Meerabai Not Out Hindi Movie Review

Meerabai Not Out Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

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Bharatstudent - 1/5
Indiaglitz - 1.5/5
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Source:Bharatstudent

Movie Review:Meerabai Not Out Rating :1/5 Banner :Pritish Nandy Communications Cast :Mandira Bedi, Anupam Kher, Eijaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vandana Gupte, Prateeksha Lonkar, Anil Kumble, Charu Sharma, Kishore Pradhan and others Music: Sandesh Shandilya Cinematography: Rajeev Jain Producer: Rangita Pritish Nandy & Pritish Nandy Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni Released Date: December 05, 2008

Story: A different tale told in a dull fashion, the story begins with Meerabai (Mandira) who happens to be a teacher of mathematics and the interesting part is though she has it all in her to get any man, she is single and the best part, she is all happy about it. Much to the contrast, she is in love, and that too with the game of cricket and the cricketer Anil Kumble. Her dream world is always there and continues until Arjun (Eijaz Khan) enters into her life. From there on begins the journey of confusion and emotional conflict since Meera's interest and heart lies in the game and the tall Anil Kumble whereas the reality holds Arjun right in front of her. Will she be able to take him? All this forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come up with a different thought but then that was good for a thought and not enough to convert it into a script and then make it into a movie. The subject was quite flimsy and though the presentation was alright, the narrative lacked depth and substance. The script was quite weak and then the screenplay was somewhat okay. The music was just about average and the camera work did not have anything special to offer. Editing was soft on few ends and it could have been better. Mandira looked perfect for the role and she has been the life and soul for the film though the character was not etched strongly. Aijaz Khan did his bit with grace and could have been better. Anupam Kher could have been better, Mahesh Manjrekar was grossly underutilized. Anil Kumble was decent though not great at acting, Pratiksha Lonkar was not used well. The others did their bit mechanically. Conclusion: The title of the film looks to be a full length sports film and it will have cricket in it feel but the truth is this is more of a romantic story than cricket. While the first half goes on in a rather dull mode, it is the second half that begins to get some life and the pre climax has been the real time when the movie gets hot but then it is too late by then for the audience to relish it. Technically, there is nothing to rave about nor content wise is there something special to hold on to the seat. The film will surely vanish without a trace in just about few days... Bharatstudent Verdict: Clean bowled!!!

Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: Pritish Nandy Communications Cast: Mandira Bedi, Anupam Kher, Eijaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Anil Kumble Direction: Chandrakant Kulkarni Production: Rangita Pritish Nandy, Pritish Nandy
Meerabai Not Out Movie Review

Meerabai Not Out - A wrong decision indeed

IndiaGlitz [Sunday, December 07, 2008]

India – A land of enormous lingos, customs and religions fall invariably become united for 'Cricket'. Perhaps, some could wonder why cricket isn't picked as National Game since passion for this sport goes insatiable amongst millions here. Be a top-charting tycoon or a hapless chap, there are on with more enthuses when there's India in stadium. Of course, here our Meera of that same sort for who cricket is larger than her life itself. She is so adhered with the sport that she cannot afford to miss the game on her day of engagement. Don't mistake by these vistas, it's a film dedicated to bats 'n' balls. It's a genre of romance all throughout and lacks solidity from-alpha-till-omega. Well, these days we happen to spot filmmakers brimmed on with new innovative motifs. But appearing on the screen, they're disappointing with ill-timed narration. Naturally, Meera Bhai Not Out is off that sort where a novelty of filmmaker Chandrakanth Kulkarni gets spoilt by Soumik Sen's screenplay. Meera Achrekar (Meera Bhai), a mathematics teacher at Vishwaprem Vidyalaya, has been a happy single for quite a while now. The great love of her life has been, and will always remain, cricket and Anil Kumble. The meticulous number cruncher is, despite not being the classic eye-candy-teenage-fantasy-fodder, a huge hit in class. And that's because Meera, unlike most teachers of her school, is more fanatical about her religion, cricket than even the school cricket captain! Living with her family in their small home in a Mumbai chawl, Meera was initiated into her temple of Wankhede Stadium by her brother, Manoj (Mahesh Manjrekar). Manoj Anant Achrekar played cricket at the Ranji Trophy level. Sadly, middle class making-ends-meet economics got the better of the impressive Maharastrian leggie, and passion had to make way for responsibility. Mahesh is today a cricket cynic. While Meera bunks classes and fights for season tickets to every cricket match that is played at Wankhede Stadium, Mahesh even steers clear off cricket scores! While the folk at Bhaktiyog Society have cast aspersions on her craze towards the game, the bigger problem that worries the Achrekar family is Meera's still-single status. Love suddenly blossoms with heart-specialist, Dr Arjun Sachdeva (Eijaz Khan) and Meera realizes that perhaps there is more to life than praying for Team India and Anil Kumble! However, in between this fabulous exchange of text messages, Valentine's Day outings and walks along Chowpatty, she confesses to Arjun that she is already married to cricket! So, while the maiden's heart beats for Anil Kumble and India's fortunes, the more important question is: will Meera be able to commit to her non-striker beau and keep her prospective father-in-law at bay? Meera Bhai is enjoyable in certain parts, but at many intervals there's flimsiness in narration showing up. As mentioned earlier, it's not a flick dedicated to game of cricket but a romance film. Be it the factor of 'Cricket' or 'Romance', everything is unappealing. What saves Meera Bhai from not getting out duck are the last few minutes of show. Imagine if one can spend couple of hours for experiencing the penultimate sequences. Yup! it's so ridiculous to see that Mandira Bedi on her day of engagement fleets to stadium for cricket match. Even if she's so passionate about it, the better option could've been glimpsing it on TV Box. It's out of the question in reality for a woman would urge herself to watch a match for Indian team, especially Anil Kumble sacrificing her most important occasions. Don't miss the cricket match between in-laws (Mahesh and Eijaz). It's the only area where auteur is worth winning grand round of applause. Perhaps, it would have been nice if they were spelled still more entertaining. Mandira does justice to her role and maybe director has tried presenting her with kind of image that many of our Indian women are so. Possibly, not adhered to cricket matches but Saas-Bahu manias. There is nothing such flaw painted on Mandira's character. Mahesh Manjrekar fails to make it big while Eijaz Khan deserves best credits. Anupam Kher with clichéd performance steals the show and it's merely disappointment from Pratiksha Lonkar. Anil Kumble is fair to middling with his minimal part. It's dashing down with our hopes with technical aspects. Neither music nor cinematography is so striking. Music Director Sandesh Sandilya seems to have put forth his best efforts on just one number for promos. On the whole, Meera Bhai Not Out isn't a delightful watch and 'Not Out' on the title maybe a faulty conclusion. Watching this film is alike Sunil Gavaskar scoring 50runs in 50 overs... Verdict: Not an entertaining flick Rating : *1/2