Loot Review

    Director Rajneesh Thakur decides to do a Priyadarshan or a Aneez Bazmi.  Nothing wrong about it.  You however take a task of this kind at your own risk.  For these two examples themselves have not been studies in consistency. A further problem with the director is the choice of his cast.  He seems to make a meal with the left overs and expects the audience to relish it.

          Age, sits mercilessly on the fleshy faces of the likes of Govinda and Javeed Jafrey. Emotion refuses to visit the likes of Sunil Shetty and Maahakshay Chakraborty.  To expect them to carry a film full of characters walking in and out of the script that it would have better suited a mela.  It is indeed confusing to the viewer to keep track of the visitors list in a cast that is so full of people, and a script that hardly leaves any space for the performers to leave an impression.

Lets take a look of the many we know : Govinda, Sunil Shetty, Javeed, Kim, Shweta Bharadwaj, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prem Chopra, Shehzad Khan, Razzaq Khan, Dalip Tahil, Mikha Singh, Deepraj Rana, Ravi Kishen etc.  Just too many people and you are as confused as you would recall De Dhana Dan.

          The story line is about the four principle guys: Pandit (Govinda), Akbar (Javed), Builder (Sunil) and Wilson (Mahakshay) being sent to Pataya to rob some art pieces. In Pataya they realise but slowly that they are pawns sent for a different purpose by boss back home Batliwala (Dalip Tahil). In the new environs they are caught in the cross fire between the old Don Khan (Prem Chopra) and Lala (Mahesh Manjrekar).

          The script is an endless run as to how the four guys escape from one mishap to the other and still survive in the cross fire of the Dons and the goons. A few light moments do make up for the total non expectations from this film. You some times get the feeling that it has been picked up from the archive and given a half hearted face lift.  If you are tired of all the gizmos and the fights of our recent cinema and are a Govinda fan then you may indulge in the movie. In case you are looking for some thing as fresh as yesterday’s newspaper then walk in.  Fortunately you don’t have to plan too much ahead and worry about the tickets.  The film maker could soon offer a buy one get one free offer.

          The film is watchable surely for a reiteration that Govinda has an unmatched sense of comedy and this actor has been (and is) grossly under utilized by our cinema.  He too if he wants another dekho must do some thing about his weight which starts right at the face.  He proves that even in this kind of chaos he can leave an impression.  The only other thing worth talking about the film is that Sunil Shetty has maintained himself very well and his cargoes are more worth watching than his expressions.

L.Ravichander.