~ A Supreme Script dipped in Foul Smelling Commercialised Alcohol~
Movie Review: Matru ki
Bijlee ka Mandola (2013) **1/2 Rating
Theatre Release: 11
January 2013 (India)
Language: Hindi
Direction: Vishal Bhardwaj
Label: Vishal Bhardwaj
Pictures Pvt Ltd | Fox Star Studios
Genre: Political Satire
Viewers Group: 16+
The Critique Lab Score
Board
AVA Score: 6 (Max 10)
AVA Medal
Honor™© : Silver
Recommended Level : Moderate
Reference
(Ŏ BRONZE Medal Ŏ SILVER Medal Ŏ Titanium Medal Ŏ GOLD Medal Ŏ PLATINUM Medal)
(L-Low M-Moderate H-High D-Don’t Miss it)
(Ŏ BRONZE Medal Ŏ SILVER Medal Ŏ Titanium Medal Ŏ GOLD Medal Ŏ PLATINUM Medal)
(L-Low M-Moderate H-High D-Don’t Miss it)
When it comes
to Vishal Bhardwaj’s work , expectations are rocket high whether it’s the characterization,
music, story, screenplay or the Direction. But when the marketing demons forces
the marketing over creativity the resultant child this time can be named as ‘Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola’
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
has a story which is one of the most relevant topics in the era of urbanization,
it has one of the most talented actors like Pankaj Kapoor and Shabana Aazmi and
very beautiful music score still it lacks the pace, that fire which you can
feel in Maqbool, Omkara or Kaminey. Reasons could be Marketing gimmicks, the
desire for 100 cr club which forces creative directors to compromise on
quality. For eg Imran Khan despite his one of the best performances till date
is not the apt choice for a Haryanvi Jat role and Anushka Sharma played the
same tomboy kinda role who is ready to make out with the lead pair in every
movie. She is on the verge of losing her career if she will not come out the
same ‘Meenakumari Complex’ role. She seems to be good at showing her skin, shaking
her b#tts and smooching her co-star, I hardly see a natural expression on her face.
Even,expect Pankaj ji , Shabana Ji and Gulabo- The Pink Buffalo
characterization of other main characters seems incomplete.
Many Years back Sooraj
Barjatya gave the similar experience with his film ‘Main Prem ki Diwani Hoon’
and Now despite ‘Matru ki bijlee ka Mandola’ - a Vishal Bhardwaj's venture,
taste like a half baked fish. The role of Imran Khan as Mao could have been
very interesting with lots of layers but it lacks serious characterization and the main lead seems to be practicing with his
Haryanvi accent all the time. Second since Pankaj Kapoor is an alcoholic in the
movie, most of his dialogue in Haryanvi in his drunken mood went misunderstood
(Like Paincho Paincho) or not understood at all. Third the presence of African
dance troops didn’t very relevant to the Haryanvi Mix. Fourth and Very
important, ‘Matru ki bijlee ka Mandola’ was promoted as a romantic comedy but
definitely it neither has romance nor comedy but it’s a political satire and it
should have marketed in the same manner.
So What good comes in ‘Matru
ki bijlee ka Mandola’? Answer I’m listing Below
-Pankaj Kapoor and Shabana Azmi’s Superb
Performance. Pankaj is the main hero of the movie and he is the main pillar of
the movie. Shabana ji is excellent as a corrupt minister.
-Well Gulabo as the pink
buffalo makes an excellent debut and much better as a supporting cast than the
popular faces.
- Background score and
music by Vishal Bhardwaj.
I believe if the director
has attempted to keep the things more original without any marketing tadka, the
beauty of a supremely good script would come out more lush greener than the
alcoholic marketing demons who are vomiting cash for the last three days of the
weekend.
Regards
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