Ekta Kapoor is back with a gangster flick "Once Upon a Time in Mumbai" after the much acclaimed LSD
She has surely found her foothold in bollywood & Karan's and Yashraj's are helping by making crap :)
Milan Luthria returns after a sabbatical and he surely knows his craft.
The movie is a biopic on the life of Mumbai gangster Haji Mastan played by Ajay Devgan.
It is the journey of this man told in flashback by a stern police officer played by Randeep Hooda when Mumbai is rot with 93' bomb blasts.
It tracks down Haji's love interest in famous actress played by Kangana. The first half romance between the couple is the highlight of the film with dialogues as original as ever.
The screenplay is what binds me to this movie end to end. The rise and fall of Haji & the uprising of Dawood played with lot of restraint by Emraan Hashmi is terrific.
High Points ..
- Tet-e-Tet between Kangana and Ajay with witty dialogues
- Awesome background score and terrific screenplay
- Emraan's testimonial for Ajay to join his gang
- Haji Mastan's principles and way they are conveyed
- Music is as melodious as it can be , mastery of Pritam Da
- Crackling dialogues between the protagonists
- Hooda's strong presence felt!
- The Retro feel of the 70's is just perfect!
- Prachi Desai and Hashmi do justice to their roles.
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai is full blown entertainer with whistling in the aisles at every repartee!
Rating : 4.0/5.0
2 comments:
I genrally run away from gangster movies but this one was entertaining beyond words! Loved it!
The best part of the movie was its music. The story was predictable and had nothing we hadn't seen before. Rating 4 is a tad high for me
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