Gurubhai…gurubhai…aave re, Gurubhai..gurubhai..chhave re!
The first major release of 2007 won’t cull your expectations. Also, this will be the first time when Abhishek Bachaan will be tested as a ‘solo-crowd-puller’ after establishing himself as an actor. His earlier FAMOUS hits (
Bluffmaster, KANK, Sarkar, Dhoom,
etc) always had some good supporting actors, but this time; he is individual.
In ‘Guru’, Abhishek is paired with Ashwariya Rai, who previously gave a dud act in Dhoom 2. A lot of speculation is made about their pairing up for life…so, in that sense too, a lot is on stake for both of them (esp. after the miserable showing of
Umraoo Jaan). The Ash-Abhishek duo has also acted together in movies like
Kuch Na Kaho & Dhaaii Akshar Prem Ke, which turned out to be super-flops.
So…is it worth it?
Yes, it is…but to say a huge hit; will be a bit too early. The movie is different from the league and can’t be put under the banner of a normal ‘entertainer’. Guru has also been released in southern with a different name ‘Gurukanth’…Mani Ratnam’s strategy.
Mani has done his job to perfection. As the director cum screenplay head of the movie, he has churned out good magic from his cast. All the village scenes are shot marvelously (esp. the starting of the movie). If you have witnessed Mani Ratnam’s earlier classics like Roja and
Bombay , you would imbibe his potentials very well. He is well supported by his cast.
Aishwarya Rai has got over from her pathetic ‘bikini’ dressing sense (which she applied in Dhoom 2). In guru, you will see her in saries and her look rains charm all around. Acting wise too she is satisfactory.
Mithun Dada as an ideal journalist is good and in parts imitates ‘Mahatma Gandhi’.
Vidhya Balan has a short role, delivering a surprise in the movie (watch out!!).
Madhavan is awesome and acts bravely with superb expressions. At no point of time, he looks artificial in his acting…absolutely superb.
Abhishek Bachaan as the main lead, performs much maturely than his earlier performances in recent times. He carries out the image of an old-aged businessman very gracefully. The stubborn look is worth praising, though I still feel he was a bit over-anticipative sometimes. His last 5 min speech was the crux of his performance. And yet again, there is
Mallika Sherawat…no prizes for guessing her contribution!!
The
story of the movie is about a common Indian, who wants to earn big money. Initially, he works hard and one day decides to start his own business. On the road to big money, he employs unethical ways and indirectly promotes corruption. Seeing all this happening, Mithin Da starts off a campaign through his news publication with the help of Madhavan, who works in his company and is an honest journalist. Rest of the story is about who wins…
Viewers will get enough points for debating in this movie like
‘Is it correct for a poor chap to get onto the ladder of success without considering the country’s laws and other economic regulations?’, ‘Isn’t it wrong to betray your shareholders by showing the profits, which in reality are resultants of illegal activities?’, etc…all the issues are relevant in today’s India too.
The
best part of the movie: - A R Rehman’s majestic creations…’
Tere Bina’ and ‘
Jaage Hai’ are delight to hear and there picturization is also worth viewing.
Good direction, mature acting, a realistic story, fantastic music score, well-written lyrics, a surprise KISS, Chotu B in white hair….hmmm….a worth it for sure ;)
Thanks to Gulzar for these below mentioned lines. Now I can narrate them to my mom, when she tries to wake me up in morning…
“jaage hai der tak hume,
kuch der sone do
thodi si raat aur hai
subah ko hone to do”…plz
