Producer: Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, and Vishesh
Bhatt
Director: Anurag Basu
Starring: Emran Hashmi, Shiney Ahuja, Kangna
Ranaut, Gulshan Grover
Music: Pritam and Gautam Chatterjee
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Neelesh Mishra, and
Mayur
Genre: Thriller
Recommended Audience: General
Approximate Running Time: 2.5 hrs
Film Released on: 01 May 2006
Not Just Another Extra Marital Bliss!!!
The Bhatt camp really knows how to recycle its own formula of an
extra marital affair thereby once again giving it a new outlook and
an emotional touch. A rather depressing movie with a sad ending
that has a lot of monologue, tears and slow moving storyline but an
interesting suspense will not appease the mass in general. The
Bhatts has this time gone shopping to Bangladesh for music and
Seoul for its beautiful picturesque and introduced a new holiday
destination to India. Emran Hashmi, a nightmare for every husband
on this planet, has become an expert at playing the bee who sucks
the honey out of the flower before it could see the light of the
day. Though his potential has not gone unnoticed in Kalyug but this
time he makes a statement that if offered a matured role then he
can definitely prove his detractors wrong.
The Story written by Mahesh Bhatt, definitely has shades of Abu
Salem and Monika Bedi relationship but its inspiration has been
blended with the nightmare that Emran Hashmi gives to Abu Salem
played by Shiney Ahuja the Gangster. Though Shiney Ahuja has got to
play the title role and the story revolves round the character but
it has less screen presence compared to Emran and Kangna. The movie
revolves round the life of Monika Bedi that has been well played by
the new comer Kangna. She has a figure of a typical ramp model that
is not actually the taste of India and will need to blossom into
Mallikas, Sushmitas or the likes with time. She has given a stellar
performance in a difficult role especially as a new comer and
definitely has arrived in Bollywood making a strong foothold. Most
of the time she is crying and hams in some scenes over the top of
her voice.
Anurag Basu's cinematography seems to be in awe of terraces,
parapets, and balconies to shoot his intimate scenes that has been
evident right from Murder and also in Gangster. The seasons and the
locales of Seoul (South Korea) has been beautifully exploited by
the cameraman and some scenes really have a stunning look. It seems
as if landscape paintings of the woods covered by the bed of golden
leaves falling from the trees have come to life. The Music is the
highlight of the film. Where ever the Bhatts go to hunt for their
music but still they take pains to introduce different music to the
ears of India and there by set a trend for the rest. It is a
refreshing change from the monotonous scores of nasal Himesh that
have hit the marquee recently.
As far as the story goes it has a lot of twists and turns that will
keep you guessing & surprised but in a very subtle way.
Simran(Kangna), is an alchoholic who drinks by the gallons as
though she is the girl friend of Vijay Mallaya and not the Gangster
Daya (Shiney Ahuja). Daya is shown always running a marathon from
Mauritius to Dubai to different countries only to loose his love to
our serial lover & kisser Akash (Emran Hashmi). Akash(Emran) is
a bar singer in Seoul and Simran is an ex bar dancer, ram milaye
jodi! Then obviously there are some steamy kisses, well how can you
imagine Emran sign a movie without one. Then getting caught by Daya
with their pants down and betrayal. The second half of the movie
moves at the right pace and lives up with a few surprises. Daya's
role has very few dialogues and totally based on his expressions
that have been played well by Shiney Ahuja. Overall Gangster is
worth a dekkho only if you are in for some serious heavy
cinema.
