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Awarapan's all about guns and gore
Published on Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 01:45, Updated on Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 08:59 in Entertainment section
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Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Ashutosh Rana, Shriya, Mrinalini Sharma
Direction: Mohit Suri
Plagarism isn't about to go out of fashion anytime soon, although our desi directors are looking in different directions for inspiration these days.
The plot of Mohit Suri's Awarapan which also opens at the cinemas this week is generously borrowed from the Korean film A Bittersweet Life. In Suri's version, Emraan Hashmi stars as a hotel manager and a faithful employee of gangster boss Ashutosh Rana whose Hong Kong hotel he's in charge of.
The boss one day asks Emraan to keep an eye on his mistress, a pretty young Pakistani girl whom the boss has bought in the flesh market. Having confirmed the boss' suspicions that the girl does indeed have a boyfriend whom she's planning to run away with, Emraan is now instructed to kill the girl and her lover.
Reminded of a tragic incident from his own life, Emraan has a change of heart and decides instead to unite the young lovers. Naturally the boss isn't pleased by this decision of his and proceeds to punish Emraan for disobeying his orders.
What follows is an ugly bloodbath, but Emraan's clearly on a mission which he hopes will help him find redemption.
In many, many ways, Awarapan like its original source material, unfolds like a Shakespearan tragedy. The story's got love, pain, pathos, redemption, salvation and death. And yet, Mohit Suri's script botches up in the most important place.
It fails to dramatically build up the reason why Emraan suddenly feels compassion towards the young couple. It fails also in building up the extent of loss Emraan feels when he loses his own love.
In those respects, Awarapan only skims the surface, it doesn't get to the emotional core of the characters and that's why we're often unable to empathise with them.
And in this regard, Mohit Suri's own last film Woh Lamhe was a far more mature take on complexed relationships. But in all honesty, apart from these odd hiccups, "Awarapan" is actually quite engaging. What strikes you about the film from the moment the lights go out is the stylishness with which its been shot.
Whether it's the Hong Kong skyline or even the slick action scenes, you have to admit its all done very dramatically and as a result, the film itself bears a distinctly international look.
Like most films, Awarapan too has its share of flaws, but you must admit the film's director does a good job of taking your attention away from the flaws and keeping you engrossed in the narrative instead.
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It was a hell of a pathetic movie, only the music was the saving grace.. And yeah, a pathetic review
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Went to see the movie with not much expectation.. Believe it or not, this movie is surprisingly good.. good music,
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The movie is neither an engaging one, nor does it deserve to be given a 3* rating. The only good
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A bittersweet life has come to Bollywood in a better-sweet way.Congratulations ,Vishesh Films,you guys have got a winner this time..The
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awaarapan is a great movie its a much watchable movie emraan hashmi does a great job, nice script,great songs nice
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