Wheeling Around Nowhere
It seemed to be a struggling and a highly strenuous tenure for this banner now. With the very average Badmaash Company and the strictly inexcusable...read more
It seemed to be a struggling and a highly strenuous tenure for this banner now. With the very average Badmaash Company and the strictly inexcusable Pyaar Impossible they debuted in 2010. BornWildBorn To Fly a very dim witted goes the tagline of their latest offering Lafangey Parindey
Our hero One Shot Nandu is a boxer at this local fight club, on whom booty is consistently tossed around why? Cuz of his USP that comes across in his epithet, no matter how heavy the opponent is, One Shot from Nandu and he is down and out. Fame, being narrowed only till the wadi bylanes Nandu is a hardcore dreamer, idolizes and tries to emulate his elder brother Anna. Also his visions extend towards being a very prime and a reliable constituent of the gang head-honchoed by his father-like figure Usmaan bhai.
Pinky Pallkar on the other hand is the girl with the Maharashtian Mulgi traits now clichd it may sound (and appears!) but she is self-assured, doesnt buy sympathy & will make the first move in the relationship.
Cleverly incorporated is them crossing path. Although acquainted through a bunch of very ideal common friends Chaddi, Gulkanth, Diesel & Tina. Nandu who plays a blindfolded boxer is armed with strategies and skills that may help revive Pinkys lost eyesight which she lost due to an unfortunate accident.
Pinky dances her way to the tunes on roller-coaster dreams and potential that she is, she knows, anticipates to get rid of her poverty-stricken lifestyle by preparing for this big reality show with luring prize money. Now, what seems partly novel apart from the mediocre outlook so far is a parallel sub-plot that is in the form of her accident related investigation done indiscreetly by a senior inspector and his aide. Nandu is convinced to be Pinkys dance equal and alongside the wheeling rehearsals, the inevitable blooms.
Lafangey Parindey catches the essence of the gritty chawl-life remarkably. The conversations, the setting, the addas , all seem in perfect sync (a little extra-clean though). The dialogues in such instances are on a slim ice-sheet either they pass on convincingly or they sound rehearse and over-the-top. In our instance, it blends plausibly. As the story moves ahead, somewhere you do develop a soft-corner for both our performers. However, it is necessary to hang-on to that feeling which is an unlike situation. The director is thorough with the narrative but flaws crop up when the talent competition proceedings are shown in a hush-hush. Also, their auditions and the cumulating performances are supposed to be breath-takingly impressive, which in turn are good but just passable. Music (R Anandh) compliments the ambiance just fine; it is akin to an achievement because the song placements are integrated effortlessly.
Deepika Padukone is a revelation. After a dismayed performance in the utterly wretched Housefull, she seem to carry Pinky with ease, if not effortlessly. A leap, clap-worthy. Neil Nitin Mukesh looks a little more agitated than normal, at instances. But hes done maximum justice to downgrade himself to a roadside tapori It is a hard task for the boy, his fairer than fair skin-tone and sophisticated chic avatar makes it increasingly difficult to let him pass but his abilities as an actor surpass his lan. (When he calls out to one of his buddy, he sounds like hes ordered to refill his suave Merc. Read Diesel) The supporting cast live up in their part with sheer brilliance. Piyush Mishra is a usual delight whereas Kay Kay Menon upps the energy quotient with a well-written cameo.
Confrontation scenes in the climax are well-shot and words penned wisely, yes but they are abrupt and the grand finale again is slightly below reasonable. The transformation of Nandu wherein he quits boxing, picks up a bouncer job is a nice attempt where writing sensibilities provoke thought. The subtle but powerful influence of Pinky over the slapdash Nandu has got a fine treatment by director Pradeep Sarkar. Romantic eruptions delightfully presented and brought out effortlessly.
Discontent rises in the way the film ends which is impromptu. The sub-plot by now has gone a little off-track & the police-duo after rounding up on their treasure is touched by the virtue of love as they let-go of their prized-catch. Also, after winning a popular talent show, one would see the media hovering around the talented-jodi. Mysteriously, one of the friend just appears with the winning knick-knack. Focus shift. An important motive (winning is Pinkys passport) is put on the backburner. Traces of weak screenplay are evident here.
So, to pass a fair judgement, Yash Rajs Lafangey Parindey is an average attempt which is entertaining because it is a fresh departure from the usual pointless. It is shot especially well (Natarajan Subramanian). This is not a film that you wouldnt recommend to someone, but that you will, I am not sure about it, either.
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