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'Zindaggi Rocks' - ? No
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MUSIC REVIEW |
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There’s been a lot of hype surrounding ‘Zindaggi Rocks’.
Sushmita Sen has been shouting loudly in the bizarre media circus as
to how great a movie it is and that everyone should be watching it.
Sorry to say babe, although you’re rocking but the film is no Big
Picture. Watching this film is a weird experience as it oscillates
between tacky production values and Genuine Emotional Appeal. You
cry at a few gulp-in-the-throat moments while you also laugh at the
stretching-of-cinematic-liberties at several junctures. Tanuja
Chandra’s ‘Zinadggi Rocks’ turns out to be a half baked effort that
could have been better cinema.
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Lemme start with a few
squealing-bloopers that should have been avoided. Dr
Suraj Rihan (Shiney Ahuja) is an able doctor working in
a ‘five star hospital’. Now, the best of hospitals in
India don’t look
so chic. It looks more like a hotel than a hospital. To
add to it, the sugar coated nurses are keen on
matchmaking for the lonesome Doc rather than tending
their patients. They finally succeed when Rock Star Kria
(Sushmita Sen) gets a bruise stitched by Dr Rihan. And
even though the good looking Doc tries to shove away the
love, he falls for the winsome charm of the pretty
singer.
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Wounds
heal. It’s a date. And what a date! Kria comes along
with her loud-mouthed-burp-hungry Maus (Maushmi
Chatterjee), manager-friend Joy (Kim Sharma),
secretary-friend Sam (Ravi Gosain) and son Dhruv (Julian
Burkhardt). An open mouthed Dr Rihan is told that Dhruv
is an adopted son but the bigger surprise comes along
when Kria’s mother turns out to be Maushmi Chatterjee’s
double who speaks English with a Bengali accent (Not
deliberately and you just can’t help at this naiveté…Why
ask her to speak the language if she can’t work on it?).
So, half an hour in the film and you are treated to four
songs already. Twist in the tail…Doc is married…He can’t
love for his wife has been in coma for five years. Good
natured Mum-in-law urges the duty-bound son-in-law ji to
go-groovy-again. Cho Chweet! |
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Another song, some
lovey-dovey-making….And then, another twist in the tale.
Dhruv has a hole heart in his heart. He is critical and
the only way he can be saved is through a heart
transplant. So, Doc Rihan packs the mother-son duo on a
Franfinn flight to
Delhi to get some tests done. This
was the height of tackiness as it was very clear that
the aircraft that they were sitting in was not a plane
by any imagination. Surrogate advertising is fine but
you can’t expect people to settle for
collective-disbelief of this magnitude. The end is
interesting but here once again the cinematic liberties
are taken for granted |
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The love affair between Dr Rihan and Kria seems to be
more of a convenient tool on Kria’s part to use for
safeguarding the life of her adopted son. But her
bonding with Dhruv is truly special. The breakdown
sequence in the hospital when Dhruv tells Kria that Dr
Rihan is ‘husband material’ makes you cry effortlessly |
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In the acting department, well, this is by far Sushmita
Sen at her best. She looks and behaves like a rock star.
The intensity while performing on stage or in crooning
on the microphone in the recording room is palpable. She
is comfortable while lip-locking with Shiney and the
warmth she has for her son is unmistakably genuine.
Glamour Quotient is high, though she could have done
with losing some weight. |
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Shiney Ahuja is the hottest-newcomer. He is once again
playing a second fiddle, yet he steals the thunder by underplaying.
Here’s an actor who’s an example of composure and poise. His
voiceover narrating the flashback is ideally-laidback. After ‘Woh
Lamhe’ he should gear up for more bouquets. Julian Burkhardt as
Dhruv is a lovely find. He is a wonderful mix of charming energy and
maturity at a very young age.
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Anu Malik’s music is notable for ‘Humko Choone Paas Aaiye’,
‘Zindaggi Rocks’ and ‘Rabbi’. Amirr Syed’s camerawork is competent
but Sanjeeb Dutta’s editing is lackluster. Many scenes just drag on.
Tanuja Chandra’s direction is a mix of delectable-poignance and
absolute amateurishness. She handles many of the emotional moments
between Shiney-Sush and Julian-Sush brilliantly. There’s a novelty
value in the relationship graph but there are several scenes like
the hospital, the frankfinn flight, Maushmi Chatterjee’s wasteful
performance and Kim Sharma’s silly role that are an eye so. Zindaggi
Rocks’ is strictly advisable for Sushmita or Shiney fans, people who
are in mood to enjoy a few songs in the first half and make an early
exit and for those who shall be patient enough to pick the good
apples from the rotten ones. |
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