Guru dissapoints!!!

Was in pune the other day. cool place and i was enjoying it too until offcourse my friend dragged me to the local Inox. To see Dhirubhai Ambani, yes thats what i will call the film coz the real name reminds me of Mithun Chakraborty with shoulder length hair and white trousers driving a truck. Never mind. They could have well called him "Rajnikant Kasai" for all I care.

Ok. The Film.

Aishwarya Rai plays the role of a psychotic young woman who dances in the fields when alone. She also has chronic Hydrophilia as is evident by her masquerades in the heavy rain, and her fully clad baths in the usual village jharna which makes a special appearance in most village movies.
Abhikshek redoing the role of the paan chewing real estate agent in Bunty & Babli likes to tell everyone he meets how great he will become one day. When he isnt doing that he takes revenge on his teacher father by ringing the bell for recess.

Vidya Balan in the role of a multiple schlerosis victim and Mahadevan are both as usual.
The dialogues are good but the screenplay isnt. The story fails to explain the exact way in which the business wizard made his pile, and made it for others too. That hides the genius of the man and makes him look lucky. The film is about what he did but not how he did. The image thus conveyed is that of a gujrati robin hood fighting against a mighty parsi empire and the other enemies of the the indian economy, a robin hood who believes in alternatively, wriggling and fighting and paying his way out through tight situations. One who claims to help the economy while evading tax at the same time. That is where the confusion is created. The same man playing the role of a godfather as well as a common man. So where is Dhirubhai? God Only Knows.

Mani Ratnam usually makes refined films. This one is double filtered. filters have been used in excess, for visual demonstration refer to the Aishwarya Rai solo song. Its ok if the skies appear bluer, but fields dont look nice with a sky blue tinge do they?

The Art is excellent, and we are taken back to the old mumbai. the cast of characters is great.
Mithun Chakraborty joins Saurabh for in making a sensational comeback. Watch him. Abhishek could be in the race for best actor National award. Overall, everybody wins in this film, except Dhirubhai and Mallika Sherawat.