‘HIMMATWALA’ Movie Review- Tanmay Dubey

 

 

 

Starring :-  Ajay Devgn, Tamannah, Paresh Rawal & Mahesh Manjrekar

Director:- Sajid Khan

 

‘Taki O Taki, Haan Taki Taki Taki Re, Jab se tu aankh mein jhaanki” Does this phrase makes any intellectual sense to you? No…na  but the same phrase when mixed with foot tapping music, fills you with great entertainment value. That’s what precisely ‘Himmatwala’ the film does to you. Almost Zero in intellectual content but full on in entertainment quotient. That too in the 80’s style!. Diretor Sajid Khan is in Love with Films, ( read: the recreation of the famous ‘Psycho’’ scene)  but he is crazy about that 80’s, that zing, that Disco, that Melodrama, that Larger than life Characters, that machismo of the HERO and That over the top comedy.

‘Himmatwala’ offers you everything like a formula film- from a tiger fight between Hero and the Animal ( Enhanced by CG !), to a Widhwa Maa, to a Lachaar Bahan, to a Zulmi Thakur, Garib Gaon aur uske log, and an Old revenge score to settle down. The film lacks any technical brilliance (may be Sajid Khan felt it of no need for his no brainer) Music is below average leaving apart yesteryear chart busters “ Naino Mein Sapna…” and “Taki O Taki” which are the two most bright spots of the film. The Opening Disco Song featuring Sonakshi Sinha is refreshing and the ‘item’ dance song involving leading “Tele-ladies” comes out of no-where (Nothing to take out from their good performance in the song).

The film is full of punches and punch lines. Dialoges like “ek maan ka beta, ek bahan ka bhai, ek Himmatwala” is bound to get claps and whistles in cinema halls. (the film offers ample moments for such sittis..! ) Performance wise Ajay Devgn relates to  Himmatwala with ease. Paresh Rawal’s funny wig and comic act will make you smile with an occasional laugh but Children are going to laugh their heart out. The flickering of his character in between into Kader Khan bears Said Khan’s signature style ( Read: He has made Akshay Kumar do ‘aaie’ aka Ranjit in Houseful 2 and ‘hanha bhanje’  aka Jeevan in Hey Baby !)

Mahesh Manjrekar also tries his hand on comedy but he looks more convincing as a villain. Tamannah looks bright and sunny and flashes her acting skills along with her charms and colorful dresses whenever the script gives her any such chance.

I am refraining from drawing parallels between the Original cult hit “Himmatwala” featuring Jeetendra and Sridevi. Remakes should only be enjoyed or loathed upon individual merits and Demerits. Sajid Khan takes big risk by not adapting the old story as per the contemporary cinema and sticking to the now cliché 80’s style of storytelling. The film offers little less comic moments ( as being a Sajid Khan fan, I was looking upto it). Go and watch if you have nothing more interesting and challenging to do. As it happens with ‘Entertainers’; this film too has good chances of making decent money at the Box Office.

 

Score Stack Up:-

+ ive:-  Whistle blowing moments and Funny Dialogues.

-  ive:-  Might impress only a section of audience.

 

Box Office, Paisa Vasool Rating:- 3 out of 5

Tanmay's Rating : 2 out of 5

 

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Scores Classifications- 

(5)  Very Good, Must Watch 

(4)   Good, Should Watch 

(3)   Not Bad;

(2)  One Time Watch; 

(1)  On your own risk;