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Till the
‘multiplex culture’ came to India, a majority of Hindi movies packed
multiple stories in those three hours. The stories were connected to
one another and would culminate into one climax. But, of late,
diverse stories are packed in those two hours. These stories run
parallel, but have one common end. In 2007 itself, SALAAM-E-ISHQ and
HONEYMOON TRAVELS PVT. LTD. tackled six stories at one go. Director
Milan Luthria treads a similar path as he handles three parallel
stories in HATTRICK, using cricket as the setting.
HATTRICK is pretty much like the sensex. The graph of the film is
erratic. It goes up and down at regular intervals. There are
interesting moments in the film, especially in the first hour, but
the film stagnates just when you think everything is going fine.
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The dilemma of
the characters is well depicted. Nana’s khadus nature no smile, no
emotion, he’s completely detached from the simple pleasures of life,
Danny’s cricket addiction [it’s cricket and only cricket for him,
Kunal and Rimi’s rocky relationship since the wife is attracted to
cricketer Dhoni and Paresh Rawal’s stubborn attitude dreams of
acquiring the British citizenship] seems straight out of life. All
this is fine till the intermission card flashes on screen. But
things take a dip in the second hour. After you’ve tightened the
seat belt and are ready for take-off, you are suddenly told that the
aircraft is grounded. Matlab, after an easy-on-your-senses first
hour, you expect a certain culmination to the stories, but what you
receive is not what you desire.
Fine, Milan
Luthria has executed a number of sequences with panache, but the
film is not as invigorating in totality. Problem? The writing lacks
the meat in the second hour. And that takes the film a few notches
down. All said, HATTRICK isn’t great cinema. It isn’t bad either. It
floats in between. It’s plain average!
HATTRICK is the story of five chaotic characters…
The caustic Dr.
Satyajeet Chavan Nana Patekar hates everything good in life,
especially cricket. David Abraham Danny Denzongpa, a veteran
cricketer, is obsessed with cricket. David falls ill and is admitted
to the government hospital. That’s where Dr. Satyajeet and David
meet. |
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On the other
side of the planet, London, is Hemu Patel Paresh Rawal. A janitor, a
cricket maniac and an illegal immigrant! His single pre-occupation
in life is acquiring a U.K. citizenship. He longs to return home
from U.K. after years of fooling himself that he’s happy living a
second-rate life in a foreign land. Saby Kunal Kapoor is a cricket
addict, so much so that his television set is better company than
his seductive wife Kashmira Rimi Sen. The problem begins when
Kashmira gets obsessed with Dhoni. |
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In HATTRICK,
the three stories proceed simultaneously. The Nana-Danny nok-jhonk
at regular intervals or Paresh’s stubborn attitude or Kunal-Rimi’s
blow-hot-blow-cold relationship is beautifully depicted. In fact,
the humor in the first half compels you to flex your facial muscles
quite often. But the film faces roadblocks thanks to the half-baked
screenplay Rajat Aroraa. Nana’s decision to go that extra mile and
organize a mock World Cup match is so far-fetched that it takes this
episode far from reality… Kunal and Rimi’s unstable relationship is
back on track without any heart-to-heart talk between the two of
them. Kunal’s striptease in the end looks amateurish too… Paresh’s
track is straight out of life, but the writing loses its balance as
it reaches its culmination. Why does the English officer have a
change of heart? |
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The
performances are up to the mark. Nana carries his part with
precision. There’re certain roles he excels in and this is one of
those. Danny is extremely likable. All you want to ask the veteran
is, Where have you been all this while? Paresh gets a serious role
this time and the actor proves his versatility yet again. Kunal
Kapoor is highly competent. He has the potential to make it big!
Rimi springs a pleasant surprise this time around. She’s efficient.
The actors enacting the role of Paresh’s wife and daughter are
first-rate. Pratiksha Lonkar [Nana’s wife] gets minimal scope.
On the whole,
HATTRICK is an average product at best. At the box-office, it won’t
score a century, nor will it be clean bowled at the start. It would
somewhere be in the half-century range. |
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