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Producer/s:
Entertainment One & Eros International
Director: Vipul Shah
Cast: Akahsay Kumar, Priyanka
Chopra, Shefali Shah, Amitabh Bachchan
Music: Anu Malik
Lyrics: Sameer, Aatish Kapadia
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film is the story of a man, Ishwar Chandra (Amitabh
Bachchan), owner of Archies, a toy manufacturing company.
He is also extremely generous and lives with his wife
Sumi (Shefali Shah) and son, Aditya (Akshay Kumar).
Ishwar's life seems picture perfect. Ishwar Chandra
has little time on hand owing to a terminal illness.
His pampered son refuses to shoulder responsibilities
and dreams of becoming a huge film star. Obviously his
father provides for him.
Aditya is in love with
Pooja (Priyanka Chopra), the daughter of Nattubhai (Boman
Irani). The two get married without bothering to take
consent or even inform their parents. Ishwar hopes that
the marriage will make Aditya a more responsible man,
but he is disappointed. His efforts to turn Aditya into
a responsible individual fail.
One day suddenly Ishwar
decides to throw Aditya out of the house. Pooja follows.
Aditya is shocked to see his otherwise doting father
behaving like a tyrant.
Gradually there is a
turnaround and Aditya takes it upon himself to handle
his responsibilities. He starts working as a stuntman
and is also preparing for a star hunt contest. How filmi!
The rift between the father and son widens. The climax
reminds one of 'Jhankar Beats' where the pregnant wife
delivers and the final round of the contest takes a
backseat. There is a melodramatic father-son reunion
and wifey is rushed to hospital. All's well that ends
well.
Based on the Gujarati
play, 'Aavjo Vhala Fari Malishu', 'Waqt' is a complete
family entertainer. It is a welcome relief after the
deluge of successive disasters that were churned out
in the name of cinema. There is one scene where Aditya
actually accuses his father of spoiling him and making
him irresponsible. He even adds that had he been in
his place, he would have given his son enough time to
mend his ways and assume responsibility. This should
be an eye-opener for doting parents.
But on the flip side,
the film is painfully long. It could have done with
at least 30 minutes of snipping including the Holi song.
The latter has been undoubtedly added for that extra
appeal in the interiors. The climax is too melodramatic
and long. Also one is confused whether the focus of
the film is the father's terminal illness or Aditya's
ambition to become a film star. Wish the film had dealt
with just the latter, it would have made for a better
film. The former issue would have been too clichéd!
The music is lively but at least two songs could be
done away with. It has a typical Anu Mallik flavour.
It's nice to see Anu doubling up as a DJ in one song.
Great cinematography.
Now for the performances.
Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar give brilliant performances.
The latter is soon emerging as an actor of substance.
Boman Irani and Rajpal Yadav are superb. Boman and Mr.
Bachchan's lively banter in the first half is truly
amusing. Bachchan and Akshay share a great father-son
screen chemistry. Shefali Shah is effective. Priyanka
Chopra doesn't have much scope in this male-dominated
film. Nonetheless the film is enjoyable in the first
half and drags a bit in the second half. But it looks
like a sure success at the box office. It has all the
right ingredients.
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