Maharathi Hindi Movie Review

Maharathi Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

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Bharatstudent - 2/5
Indiaglitz - 2.5/5
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Source:Bharatstudent

Movie Review:Maharathi Rating :2/5 Banner :Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd Cast :Naseruddin Shah, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Tara Sharma, Vivek Shauq Cinematography: Venu Isc Producer: Dhillin Mehta Director: Shivam Nair Released Date: December 05, 2008

Story: A thriller told feebly, the story begins with the life of Subhas (Paresh) who is a struggling yet aspiring actor and he has been trying hard to get into movies but in vain. However, his life takes a turn when he comes across an injured man one night. He happens to be one time big producer Adenwallah (Naseeruddin Shah) and right now he is an alcoholic unable to quench the thirst of money from his wife Mallika (Neha). However, he is touched by Subhas's kind gesture and takes him in as his driver much to the disliking of Mallika. However, Adenwallah's troubles continue with Mallika until one day he kills himself. He leaves behind an insurance policy worth Rs 24 crores but then that is entitled to his wife only if it had been a murder not a suicide. Now, Subhas teams up with the conning Mallika and with the help of the lawyer AD Merchant (Boman) they hatch a plan to show this as murder. In this, they take the help of Swati (Tara) as the caretaker for Adenwallah. However, things don't go as per plan and in come the duo of ACP Gokhale (Om Puri) and inspector Borkar (Vivek Shauq). What happens from there forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come out with an adaptation of the play and the difference was quite obvious when it came on screen. Though the presentation was perfect, the narrative lacked the gravity of the plot or the desired shock points. The script was the culprit as it was written weakly, the screenplay was alright but not convincing. The dialogues were sometimes engaging and the music was just about okay. The camera department deserves full credit for capturing the moments excellently. Editing was lost somewhere in between. The songs could have been avoided and caused disturbance to the plot. Paresh Rawal was his perfect best, Neha Dhupia was stunningly hot, Naseeruddin Shah was top notch but his character was weakly written, Tara Sharma was cute, Boman Irani was mind blowing, Om Puri was not utilized to his fullest potential. Vivek's presence is not felt amongst these titans. Conclusion: There is a stark difference between a play and pure cinema. This was seen clearly in this product as the first half was stale and slow with mundane activity and nothing to capture the moods but then it is the second half that things really pick up the heat and given the mighty presence of the stars involved, there are points where you tend to get affected. The script was haphazard and this resulted in the movie going wrong at key points. The star cast might pull this to an extent but it might take an external factor or a positive word of mouth to push the film to a decent returns mark. Bharatstudent Verdict: Can be watched for the starcast...

Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd Cast: Naseruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Neha Dhupia, Tara Sharma Direction: Shivam Nair
Maharathi Movie Review

Maharathi - Prodigious script 'n' shaky screenplay

IndiaGlitz [Saturday, December 06, 2008]

Not many auteurs in Bollywood adapt spellbinding stage plays for it happens to be an empaling speculation. Perhaps, there were few amongst many who spelled adaptations on screens getting ennobled as 'no-hopers'. Well, if you're seeking for an illustration, Rituparno Ghosh's 'The Last Lear' adapted from Utpal Dutt's 'Aajker Shehanshah' would be the best one to glimpse upon. And not too longer, you've Maharathi – an adaptation of Uttam Gada's Gujarati play with same title. Aren't there are any filmmakers who can metamorphose best plays into best ones, not as blemishing piece of work? Alas! You'll call Shivam Nair into question about this and Maharathi disappoints to uttermost. Precisely, there's lot of perplexed approach among filmmakers in distinguishing between play and film. Not just about discerning film 'n' play, watch 'Maharathi' without comparisons and even then there's no room for singing praises for this flick. If Maharathi is so-called suspense-thriller, there's nothing off that substance we retrieve to our senses. Couple of reasons do make us feel so; lots of loopholes and absurdity in plotlines. Subhash (Paresh Rawal) has spent the last 10 years unsuccessfully trying to get acting parts in films. He makes ends meet by his uncanny ability to think on his feet committing small time cons on unsuspecting victims. One night he saves a man's life, to do so he puts his own at risk. He accompanies the injured man back home. Subhash is awe struck at the grandeur and affluence of Mr. Adenwalla. (Nasserudin Shah) Subhash realizes this may lead to a generous tip. Soon enough Subhash is hired by the grateful Adenwalla as his driver. The wife Mallika Adenwalla (Neha Dhupia) resents Subhash for his proximity to her husband and senses this man taking advantage of her husband. Subhash now firmly ensconced in Adenwallas house and heart discovers his wife's evil designs. On the other hand, Adenwalla, driven to the point of insanity by his money hungry wife decides to take the ultimate revenge. He puts his wife in a catch 22 situation by throwing down a challenge. Subhash recognizes this as an opportunity to rid him-self of a life time of middle class mediocrity and poverty. He collaborates with Mallika to acquire all the money and property. Working hand in glove, they get a caretaker (Tara Sharma) with the help of their family lawyer (Boman Irani) to be a witness to an ailing Mr. Adenwallas presence in the house which they concoct their plans. Several thrilling situations arise in their plan, ranging from false alibis, double-crossing, phony kidnappings to hidden agendas which wreck havoc all around. But even the best laid plans can go awry and this brings ACP Gokhale (Om Puri) and Inspector Borkar (Vivek Shaw) into the picture. How the scheming Subhash gets trapped in his own lies and how he finally manages to save his skin, forms the crux of the story. Flimsy in substance, Maharathi is in-circled with nettlesome attributes of ambiguities on every plot. Naseeruddin Shah leaving his will for Paresh Rawal could've been justified if both of them were so close. Well, Director Shivam Nair fails to establish proximity between these characterizations and suddenly exposing a surprise is something we call 'inconceivable'. By and large, we have our auteur conking out with whacky factors like unconvincing death of Neha. Boman Hirani's character carries off with grandeur but it's diminished during next-to-last minutes of flick. Of course, there's whole lot of commendable vistas in Maharathi but these discrepant elements eclipse over them. Nothing to blame on star-casts for everyone on cards are brimmed with stunning performance. What else can you say when we have biggies Naseeruddin, Paresh and Om Puri are there on show. 'Awesome', 'Marvelous' and put forth your best appraisals for them and Boman Hirani is no exception. Neha Dupia spells a matured performance and it's an unforeseen piece of work on her part. Nevertheless, Tara Sharma and Vivek Shaug don't exceed our expectations. Venu's cinematography is laudable while background score enhances the visual quality of thriller genre. As a whole, Maharathi turns entire spotlights on its side with colossal performance of star-casts. Nevertheless, a perfect script is overshadowed by an insubstantial screenplay turning down the show. Verdict: Watch it for biggies' performance Rating : ** ½

Source:Idlebrain