Raju ban gaya Canadian
MIL/HT, Jul 26, 2008.
July 26, 2008 - Candy is dandy. But the bloke won’t accept a raspberry lollipop from a girl, because his life’s in a terrible twirl. Toes curl. And so another plot – located in Canada if you please – is about to unfurl. Over to Toronto, pronto.
Right off, it has to be admitted that director Aziz Mirza’s Kismat Konnection avoids vulgarity and viciousness. It’s about little people who are as chaste as the morning’s toothpaste. They want decent jobs, protect senior citizens in their community centre, dream about featuring on the cover of Time magazine (Newsweek won’t be pleased). And above all, they are absolute Business Shark-a-haris. No mean-`n’-meaty tactics for them.
Aah, welcome to Mirzapur. Now if certain spices are detected in this town’s vindaloo of Just My Luck and Two Weeks’ Notice, Ayn Rand’s classsic tome The Fountainhead and the director’s own Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, that’s just too bad. Eat it or beat it guys.
Snag: it’s all too bland and boring. Also, why Toronto? Don’t our cities breed dreamers and jobless Jacks any more? Don’t Flora Fountain or Chowpatty look camera-friendly any more? Anyway, so there you are in the Canadian climes with this super-gifted, sweater-clad architect (Shahid Kapoor) and his sidekick (get a life, buddy). Lord knows how they got there, but rejoice -- they didn’t lose their baggage at the airport. Cheers!
Jeers actually. Because Boy Sweater has to multi-task maniacally. On the advice of Crystal Ball Queen Husna Bano (Juhi Chawla with a stick-fix grin), Boy must ensure that his Lucky Lady (Vidya Balan) stays close to him. Boy must also entice tycoon Om Puri (is he okay?) to greenlight the construction of a shopping mall. Heavens, forget Gabbar and Dang. Malls have become the New Age baddies. Mallgambo khush hua?
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