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Friday, April 19, 2024
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BOLLYWOOD AAGEY SE RIGHT
EDITOR'S PICK
Rating:
**
The promos of "Aagey Se Right" have been misleading to say the least.
While it has been projected as a Shreyas Talpade-starrer, Kay Kay Menon has an
equally important role.
Not that it really leads one to cheer. Reason being that what seemed like an
innocent tale of a newly recruited cop (Shreyas) hunting for his gun takes an
altogether different dimension with a terrorist (Kay Kay Menon) from `border ke
uss paar` coming into picture.
He gets all moony-eyed for a bar girl Shenaz Treasury (who has dropped `vaala`
from her surname). He begins with his `sher-o-shaayari` only to turn into a
full-on `tapori`.
From here on the film becomes an assortment of a series of coaching classes
where a South Indian don Vijay Maurya, who operates as an entrepreneur with the
promise of `customer delight` and `satisfaction guaranteed`, teaches some tricks
of the `love trade` to Kay Kay.
Yes, there are quite a few scenes that invokes chuckles and even full-throated
laughter as Kay Kay goes through a heart transformation. His dialogues are witty
while Vijay Maurya is a riot. In fact it`s the latter`s presence that keeps the
momentum despite a wayward tale that debutant director Indrajit chooses to tell.
One understands Indrajit`s intent though -- which is to tell a story that is
whacky, quirky, utterly unbelievable and on-your-face nonsense. "Aagey Se
Right" aspires to be right in all these departments. It`s just that the
direction is all over in the second half of the film and the momentum that had
built up in the first half doesn`t remain as the film progresses.
Change in heart for the terrorist, his accomplice flying into the country in
search of him, a mother (Bharti Achrekar) who is always there to give direction
to the novice cop, a bunch of DJs who play mischief mongers - there are too many
characters and incidents that spoil the show.
In fact, the entire track revolving around a struggling actor (Shiv Pandit) and
his girlfriend (Shruti Seth) was completely unwarranted.
One also wonders what made Mahie Gill sign this film. As a gossip news channel
reporter, she makes an appearance every now and then in a thankless role. On the
other hand, Shreyas is good but hardly has a role that can be compared to many
of his earlier superior performances.
Indrajit`s direction becomes a little patchy, especially in the scenes that
require multiple actors in one frame. So whether it is the shooting of a
Bhojpuri film or a stampede that follows in Vijay Maurya`s den or the suicide
attempt by Shruti - there is an all around amateurism that is more than just
apparent.
However, in scenes that have only two actors interacting (Shreyas and his
mother, Kay Kay and Vijay Maurya), he manages to get it right most of the time.
"Aagey Se Right" starts off as a sweet fun film but becomes tiring
once it loses focus.
