Maharathi
- 2008
- 1h 54m
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7.1/10
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- TriviaAmitabh Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty opted out of the film. They were replaced by Naseeruddin Shah and Neha Dupia.
- GoofsWhen Boman Irani asks Paresh Rawal to make him a drink, the ice cube appears only in the wide shot. In single shots, it is gone.
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Loses steam as it chugs along....
For starters the title is not apt. it gives an impression of a mythological drama (Ramayana/ Mahabharata). Well, it is clearly inspired by the success of Johnny Gaddar a la James Hadley Chase. Perhaps as a novel, it does ensure edge-of-seat excitement with twists and turns at every turn of page but sadly it failed to translate on screen. Again Johnny Gaddar should be a good reference point.
Performances::
§ Naseer:: Lesser mortals like us are in no position to comment on his work.
§ Paresh Rawal:: He was good if not excellent. The smart one-liners seemed stuffed into is mouth. His act of putting on the loyalty mask, seemed OTT. His frequent dispute with Neha Dhupia and Boman Irani were kind of show-stoppers to the narration.
§ Om Puri - Very short role and hence didn't get an opportunity to display histrionics.
§ Boman Irani - Very confident performance.
§ Neha Dhupia - Passable.
§ Tara Sharma - The "Little Red Riding Hood" act does raise the suspicion bar. Plus her choice of donning the same role every time is getting monotonously boring.
One gets a feel of watching a two-part episode from the Karamchand series, if you know what I mean. Shivam Nair won critical accolades for his work Ahista-Ahista, however seems this time putting shoulders to the wheel wasn't quite sufficient.
Performances::
§ Naseer:: Lesser mortals like us are in no position to comment on his work.
§ Paresh Rawal:: He was good if not excellent. The smart one-liners seemed stuffed into is mouth. His act of putting on the loyalty mask, seemed OTT. His frequent dispute with Neha Dhupia and Boman Irani were kind of show-stoppers to the narration.
§ Om Puri - Very short role and hence didn't get an opportunity to display histrionics.
§ Boman Irani - Very confident performance.
§ Neha Dhupia - Passable.
§ Tara Sharma - The "Little Red Riding Hood" act does raise the suspicion bar. Plus her choice of donning the same role every time is getting monotonously boring.
One gets a feel of watching a two-part episode from the Karamchand series, if you know what I mean. Shivam Nair won critical accolades for his work Ahista-Ahista, however seems this time putting shoulders to the wheel wasn't quite sufficient.
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- Jun 8, 2009
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- Самый великий
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- ₹100,000,000 (estimated)
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- $535,185
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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