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| RANN
MOVIE REVIEW |
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by : Harish V |
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Starring:
: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh,
Paresh Rawal, Mohnish Behl.
Direction:
Ram Gopal Verma
Music:
Dharmaraj Bhatt, Sandeep Patil,
Jayesh Gandhi, Bapi, Tutul, Sanjeev
Kohli, Amar Mohile.
Production:
Vistaar Religare Film Fund, Big
Bang Films Production, WSG Pictures. |
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RGV
is back to tell us yet another
story on power, politics and
underworld (Oops! I meant media).
RGV always tries to come up
with a new tale to tell; and
apart from his maddening fever
to scare us with horror movies
he is also specialized in coming
up with tales of the underworld.
His Satya, Company and the Sarkar
series will go down in the history
of Indian films as landmarks,
but this time he is not talking
about the underworld but the
media world, which in the present
scenario is no less Under.
The tale is about two honest
journalists, one the most respected
journalist in India and the
other a promising young journalist
who has just stepped onto the
media news field. And how their
lives get entangled in the world
of TRP’s, politics, nexus
and power is presented to us
with RGV’s usual vigor.
Any revealing of the story would
end up revealing the plot points
and I don’t want to end
up revealing the surprises in
the film which would surely
make you sit up.
It’s sort of a comeback
for Ram Gopal Verma after two
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below average movie Phoonk and Agyaat. The
first half moves in a brisk pace and is
a pulse pounding experience but the second
half could have devoted more on the investigation
as the punch was surely missing. But scenes
like Sudeep’s first meeting with Paresh,
the scene in which Sudeep gets a message
from a person called Khanna and the conference
call which follows, the scene where Mohnish
meets Sudeep in the party etc., makes you
but wonder how come such a talented director
comes a cropper in movies like Agyaat and
Aag. And one more reason which makes Rann
a pleasurable experience, is the brilliant
acting by an ensemble cast. Especially Sudeep
and Paresh Rawal, who gives a mind-blowing
performance. It’s nice to see Mohnish
Behl and Suchitra Krishnamoorthy after a
long time in a role, which they have portrayed
with excellence. Amitabh and Ritesh are
at their usual best.
It is usually interesting to see the cinematography
in RGV’s film, and his favorite Amit
Roy is onto it once again with lots of hand-held
shots, and several close-ups and ultra close-ups.
But if you notice more intently, you can
see that there will always be two or more
characters in a frame, if not a character,
some weird looking lamp or a doll. After
a point, RGV and Amit’s vision just
gives us a headache, especially in the climax
when Amitabh presents a breaking news in
the movie and the camera focuses on him
from the news camera’s wires and tripod
gaps. The background and the music, which
is used only as a tool to carry the story
forward by around seven musicians, are impressive.
So is the editing and art.
And the master storyteller is back with
a bang and gives us a brilliant message
to the broadcast industry, especially the
news and its need to be more honest. The
movie directly and indirectly points several
politicians, media people and industrialists
and it might bring RGV under some stress
for sure. A valiant attempt in showing the
power and politics involved in the media
world and is sure worth the trip to the
theatres.
Verdict:
RGV back with a bang!
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