Allah duhaai hai, kaisee picture banayee hai.
[Courtesy: Mr. Hunk of da World]
Well the above line pretty much sums up what I thought of director duo, Abbas-Mustan’s (so-called) ultra stylish thriller, Race.
Reasons as to why sexy Saifee’s Racee flick failed to impress me are plenty. But since I am pressed with time, I shall state only the top three. And then again I also believe in fairness and other such garb, so I will be starting off with the not-so-bad bits.
What could work:
1. Twisted story plot.
2. Plenty of skin show. Saif and Katrina look simply delicious.
3. Impressive choreography.
What doesn’t work (at least not for me):
1. Twisted (storyline) but not twisted enough.
2. (Have mentioned this time n time again) Akshay Khanna and his excessive hairy-beary chest. Yikkkeessss.
3. Anil Kapoor totally wasted with cheepad (sleazy) dialogues.
Overall Race isn’t really that pathetic, I mean I have heard a few people sing its praises. However it did fail to click with me and others who went along.
According to me and my dear friend, Race could have turned out to be a sure shot super-hit if only a minor change would have been incorporated in the storyline.
And here it is. (Close your eyes, spoilers ahead).
Akshay wants Saif dead for money. Saif wants Akshay dead because he hates traitors. Akshay hires Bipasha to do the do. Saif hires Bipasha to do the do. Katrina + Boobie cleavage + Raunchy dance number. For Bipasha money is honey, so goes ahead doing the do. Katrina + Boobie cleavage + Raunchy dance number.
Plot thickens.
Bipasha kill Saif? Bipasha kill Akshay?
Bipasha kills Saif. Bipasha kills Akshay. Enters Katrina. Bipasha + Katrina + 200 million dollars + Hot make-out session. The End.
Comments
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Gaurav
Mar 24th, 2008 at 9:29 am | #
More than the film, Sakshi your thoughts appear to be seriously twisted.
Its good to finally have you back. Keep it going.
moallif
Mar 24th, 2008 at 10:59 am | #
Sounds good, but knowing as how I like Sameera Reddy, and well… cheepad Anil Kapoor too… I think you should make some leeway to incorporate them in this storyline. So, just taking this forward – after hot make-out session, katrina sees Sameera and falls madly in love with her (who, in this storyline, isn’t playing a dumbhead). And Sameera hires Bips (for more money, of course) to bump off Anil Kapoor – tear him for his bad verses, I say! – and then, Katrina says Sorry Bips and heads off in a two-seater jeep with Sameera on a long-winding road to nowhere.
Bollywood, here I come.
IdeaSmith
Mar 24th, 2008 at 12:35 pm | #
One wonders how the culture vultures passed up an opportunity to exercise censorship ‘to protect the Indian ethos’. Or did you NOT mean that Bips and Kats were making out?
Beth
Mar 24th, 2008 at 11:48 pm | #
[spoilers!] I was really, really, REALLY hoping Sameera would turn out to be not a dimwit do-nothing assistant but an undercover superior police officer and throw all their sorry arses in jail and then get promoted to the South African espionage unit or something.
Saakshi O. Juneja
Mar 25th, 2008 at 7:48 am | #
Beth & Moalif – Seriously what is it with you women and Sameera Reddy. Katrina Kaif is just enough, in my opinion.
Gaurav – Thank you boss.
Haridas Dave
Apr 7th, 2008 at 3:42 pm | #
Well too bad i did not read the reviews before going for “RACE saanso ki, RACE chahaat ki, RACE dhadkan ki….” never mind, I hope u get the point.
OK, i should have guessed all the leading actors had screamed their lungs out “Allah Duhai Hai ….”. They were glad the movie was over and warning us as well, but I didn’t understand their pain.
Like a bad dream everyone kept coming back out of the dead.
A-M became so obsessed with twisting that it finally turned out to be straight. I mean first you make us believe that the songs and the other stuff is for the people to get in love, then u start about convincing, that no no it was not about love, it was about money. So when we think of money and stuff, u have some lovey dovey story between saif and bipasha, akshaye n katrina. where betrayal is not exactly betrayal. And finally kuch nahi mila to “Race sirf gaadi ki nahi hoti hai, zindagi ki bhi hoti hai…” and a sequence of Car Racing. Of all things I liked the roads, the cars, the sexy models and everything else which was not related to the movie.
Great Job, Abbas Mustan, u have convinced me not to waste 200 bucks of my precious money in some movie hall. Not just worth it. Would be happy to watch all you future movies on infinite re-runs on TV.
“Allah Duhai Hai …” LOL yea, definitely !!!!