Khan, when viewers will take note of them
seriously. The film is targeted to multiplex movie-goers of metros with
hollywood inspired story telling style. The movie opens up well, as was the
trailer of the movie which generated some interest among the target audience,
but as we move along the story, the viewers feel cheated and deprived of the
value for their money. The first half of the movie was so badly presented,
trying to copy from hollywood movies, that the last 15-20 min of the movie which
was the best part of the movie helped by fine performance by ever improving
Kangna Ranaut, instead of leaving the viewers in tears left them laughing at
poker-face of Imran Khan and that is the irony of the movie.
The film is centred around Imran Khan in (500) days of summer
style of story telling. The offence of the Director is not just in failed
attempt of copying 4-5 hollywood movies but he gave little interest in
character building of both Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut. The role of Kangana,
who is enjoying form of her life giving awesome performance in Queen and Tanu
weds manu returns, in the movie except for last 15-20 min was meagre and she
was left with only showcasing colorful, out of the world type dresses and
ill-make up-ed hairstyles. The direction was good in only parts, trailer being
better than the movie, and one wonders whether the movie is directed by some Ad
director. Although, couple of song sequence was nicely filmed. The fight
sequence in college, a sequence where Imran Khan pushes the bike while Kangana
is still seated as pillion and a sequence in which Imran Khan’s sister argues
using facebook to convice Imran Khan that Kangana Ranaut is not commited to him
is laughable, viewers’s expect a lot better from the director.
The supporting characters in the film are out of the world
with a turtle as pet named Milkha, a south Indian boss who jumps and shouts at
a decible which nearly ruptured viewers’ eardrums, Imran Khan’s sister who just
tries to imitate the role of girl in (500) days of summer, college friends who
can do anything to save ‘not-so-dude’ drunk guy from being caught by his parents, a male protagonist’s best friend,
a female protagonist’s friend who is more worried about some Rs. 5 lac toilet seat pot
than the condition of depressed Imran Khan and then there is a band group,
every member of which is ditched by their better half, named F.O.S.L.A acronym
for Frustrated One Sided Lover’s Association, some may find it as newly invented word
but the name is also borrowed from a not so famous Prakash Jha produced film Dil
Dosti etc. The music of the film is average and one soon forget it as he/she
steps out of the hall.
The biggest let down of the movie is undoubtedly Imran Khan.
The whole movie was centred around him but he gave a very poker-faced
performance where he should have tried harder to twitch a facial muscle or two.
In many sequences his acting made it look an average scene which should have
been emotionally exhaustive scenes. His acting in later, serious part of the
movie was summed up by the viewers’ laughters in the partially filled hall
where the director would have intended the spectators to shed some tears.
Overall, the movie is a big let down and raises the question
mark on the future career path of both director Nikhil Advani and the male protagonist
Imran Khan.
Stars : 2/5
