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Review from Daily Bhaskar
Love suspense? Love comedy? Love Vidya Balan? So, Ghanchakkar is going to be a perfect entertainer for you this weekend. But hold on, this is not a Vidya Balan's film. By now we have got used to Vidya Balan being all over the place as far as her movies are concerned. Take for instance Kahaani and The Dirty Picture, Vidya was indeed the hero of the films. But if you are expecting the same out of Ghanchakkar that is a lot of Vidyaness, you will be disappointed. This is for once Emraan Hashmi's film and by far his best performance till date.
For a thriller like Ghanchakkar, screenplay of the film has to be gripping form the beginning and director Raj Kumar Gupta passes the test with full marks. The filmmaker, who has directed hard hitting movies like Aamir and No one Killed Jessica, has pulled it off quite effortlessly. But there are a couple of loopholes in the film that can't be ignored.
The story of the film revolves around Sanjay Athray (Emraan Hashmi) and his loud Punjabi wife Neetu (Vidya Balan). Sanjay robs a bank with two other thieves and they decide to meet after three months and distribute the money equally. But during those three months Sanjay meets with an accident which leads to his partial memory loss. Sanjay forgets where he kept the briefcase full of money. Robbers give him one week time to figure out where he kept the briefcase.
After blockbusters like The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Ghanchakkar is a big risk for Vidya. Unlike her other films, the story of this film doesn't revolve around Vidya's character. But it didn't deter the actor to give another great performance. Whenever Neetu is on the screen, audience can expect a high dose of entertainment.
There are some bold and funny dialogues in the film that will tickle your funny bone. In one scene, Vidya Balan unbuttons a guitar on her dress and asks Emraan, "Bajaoge". In another scene, Vidya tries to seduce Emraan and tells him, "Kal carpenter ko bula le, itni taiyari ki hai aur bed bhi nai todoge aaj (while showing him the condom packet)"
Last 25 minutes of the movie are brilliantly executed and have spine-chilling moments. But biggest loophole of the film is also in the end.
Rating 3.5/5
Love suspense? Love comedy? Love Vidya Balan? So, Ghanchakkar is going to be a perfect entertainer for you this weekend. But hold on, this is not a Vidya Balan's film. By now we have got used to Vidya Balan being all over the place as far as her movies are concerned. Take for instance Kahaani and The Dirty Picture, Vidya was indeed the hero of the films. But if you are expecting the same out of Ghanchakkar that is a lot of Vidyaness, you will be disappointed. This is for once Emraan Hashmi's film and by far his best performance till date.
For a thriller like Ghanchakkar, screenplay of the film has to be gripping form the beginning and director Raj Kumar Gupta passes the test with full marks. The filmmaker, who has directed hard hitting movies like Aamir and No one Killed Jessica, has pulled it off quite effortlessly. But there are a couple of loopholes in the film that can't be ignored.
The story of the film revolves around Sanjay Athray (Emraan Hashmi) and his loud Punjabi wife Neetu (Vidya Balan). Sanjay robs a bank with two other thieves and they decide to meet after three months and distribute the money equally. But during those three months Sanjay meets with an accident which leads to his partial memory loss. Sanjay forgets where he kept the briefcase full of money. Robbers give him one week time to figure out where he kept the briefcase.
After blockbusters like The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Ghanchakkar is a big risk for Vidya. Unlike her other films, the story of this film doesn't revolve around Vidya's character. But it didn't deter the actor to give another great performance. Whenever Neetu is on the screen, audience can expect a high dose of entertainment.
There are some bold and funny dialogues in the film that will tickle your funny bone. In one scene, Vidya Balan unbuttons a guitar on her dress and asks Emraan, "Bajaoge". In another scene, Vidya tries to seduce Emraan and tells him, "Kal carpenter ko bula le, itni taiyari ki hai aur bed bhi nai todoge aaj (while showing him the condom packet)"
Last 25 minutes of the movie are brilliantly executed and have spine-chilling moments. But biggest loophole of the film is also in the end.
Rating 3.5/5
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