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Finished first half.
Movie is looking interesting although a bit dark. Although there is a right blend comic relief with guy who plays constable, press owner and that newspaper selling kid.
Till now nothing much is revealed only that Akki kills the guy and surrenders, and some flash backs are being shown. Courtroom drama is yet to release.
Akki is looking dashing and his performance till now is polished and dignified. Waiting for second half to see different layers.
Ileana is looking gorgeous and has done decent enough job. Esha Gupta is disappointing as she had done not much.
The guy playing the investigating officer is as always to the point, the constable is excellent
Till now cannot say much.
Lets wait for the second half.
Btw they are showing all the trailers, amusing.
Xxx, baar baar dekho, dhoni, pink, Shivaay.
Akshay Kumar has been on a decent streak lately with his Airlift and Housefull 3 doing well this year. He is back with his third movie (not counting Dishoom in which he was hilarious) of the year Rustom. It is based on the famous Nanavati case and is set in a historical time period. It'll be Akshay's second film of the year which is based on true incidents. Is Rustom a taut thriller like Airlift and will it become Akshay's third success of the year? No better time to find out than now.
Story: Rustom (Akshay Kumar) is a naval officer who married Cynthia (Illeana D'Cruz) against his father's wishes. When Rustom was away on a trip, Cynthia and Vikram (Arjan Bajwa) come close and have an affair. Rustom returns and is furious to find out about the affair. He confronts Vikram, who is killed in an ensuing scuffle. Rustom is tried for murder in court, with defence and prosecution lawyers fighting it out. Is he let off or is he given a prison sentence?
Rustom Review: Tinu Suresh Desai who made 1920 London this year, manages to inscribe his touch into this movie but it eventually doesn't feel enough. There are some cool transition effects between scenes and he tries to maintain a uniformity. But that's about the only good or innovative thing about this vapid courtroom historical drama which does nothing to thrill and just like the time period it is situated in, it only takes Bollywood back to an age where the details feel half baked, the characters are sleazy stereotypes and the twists are uninspired. The fictional retelling of real life incidents could have been dealt with a lot more maturely and a flawed character like Rustom shouldn't have become a jingoistic patriot who can do no wrong. The second half where most of the action shifts to the courtroom isn't thrilling and pacy enough.
Rustom Movie Review
Rustom feels uneven inspite of the director's constant efforts to maintain uniformity, that's because of the patchy production design, clichd costume design and bad vfx. The editing could have also been more snappier and the important courtroom scenes feel daft and slow because of the amateurish editing. The music of Rustom is good and the songs stick with you. The romantic ballad Tere Sang Yaara is the pick of the lot.
Acting: Akshay Kumar is a solid casting decision as Rustom Pavri, and he maintains his stoic expressions as the doting navyman who loves his country throughout the movie. We like the choices he's been making lately, but the movie Rustom lets down the character Rustom Pavri. Ileana D'Cruz plays the cheating wife who becomes a doting wife with a lot of grace but she comes up short in the acting department. Arjan Bajwa tries his best to play the most stereotypical character in the movie. Esha Gupta is made to show her cleavage and her body more than logic suggests but she shows her acting skills whenever given the chance. Pawan Malhotra, Usha Nadkarni and Kumud Mishra all excel in their respective characters.
Conclusion: Rustom feels quarter baked, and the thriller courtroom drama lacks thrill, and lacks uniformity. It fails miserably in the details department and it doesn't come together in the end as a movie. Akshay Kumar gives it his all but the reinterpretation of such a famous real life story leaves a lot to be desired. It is boring, takes a lot of time to get to the point and feels like a big disappointment. A lot could have been done to make the story taut and engaging. Airlift worked because it didn't make its main character a flawless hero, and Rustom doesn't work because of the exact opposite reason. Having said all that, Rustom will be liked by a section of the audience becsuse the basic story it is telling is a very interesting one. You can give it a watch and decide for yourself.
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August 12, 2016
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta, Arjan Bajwa, Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Parmeet Sethi, Kanwaljeet
Director: Tinu Suresh Desai
Never mind that it's already inspired at least two Hindi films, the Nanavati case of 1959 remains an inherently fascinating story. Naval Commander Kawas Maneckshaw Nanavati shoots his wife Sylvia's lover, Prem Ahuja, in cold blood, then proceeds to surrender. The ensuing trial to determine whether it was a crime of passion or premeditated murder receives unprecedented media coverage, turns the Parsis and Sindhis against each other, and results in a shocking jury verdict that is subsequently overturned by higher courts.
Alas, all of that drama is reduced to a farce in Rustom, which frankly is about as enjoyable as a toothache.
Akshay Kumar, although sincere, is never convincing as a Parsi. He plays Rustom Pavri, a character evidently based on Nanavati, but the script (by Vipul Rawal) takes several liberties with the truth.
The first half of the film has a few interesting moments, but director Tinu Suresh Desai spends ways too much time setting up the affair between Rustom's wife Cynthia (a mostly comatose Ileana D'Cruz) and playboy businessman Vikram Makhija (Arjan Bajwa).
Post interval, the action shifts to the courtroom where, for no discernable reason, Rustom has decided to defend himself in the ongoing investigation, while everyone from the prosecutor (Sachin Khedekar), to key witnesses (Usha Nadkarni, playing a domestic servant) and jury members, crank up the shrillness quotient. Kumud Mishra, in a role inspired by Blitz editor RK Karanjia, who campaigned vociferously for Nanavati's acquittal, shows up purely to provide comic relief.
What was a sensational case in the early sixties that polarized a city is dumb-ed' down to the point of silliness. Esha Gupta, playing the slain victim's revenge-seeking sister is a real hoot as she puffs away at the end of one of those long cigarette holders, dressed in off-shoulder blouses and sporting a single, stock expression.
There's also a pointless subplot involving blackmail that culminates in a ho-hum twist. What links Rustom to A Wednesday and Special 26, both films directed by Neeraj Pandey (who is one of the producers here), is that it asks us to root for a law-breaking protagonist. But this isn't half as thrilling a film as those were.
Period details are hit and miss, facts are distorted for the sake of convenience, and technically the film is no great shakes. But most unforgivably, the film sacrifices the complexities of the Nanavati case for the sake of facile drama.
In the end, Pavan Malhotra is typically dependable in the role of the investigating police officer, and Akshay Kumar shows some flair. They are the sole bright spots in Rustom, which is too long, wholly disappointing, and feels like an opportunity lost. I'm going with a generous two out of five.
(This review first aired on CNN News18)
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Has any one seen this movie...
https://x.com/umairsandu/status/1954950592771895651?s=46 Tis is review thread ?
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