Khiladi 786
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar, Himesh Reshammiya, Asin
Direction: Ashish R. Mohan
Rating:
Look who's out to steal Salman Khan's thunder. After Ajay Devgn flirted with the foolproof Salman Formula in Son Of Sardaar, it is Akshay Kumar's turn to give it a shot. Akki does a great job too, but the film in question fails him.
You could argue that, given the optimum hype it rides and the wide release the film gets, this new Khiladi flick will score a winner for Akshay vanquishing the demons of Joker, his last-released big-budget mess. For everything else, Khiladi 786 makes no excuses about what it is - a loud entertainer that maxes out every action comedy cliche that has ever clicked in Bollywood.
The routiKhiladi 786 tries blending Akshay's Rowdy Rathore swagger with his Housefull humour. It ends up in a nowhere-zone in bet.Himesh plays Mansukh, a bumbler who wants to prove his worth in his dad's marriage bureau businessne plays itself out with unfailing energy, and all the jazz is deliberately heightened to hide the fact that the near-nonexistent plot is wholly devoid of logic.
The film incidentally also marks the return of Himesh Reshammiya as actor. Himesh, who has done the script (or whatever you choose to call it) besides co-producing it with Akshay, does the wise job of playing second fiddle. Indeed, Khiladi 786 is Akshay's show as it should rightly be.For Akshay, 'acting' in this film is all about bashing up 200 goons at one go when he isn't cracking PJs at the heroine or flashing that trademark gummy grin.Most of the film that follows is about setting up madness over the situation. Debutant director Ashish R. Mohan takes minimum risks, sticking to masala formula that sells. The support cast - Himesh, Asin and Mithun included - do not get much scope, they don't need to.
. So, he takes up the risky The bandwagon that Akshay rides h It's all perfectly parcelled for a 100-crore thump. But silly spectacle can make for an engaging watch only if it is packaged with imagination, which isn't happening in Khiladi 786.ob of fixing up Indu (Asin), sister of a don (Mithun Chakraborty) to a cop named Bahattar Singh (Akshay). The don and his gang must pretend to be cops to impress Bahattar's family. Twist in the tale comes quite soon, when we discover Bahattar
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar, Himesh Reshammiya, Asin
Direction: Ashish R. Mohan
Rating:
Look who's out to steal Salman Khan's thunder. After Ajay Devgn flirted with the foolproof Salman Formula in Son Of Sardaar, it is Akshay Kumar's turn to give it a shot. Akki does a great job too, but the film in question fails him.
You could argue that, given the optimum hype it rides and the wide release the film gets, this new Khiladi flick will score a winner for Akshay vanquishing the demons of Joker, his last-released big-budget mess. For everything else, Khiladi 786 makes no excuses about what it is - a loud entertainer that maxes out every action comedy cliche that has ever clicked in Bollywood.
The routiKhiladi 786 tries blending Akshay's Rowdy Rathore swagger with his Housefull humour. It ends up in a nowhere-zone in bet.Himesh plays Mansukh, a bumbler who wants to prove his worth in his dad's marriage bureau businessne plays itself out with unfailing energy, and all the jazz is deliberately heightened to hide the fact that the near-nonexistent plot is wholly devoid of logic.
The film incidentally also marks the return of Himesh Reshammiya as actor. Himesh, who has done the script (or whatever you choose to call it) besides co-producing it with Akshay, does the wise job of playing second fiddle. Indeed, Khiladi 786 is Akshay's show as it should rightly be.For Akshay, 'acting' in this film is all about bashing up 200 goons at one go when he isn't cracking PJs at the heroine or flashing that trademark gummy grin.Most of the film that follows is about setting up madness over the situation. Debutant director Ashish R. Mohan takes minimum risks, sticking to masala formula that sells. The support cast - Himesh, Asin and Mithun included - do not get much scope, they don't need to.
. So, he takes up the risky The bandwagon that Akshay rides h It's all perfectly parcelled for a 100-crore thump. But silly spectacle can make for an engaging watch only if it is packaged with imagination, which isn't happening in Khiladi 786.ob of fixing up Indu (Asin), sister of a don (Mithun Chakraborty) to a cop named Bahattar Singh (Akshay). The don and his gang must pretend to be cops to impress Bahattar's family. Twist in the tale comes quite soon, when we discover Bahattar
