The film has three parallel tracks - one of that of a spoilt rock-star Tommy Singh the "Gabru" who snorts coke like there's no tomorrow. The other of a cop Sartaj Singh who is corrupt and turns a blind eye to drug-trafficking, until his own chota bhai Balli falls victim to the menace, to wake up and fight the war against substance abuse, with doctor Preet's able support. And then there's a Bihari field-labourer who pockets a packet of drugs, hoping to sell it and make some moolah.
Alia Bhatt continues where she had left off in Highway. A born natural...
You'll never feel like you're watching Shahid Kapoor the actor. He only gets better with each movie and gives a crackerjack performance, yet again... it was only befitting that he played Tommy. His chemistry with Alia only gets better after Shandaar and the two have the potential to form one of the best Bollywood on-screen couples.
The Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh track is cute, where the Punjabi music industry's ace artist holds his own with a star performer like Kareena.
Kareena is fine and shows a lot of potential; one only wishes it hadn't gotten preachy in places, where her character single-handedly takes on the drug mafia, or tries to...
The casting and the performances are so good that Prabhjyot Singh and Manav Vij also make an impact, albeit with their little screen-time.
And one also cannot help but notice how good Delhi boy Suhail Nayyar is as he makes a commendable debut as Jassi, Shahid's cousin, in the film.
Amit Trivedi once again hands out a spectacular OST, in fact nudging the movie off of boredom in the middle, when it gets a little preachy and clichéd...
Director Abhishek Chaubey is promising and has made a good dark film, though the trailer looked more effective and interesting. Though not hard-hitting, this one is still a good effort making it a worthwhile watch. Why? Because he has ventured into a much-needed area like never before. I personally was not aware that substance abuse was an epidemic in Punjab as I've only watched Goa being portrayed in our films in this regard.
One of the film's major pluses, along with the crude dialogues and lyrics, is the opening discuss throw reel across the border that gives the story a terrific premise. Another plus is that the drugs don't get to be an overdose, with controlled scenes, and also the rhyming of coke and cock in a song that's meant to sound both cocky and frivolous. The locales are another strong point of the film.
Not sure what all that censorship drama was for...!
My verdict: 3.25 out of 5.
Alia Bhatt continues where she had left off in Highway. A born natural...
You'll never feel like you're watching Shahid Kapoor the actor. He only gets better with each movie and gives a crackerjack performance, yet again... it was only befitting that he played Tommy. His chemistry with Alia only gets better after Shandaar and the two have the potential to form one of the best Bollywood on-screen couples.
The Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh track is cute, where the Punjabi music industry's ace artist holds his own with a star performer like Kareena.
Kareena is fine and shows a lot of potential; one only wishes it hadn't gotten preachy in places, where her character single-handedly takes on the drug mafia, or tries to...
The casting and the performances are so good that Prabhjyot Singh and Manav Vij also make an impact, albeit with their little screen-time.
And one also cannot help but notice how good Delhi boy Suhail Nayyar is as he makes a commendable debut as Jassi, Shahid's cousin, in the film.
Amit Trivedi once again hands out a spectacular OST, in fact nudging the movie off of boredom in the middle, when it gets a little preachy and clichéd...
Director Abhishek Chaubey is promising and has made a good dark film, though the trailer looked more effective and interesting. Though not hard-hitting, this one is still a good effort making it a worthwhile watch. Why? Because he has ventured into a much-needed area like never before. I personally was not aware that substance abuse was an epidemic in Punjab as I've only watched Goa being portrayed in our films in this regard.
One of the film's major pluses, along with the crude dialogues and lyrics, is the opening discuss throw reel across the border that gives the story a terrific premise. Another plus is that the drugs don't get to be an overdose, with controlled scenes, and also the rhyming of coke and cock in a song that's meant to sound both cocky and frivolous. The locales are another strong point of the film.
Not sure what all that censorship drama was for...!
My verdict: 3.25 out of 5.
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