As i sauntered into the cinema hall screening GANGSTER, i was assured that it would be just another movie from the Bhatt stable with Emraan Hashmi kissing his way through it. The only reason why i went for it was that there was nothing better to do and HELL! it had a rocking soundtrack.
But 3 mins into the film and i was pleasantly surprised to see a technically sleek, well told and very engaging story unfold in front of my eyes. GANGSTER is one of the very few films i have thoroughly enjoyed watching in the past few years.
It is basically the story of Simran (played by newcomer Kangna) who is a drunk. She has gone totally into depression and has taken up the bottle in a big way. Her only support system is Akash (Emraan Hashmi) a singer in a seoul club. He loves her, but somehow Simran does not respond.
The movie subtly shifts from a picturesque Seoul to apni Mumbai as Simran narrates to Akash her past... her story. Simran who was a bar dancer is virtually married to A dreaded gangster, Daya (Shiney Ahuja). What does virtually married mean... Watch the film for that. She is madly in love with Daya who is madder in love with her. Constantly running from the cops with his life on the edge constantly, Daya has left Simran in Seoul. She is lonely and deppressed till the day Akash convinces her to start a new life with him. Life is fine for both of them till the day.... Daya returns.
GANGSTER is stellar in every aspect. An amazing screenplay by Anurag Basu, makes sure that we are subjected to a striking twist at regular intervals. Though the film takes its own time, often going slow in the first half but promising a thoroughly thrilling second half. It has smart editing, awesome camera work and good direction by Anurag Basu.
Performance wise all the three leads play their parts with utmost conviction. Emraan Hashmi gives his career's best performance, Shiney Ahuja rocks in a shockingly subdues performance. Newcomer Kangna looks stunning and acts wonderfully in a very difficult, author backed role.
GANGSTER works primarily because the director carefully peels of layer by layer of the mystery unravelling it in a wonderfully written, convincing but a painfully slow climax. We just hope that the climax wouldve been faster.
The music, needless to say is ROCKING! the Yaa Ali track is wonderfully shot and takes the story ahead in more than one ways.
GANGSTER is a surprisingly good film. Go For It.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
My Rating: * * * * 1/2
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