Nautanki Saala!

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Jul 18, 2014 Crisp direction, nice acting, brilliant editing & awesome soundtrack yet this film falters at certain places. May not as good as Rohan Sippy's previous - Bluffmaster & Dum Maaro Dum, but an enjoyable fare. One time watch for sure. See more Apr 20, 2014 first half was excellent but second was very slow though ending was very good See more Sep 20, 2013 It seems that this movie was intended to depict much more depth than it has managed to convey. Rohan, the director is experimental and kudos to him for that. He has tried to present a 'neither very generic nor very different' storyline with a different concept i.e. by using the element of theatre aka 'nautanki'. Genre of the movie is comedy and this comedy is different from others as it is not primarily dialogue based but situation and expression based. Also somewhere, the director has tried to use the theatre 'nautanki' as the metaphor for the mother of all 'nautankis' i.e. life itself! The movie constantly shifts between these two parallels. Backdrop of the former is modern day 'Ramayana' (most esteemed Hindu epic) and that of the latter is the protagonist trying to heal a suicidal 'stranger turned dependent turned friend' by finding his former love and giving him work so that he attaches some worth to himself. The essence of the story is basically situational misunderstanding. In spite of all his noble intentions and sacrifices, the protagonist is misunderstood by his partner, love and also friend! Reason for the same are age old human errors of - mixing task and emotion, undertaking an activity without giving a thought to its obvious result, trespassing territories etc. Ayushmann, and Kunaal have acted well. Evelyn has some screen presence. The power of modern day theatre could have been presented in a more powerful and enhanced format. Also, the heroines could have been better. Some comedy scenes are really funny and some are original as well. Last but not the least, herein again you miss the element of complete showmanship. Are there no successors of Mr. Subhash Ghai and Late Mr. Yash Chopra? See more Jul 9, 2013 Its a good film. Must watch. See more Jun 22, 2013 Its a good film, you can watch it seriously. But be prepared to take it lightly.. ;-) I wish it was shorter. #Nautankisaala See more Jun 15, 2013 Nautanki Saala has great chemistry between Ayushmann and Kunal Roy kapoor but the first half of the movie fails to capitalize as a result even with a good second half it doesnt gathers enough steam to tickle your funny bone. See more Read all reviews

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