What happens when you try to perform a chemistry experiment within in a physics laboratory? To find out watch Rohan Sippy's BLUFFMASTER. Not that it has anything to do with either physics or chemistry, it definitely epitomizes an experiment gone terribly wrong. An interesting story start with, BLUFFMASTER is killed... courtesy a pathetic screenplay(Sridhar Raghavan).
It is primararily a story of Roy(Abhishek Bachchan) a conman who has perfected his art beyond perfection. He is madly in love with Simmi(Priyanka Chopra) who doesnt approve of his conniving ways. One con job and one song later, the girl sees the real face behind the mask... in fact, she sees the mask. Simmi breaks the engagement and Roy's heart.
A totally disillusioned Roy is finding out ways and means to get Simmi back when he bumps into Dittu, a wannabe Conman of class. Con meets Popcorn as Dittu convinces Roy to train him and this is where the fun starts.
A classic combination of brilliant dialogue, great acting and sharp direction in places takes the entire film on an altogether new high. The chemistry between Abhishek and Riteish is simply superb. But as the reels start unfolding we realise that nothing is happening. The story is not moving anywhere. Scenes and songs pop cluelessly from left, right and centre as we sit awestruck(?) saying... What the hell???
And then enters what can easily be called the best thing about BLUFFMASTER. An effervescently brilliant Nana Patekar comes like a whiff of fresh air. Portraying a self worshipping villian, Nana comes out trumps with a brilliant character. The sequences between Abhishek, Nana and Riteish are clever and crisp. As the film reaches a not-so-regular climax we end up thinking... "Man... this couldve rocked...(sigh)...
A good musical score just adds to the flashy packaging of the film. It has a very upbeat look throughout and is technically very sleek. Razor sharp editing is a boon to the viewers. Rohan Sippy does well as a director but is handicapped by a shoddy screenplay. The dialogues of the film is without doubt one of the best in recent hindi film history.
Abhishek Bachchan is neat as Roy. Portraying Roy with the just the right amount of intensity, he gets into every inch of the character. Riteish Deshmukh just proves his mettle as an actor by making Dittu look so real, so stupid. Priyanka Chopra is OK. But the real scene stealer is Nana Patekar who comes out with a great performance.
On the whole, BLUFFMASTER is a decent timepass entertainer. But that's that. Bollywood needs screenwriters... badly!
My Rating: * * *
5 comments:
i agree wid u.the movie rightly deserves ***.but since i m abhishek fan,i would say it was a treat for all his fans.he luks cool in da bluffmaster and ek main ek tu songs.
i loved bluffmaster.so sue me.
U didnt lemme enjoy the film Nikhil... remember u guessed the suspense 10 minutes after the film started... apt review though.
i loved the film..........n i m a die hard abhishek fan.........though i loved the way u have written the review
i totally agree wid ur review of mangal pandey.i expected it to be smething nice ,it being amir khan movie.i shld hve listened to u in the 1st place and not watch the movie.instead of glorifying m.p.they have in a way disgraced him.i thnk after this movie his soul must be wandering in search of the makers to kill them.his descends filing a case against the makers is totally justified
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