Performances do help a movie to go one level up and it also change the outlook of a film to a large extent. R.Balki's Shamitabh
is one such film that is nowhere close to the director's previous
outings like Paa or a Cheeni Kum. But two special people in the form of
Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush takes Shamitabh to a different level of
viewing experience and make it memorable.
Dhaneesh hailing from a small town in Maharashtra aspires to become our typical Bollywood hero one day. He is so passionate about movies but what that stop him from realizing his dream is that he is dumb eventhough he has the talent to act. With the help of technology and an assistant director Akshara, he becomes a superstar but not as Dhaneesh but as Shamitabh. Here is how that happens. Dhaneesh meet a drunkard named Amitabh Sinha who had a solid and powerful voice and through a new technology the actor in Dhaneesh is able to talk now. Rest of the film focus on their relationship and journey using one's voice for the other while the other do the act for that voice.
Director Balki had a pretty novel and interesting concept with him but at the same time it was a herculean task to make this storyline looks believable and convincing on screen. With solid writing especially the dialogues and also the Big B and Dhanush factor on the performance side made that difficult task very much possible. There were flaws and loose ends but those were covered up nicely on screen. An exciting first half but the same level of excitement is not on offer in the post intermission session.
Now to the acting side. Normally we say scripting is the backbone of any film and without doubt it is infact the backbone of any movie. But here in Shamitabh its the performances of Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush that elevates the movie to a different level. Both were upto the task matching each other in each and every scene. Their onscreen chemistry is another highlight here without which Shamitabh would have looked pretty ordinary. Junior Kamal Hassan (Akshara) makes a decent debut and display the talent she possess in the limited opportunity she got in the movie. A host of established directors like Karan Johar and Mahesh Bhatt, actress Rekha, producer Boney Kapoor and lyricist Javed Akthar makes cameo appearances in the movie.
P.C.Sreeram has done an excellent job behind the camera. Editing was very smooth. Ilayaraja's background score was another bright aspect of the movie though it was not close to his best. Songs were good especially the one titled Piddly and also the title song that had a good rhythm to it.
Overall if you take Shamitabh, the movie has a refreshing concept with lot of loose ends. A better second half would have definitely helped the film scale greater heights. But having said that one cannot ignore the performances of two actors who have put in something special from their side. So the rating is three out of five.
Rating - 3 / 5
Dhaneesh hailing from a small town in Maharashtra aspires to become our typical Bollywood hero one day. He is so passionate about movies but what that stop him from realizing his dream is that he is dumb eventhough he has the talent to act. With the help of technology and an assistant director Akshara, he becomes a superstar but not as Dhaneesh but as Shamitabh. Here is how that happens. Dhaneesh meet a drunkard named Amitabh Sinha who had a solid and powerful voice and through a new technology the actor in Dhaneesh is able to talk now. Rest of the film focus on their relationship and journey using one's voice for the other while the other do the act for that voice.
Director Balki had a pretty novel and interesting concept with him but at the same time it was a herculean task to make this storyline looks believable and convincing on screen. With solid writing especially the dialogues and also the Big B and Dhanush factor on the performance side made that difficult task very much possible. There were flaws and loose ends but those were covered up nicely on screen. An exciting first half but the same level of excitement is not on offer in the post intermission session.
Now to the acting side. Normally we say scripting is the backbone of any film and without doubt it is infact the backbone of any movie. But here in Shamitabh its the performances of Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush that elevates the movie to a different level. Both were upto the task matching each other in each and every scene. Their onscreen chemistry is another highlight here without which Shamitabh would have looked pretty ordinary. Junior Kamal Hassan (Akshara) makes a decent debut and display the talent she possess in the limited opportunity she got in the movie. A host of established directors like Karan Johar and Mahesh Bhatt, actress Rekha, producer Boney Kapoor and lyricist Javed Akthar makes cameo appearances in the movie.
P.C.Sreeram has done an excellent job behind the camera. Editing was very smooth. Ilayaraja's background score was another bright aspect of the movie though it was not close to his best. Songs were good especially the one titled Piddly and also the title song that had a good rhythm to it.
Overall if you take Shamitabh, the movie has a refreshing concept with lot of loose ends. A better second half would have definitely helped the film scale greater heights. But having said that one cannot ignore the performances of two actors who have put in something special from their side. So the rating is three out of five.
Rating - 3 / 5
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