Raajneeti (2010)
6/10
A Film that could have been so much Better had the Director noticed the Flaws !
23 July 2010
Well, here are a few questions that I wanted to ask the Makers of this Film after having seen the film : 1. Is Mr. Prakash Jha planning to write a Book on "How to become pregnant by having Sex just Once!", I'm sure the people that have seen the film would know what I'm talking about! And yes, It happens with three different Couples in this film! And it's really weird! 2. What was Mr. Prakash Jha thinking while casting the Actress, pardon me, the Woman, as the Mother in this film? The woman just doesn't know how to act! Couldn't he see that! She completely ruined that Mother-Son Confrontation Scene with Ajay Devgan that could have been so emotionally moving had the Acting been good! But, throughout that scene all I was doing was scratching my head with disgust and asking myself - What the hell is this woman doing and how could the Director finalize a woman like this for such an important role! I'm sorry but in a film filled with mostly National Award Winning Actors, a Stupid and Irritating Addition like this makes you want to puke, quite literally ! 3. How could he cast Katrina Kaif in that role? She was extremely Unnatural in Most Scenes and I had expected her to deliver a much finer performance, but she was a total let down. And, How Ironical, the Scene where her performance had to be the Best and Strongest, turned out to be her weakest Scene in the Film! I'm talking about the scene where she gives the Speech, It seemed to me like the woman standing in front of the Mike was neither a Politician nor a Widower, but some really Nervous Newcomer in Bollywood who is "auditioning" for a role in a film and has to give a speech in front of thousands of people, in order to get that role in the film. Yes, that's what I felt like while watching that scene, I didn't feel it was a real scene, I felt it was some Nervous Newcomer's Audition Clip! Her gestures, her Voice, her pitch, in that scene conveyed just no real feelings! Her performance was devoid of Naturalness. To sum it up, Katrina Kaif COULD NOT breathe life into the Character she played in Raajneeti. I'm hundred percent sure that any other, yes, "any" other Bollywood Actress could have performed this role thousand times better! But yes, there have been Flawless, Outstanding Performances by Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai but above all, Ranbir Kapoor surprises and impresses you by delivering the Best Performance in the Film. He's Intense, He's One Hundred Percent Natural and he totally immerses himself into his Character. He's clearly worked really hard at looking and being the Character. He's undoubtedly, the true Kapoor Scion ! And he does remind you of Michael Corleone(Al Pacino) from the Godfather but I'd have to say, out of the two, Ranbir's Performance is Better! In the end, Raajneeti is a well-made Film but the thing that ruins the film in parts are the two main Ladies- The woman who played the role of the Mother and Katrina Kaif. To be honest, I liked the Supporting Actresses a lot more, including Shruti Seth, the Seductive Bitch who's eager to get a Ticket and run for Elections, who was Mind Blowing even in her 5 minute Appearance on Screen and Sarah Thompson, Ranbir Kapoor's Sweetheart from America. The Film had a couple of other Drawbacks as well, specially in writing, and if they would have been corrected, this Film could have been so much better.... It's one of those rare films that makes you think that with just a few modifications, this film could have been Outstanding which it sadly and definitely, is not.......
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