Chaalis Chauraasi 2012 Hindi Movie Review

Movie Review : Chaalis Chauraasi Rating : 2 / 5 Banner : MAASK Entertainment Pvt Ltd Cast : Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni, Kay Kay Menon, Ravi Kissen, Shweta Bhardwaj, Rajesh Sharma, Zakir Hussain, Manoj Pahwa, Reetu Jain, Arbaaz Ali Khan and Others Producer : Anuya Mhaiskar, Uday Shetty, Sachin Awasthee Director : Hriday Shetty Released Date : January 13, 2012

Story: A good tale gone bad, the story begins with four men – Sir [Naseeruddin Shah], Albert [Kay Kay Menon], Bobby [Atul Kulkarni] and Shakti [Ravi Kishan] who are a team and they are given a mission. If they are successful that will settle their lives forever. They decide to take it up and while they are on their way in the van, it is stopped by a cop (Rajesh sharma). He decides to take the four of them for his mission and that is to catch a dreaded gangster (arif zakaria) who is on the run. What happens from there forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come up with an interesting storyline and while the presentation was alright, the narrative was bad. The dialogues were decent, the script was written with weak value and screenplay was not prompt. Background score was good and the songs were not upto the mark. Cinematography was worthy. Editing was regular. Costumes were trendy and stylish while the art department was suiting the moods. Naseeruddin Shah has given a natural performance but could have been better, same with Kay Kay Menon. Atul Kulkarni was apt, Ravi Kishan was good. Rajesh Sharma was nice. Shweta Bharadwaj looks sizzling hot. Zakir Hussain was not used to his potential. Manoj Pahwa was moderate. Conclusion: As such, the film comes across with a very nice subject and given the lead cast involved, the expectations are bound to be double. However, the poor handling of the script and clichéd sequences spoils the fun. While the first half is spent talking about the four key characters, the second half gets into a predictable lane. Overall, the film could have been a lot better if the writing department was sharp. At the box office, the openings may be good but success is highly unlikely.