Ra.One has released, finally. And as expectedly, the usual crew of critics have given their verdict on the movie. The average rating has been in the range of 2 to 3. But who cares about these numbers? Afterall, when a movie like Bodyguard which was also incidentally blasted by the same critics collected over 20 crores on the opening day, then anything else hardly matters. However, what surprises me is the criticism which the movie has been receiving from aam junta.
Let me admit that I am NOT a Shahrukh fan. I have no issues if you find endless problems with his movies. Infact, I'll be happy to join you and do some SRK bashing (but don't dare say anything about DDLJ, that will be blasphemous!!!). However in case of Ra.One, I find the criticism beyond rationality.
To start with, I have been hearing at so many places that this movie has no story. Helllooo.. Good Morning. Wake up. You must be asleep since past 30 years. Which bollywood movie off late has made money because of its script? Remember Dor? That Nagesh Kukunoor movie starring Gul Panag, Ayeshan Takia and Shreyas Talpade... Wikipedia says that the movie was taken off in Kolkata within a week of its release. Or Mod? Another recently released movie which didn't trouble the ticket counter people. So much for a good script. And look at Dabangg. Another bollywood movie. I absolutely loved it, and so did countless others..but did the director even hire a storywriter? I doubt.
Another continuous rant I hear is of less fight sequences. C'mon, this is India my dear. Here the recipe for successfull movie is very simple- get a big star, have some action, some romance, couple of item songs, some emotional scenes and some cheap comedy sequences, release the movie in festive season and voila, u get a hit....and yes, never mind if you miss couple of ingredients, you can always add overdose of something else. But overall, it has to be a mixture to cater to everyone's tastes. Why do you think Rajini sir was brought to the movie? It didn't add to the script. It was simply done so that Tamil and Telugu versions of the movie get a good audience!! Too much of one thing and you risk loosing a big chunk of audience. Having too much of action sequences would have robbed the movie of some of its family scenes. SRK has simply played to the gallery.
I know that the movie has some over-the-top scenes like Kareena explaining Karva Chauth to a robot or SRK doing a MJ :) But if we can clap at Chulbul Pandey's shirt flying off his body because he is angry, then we ought to extend fair bit of rope to SRK also just to have a level playing field. And if you don't like this kinda stuff, then I guess you are at fault for watching this movie..C'mon, all of us know what to expect from Sallu or SRK movie..don't we? And whether you like it or not, SRK has dared to try something new, something which has never been tried in a mainstream bollywood movie...and he certainly needs to be applauded for that.
P.S: I saw Ra.One on the 1st day of its release, primarily because I had nothing else to do...and I loved the movie (Yessss, I'm all game for timepass brainless movies :D ). It was like all-in-one for me. I could see inspiration from Terminator 2, Matrix, Speed, Endhiran (Robot), Iron Man, Spider Man. Good timepass it was. Movie is gonna be a big grosser. Afterall it has Rajini sir in it :)
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