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βMerae Khoon kae Afsoos kae Saath Jee lo gae, Majmudar Sahib?β
Being a die-hard fan of Shahrukh Khan since the days of βDarrβ, watching Raees was more of a loyalty calling, than an actualΒ excitement Β to watchΒ the movie. The trailers had little to offer in terms of a hidden plot or a zing-ed up twist. Yet, in the name of supporting βPak-Indianβ casting, I sat down for almost 3 hours to watch this most awaited big names movie.
The movie starts with a childhood creation of aΒ Daro-dealer, which has become quite a common theme with all such similar movies. The idea of a Robin hood in the makingfrom childhood, has become popular among Bollywood directors. Maybe there is a research which supports the popularity ofΒ showing theΒ history, resonating more with the general public? Who knowsβ¦
Now I am in no way here to spoil the story-line, so do not read on to get the plotΒ from here forth. You can rely on good old non-factual Wikipedia for that..
The personification of βRaeesβ by SRK, gave me goosebumps! And No, not in a good way.. it kept reminding me of the Pakistanβs own claim-to-fame SRK; Amir Liaqat! Please tell me if I am the only one who saw the similarities!
While I enjoyed the acting of SRK in his last flick; βFanβ, this movie left much to be desired. I did not find SRK to rise to the occasion of adapting to the role. Somehow he could not create the character of βRaeesβ as a whole identity. Believe me, I write this with a broken heart and no joyβ¦.
As far as the much awaited Mahira Khanβs role as Aasiya goes, I felt that the director limited her scope. As an emerging actress in Bollywood, she did not receive much spot light or strong dialogues. Hmmm.. something similar to what happened to Fawad Khan in Khoobsuratβ¦ Is working in Bollywood more forΒ the purpose of playing an βEye-Candyβ from across the border?
Thankfully, my time was not all lost, as I enjoyed the dry wit and strong presence of Nawazuddin Β Siddique. His role of a loneΒ shairf yet dedicated officer, made his chase of Raees enjoyable. For sure, he was able to hold his own against King Khan, and did not shy away to show his authority through his role.
Overall, I would give the movie a 2.5/5. The songsΒ were not memorable enough to stay long on your music-list. The dialogues were sufficient. The editing and filming was good as per the requirement of the action movie theme. Overall, watch it to say, βOh yes I saw itβ..
Oh as for the lines I wrote in the start of the post⦠watch the movie to know the background
Let me know with a comment below as to how did you like the film?
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Thanks for the reviews Q ….this was expected but I guess most of the people will watch it because of mahira khan and I’m one of them lol
Didn’t watch it yet ….will post my comment about movie after watching it tomorrow
Waiting π
Oh yeah go for it! It’s always fun to watch any movie on the big screen! Thank you for the appreciation π