First time I
am sharing my review of a Netflix-launched movie! Changing times but in regards
to the visual content, this has turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
With that
said I am turning to what you are looking for. Firstly, this movie title is
nothing but initials of Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, just in case you are
challenged in that respect. It begins on the back of a decade-long and
still-simmering resentment between both actors. This picks up heavy steam in
the media after they engage into a rather insulting interaction during a live TV
programme.
Both are offended
to the point of showing the other who he really is and what he can be. Anurag
offers Anil a movie, the most dangerous hostage thriller in his words, with a
plot that Anil absolutely cannot deny despite him being overly busy. The plot
includes Anil searching for his real-life daughter Sonam who is kidnapped. Also,
he must save her by sunrise without involving police or anyone else, and all
his calls are to be placed on speaker phone. Lastly, in that limited time of
ten hours whatever he does, wherever he goes, whoever he talks to would be filmed
by Anurag’s assistant. No retakes. No lights. One camera (always on). All
actions.
To add music
to the mystery, this has popped up on Anil’s birthday night. He has to evade
proper answers to frequent calls from Harsh (his son) to get home sooner and from
Anand (his son-in-law) to check up on Sonam’s whereabouts. Anil zooms past one location
to the other, running through streets to find some leads to reach Sonam. Both
AKs roam around the roads of Mumbai in the late hours of night. By the morning,
they are sorted in a way that I don’t want to spell out how.
I found some
of the portions of the movie a little, only a little, stretchy. But in most
parts, the story moves along quite well. Vikramaditya Motwane does a good job in
knitting this together while engaging the audience well. Performance wise,
Harsh takes this as a redeemer and gives his best which also is well noted.
Sonam is only for a mute cameo with disturbed facial expressions. Anurag is
very good with his expressions and delivery of his villainy lines. To me, the
movie rested on the sturdy shoulders of Anil Kapoor.
With the
strict eye of a school principal our sensor board has never allowed our actors
to spew cuss words in a way they normally do. Especially the kids and adults of
80s and 90s who have carried a typical image of Anil Kapoor would love to see
him in a different character. Here the senior AK would not only rattle out Hindi
slangs like a pro but also break into his iconic Lakhan dance on a public
demand even while he is being screwed.
This movie has made me watch Anil the actor I hadn’t known thus far. For a change, this time he may have wanted his audience to say for him: Jhakaas!
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