| Reply 1 : Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Esha Gupta, Manish Choudhary
Direction: Kunal Deshmukh
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes
Story: A rookie guns dealer goes undercover for a cop who is out to crack the illegal arms racket. Caught in a web of lies and miscalculated moves, he becomes the target of suspicion and gun-war.
Movie Review: Guns for a cause - Nothing illegal about it! That is gun dealer Sonu Dilli ( Emraan Hashmi) theory - If everyone in the world owned a gun, there would be no war, only peace. He is as easy with his guns as with his gaalis, and like a self-proclaimed KKC (kutti, kameeni cheez), humps a woman, ridiculously to the rhythm of ek rasta, do rahi ... (climaxing to aha aha!). ACP Pratap (Randeep Hooda) is the always bloodshot, almost Devdas esque cop, wallowing in grief at the loss of his wife, killed in one such shootout. This cop of caliber, has a personal agenda, he tracks down Sonu Dilli (forever with his pants down), and takes him under his wing as an informer who can expose the illegal gun racket, led by the deadly Mangal Singh Tomar (Manish Choudhary). In the meanwhile, Sonu is shot in the heart (by Cupid), and his ladylove Jaanvi (Esha Gupta) is a doctorni who believes he runs a shop called Kareena Cut Piss (read: cutpiece). Sadly, its not a bullet-proof plan, all hell breaks loose, with everyone gunning for something, and Jannat seeming like a faraway destination.
Emraan plays Sonu Dilli with a brusque Haryanvi accent, which is forgotten halfway through the movie. Hes impressive in intense scenes and panic moments, portraying conflicting emotions with aplomb. Hes crass and cool at the same time, wooing the lady, kissing and making love - in true Hashmi style.
The man to watch is hot-gun Randeep Hooda. Explosive in this one. Brooding but brave, intoxicated but vigilant. In this angry young cop avatar, he stuns you with silent pain and frantic outbursts. The film almost rests in his able holster. In probably the best performance of his career, Randeep is bang on.
Debutante Esha Gupta struts ravishingly at times, though expressionless; shoots off a few dialogues, romances Emraan in Sufi-ish songs, and kisses back passionately. Her role is essential to the plot, but is under-written and she is over-exposed (ahaan).
Manish Choudhary is as evil as he can get. More pungent than gunpowder, deadlier than his weapons. Hes the baddie that we love to fear.
Director Kunal Deshmukh shoots off gritty action and gushy romance, combined in unequal proportions. The chase sequences give you a shot of adrenaline and the action is high-tension. Although random romantic moments and too many songs break the pace of the story (Shagufta Rafique). The climax is touching, but for a thriller, there are several predictable turns, minus the twists. The dialogues are crude, but suit the rawness of the film, and the actors use cuss words as liberally as their guns. The music (Pritam) is memorable, but only till the next Bhatt album release.
Jannat 2 is a decent crime caper, but doesnt shoot you between the eyes. |
