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Producer/s:
Bhushen Kumar, Kishen Kumar & Sohail Khan
Director: Radhika Rao &
Vinay Sapru
Cast: Salman Khan, Sneha
Ullal, Mithun Chakraborty
Music: Adnan Sami
Lyrics: Sameer |
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 We've
heard of the older man-younger girl romance, but a school
kid and a mature guy where they even decide to live
together forever! Come on, give us another one! Agreed
this is larger than life and a make believe world but
in the age of realistic cinema we would rather see something
closer to reality.
The story of 'Lucky'
is set against the romantic backdrop of St. Petersburg.
It is a tale of love that brings together two people
who were destined to meet. Lucky (Sneha Ullal) is a
dreamer. Wonder why she's given such a silly name in
the film! She strongly believes that if you search from
the bottom of your heart, you will find not just the
rainbow, but also the pot of gold at the end of it.
One morning Lucky is
riding on her cycle to school, praying that she clears
her test, scheduled on that date. But her journey to
school becomes her desperate journey for survival. There
is an attempted rape and she hides in a car. True to
Hindi film style, the car belongs to the smart, charming,
and debonair Aditya (Salman Khan), whom she refers to
as Adi.
There is a sudden break
of riots and the two are trapped in the jungle. (How
Mills and Boonish!) Aditya and Lucky have nothing in
common. She's extremely naïve (very unlike the
present day school kids her age) and Adi is the 'been-there-done-it'
sort. They are bound together by just one common goal
- to reach home safely.
A strange friendship develops between the two. And now
begins an unforgettable journey filled with violence
and tragedy. The friendship blossoms into love and all's
well that ends well. The two reach home safely and we
rightly assume, are to be married soon.
The film starts off
well, but soon comes to an irritating pace. The post-interval
portions are unbearably slow and boring. Some of the
dialogues by Milap Zaveri, especially in the first half
of the film are fun.
The music is disappointing.
Surprising considering Salman is said to be very finicky
about the music of his films. 'Sun Zara' is the only
memorable and hummable track. Otherwise the music is
lackluster.
The breath-taking locales
of Russia are well captured. The film makes great visual
impact but this much is expected of music video directors.
Otherwise the naivety of the first-time directors is
obvious.
Now for the performances. Salman is his usual good looking
and naughty self but honestly to watch Salman as a goody
goody lover boy who expresses his love through his eyes
only is irritating. He just can't pull off these characters.
Debutant Sneha Ullal
is photogenic, tries to act confidently but unfortunately
cannot act. She just looks confident. She is soft, beautiful
and gentle. But if you try to compare her to Ash, then
you will be thoroughly disappointed. Her close-ups are
not breathtaking like the original's. Besides, she is
listless and does not have the joie de vivre of an 18-year-old.
But she does look pretty in a few sequences. The only
alluring bits about her are her innocence and frailty.
But to give her credit, she looks the character - that
of a school girl. Some of her sequences with Salman
are cute. But there are two things that will surely
go against her. Her slight resemblance to Ash that will
increase people's expectations of her, and her weak
voice.
All said and done, despite
her frail beauty, she has no screen presence or oomph
value. But the on-screen chemistry between Salman and
her is endearing. Don't know if this is Salman's inborn
charm with pretty women working on screen but they make
a nice pair, if one is not reminded that she is a school
kid!
Mithun Chakraborty is
wasted once again. He comes across as a buffoon rather
than an intelligence officer. Commercially the film
has no mass appeal (what with the lack of oomph and
the characters including Sallu breaking into Russian
at times!). So if the makers are lucky, the Salman fan
club loyalty and the fact that there have been extremely
bad films releasing in the past so many weeks could
work in its favour. But hey! Don't take our word for
it, go out and watch the movie and be your own critic!
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