A COMPLETELY SHAH RUKH COMEDY
By P. Shukla
Critic's I-view
Shah Rukh Khan has been lucky. His 'Devdas' did a roaring business in India and abroad. His home production 'Chalte Chalte' fetched him a lot of money. Then he did 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' for newcomer Nikhil Advani and won many accolades. No matter he did get best actor award for his last film, but he did wonders for many newcomers. He also did 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' with Karan though no body believed in the latter's caliber. Farah Khan, the famous choreographer of Bollywood, had got a promise from Shah Rukh long back to get a film from his banner as a director. Efforts were made years back and Hrithik Roshan and Kamal Hasan were supposed to be part of the project. Things got delayed and Zayed replaced Hrithik, and Suniel Shetty got the role that was meant for Kamal Hasan initially. Any way the film got the support of Shah Rukh Khan. Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza got busy in another schedule. So the film could not get the banner of the three, Dreamz Unlimited. Shah Rukh opened a new company Red Chillies Entertainment for Farah, and Venus, the Music Company, got associated with the project.
The film saw the light of the day and Farah got the verdict of the viewers in her favor. 'Main Hoon Naa' may not be a very brilliant movie about which one could go ga-ga, but it does entertain. Farah did not promise any thing extraordinary. She made a masala film, which can remind one about typical masala fare used by the likes of Man Mohan Desai and Prakash Mehra. 'Main Hoon Naa' is neither a goodie- goodie film of Johar and Chopra's genre. It has everything in it. Yes, this is the promise Farah made to the viewers and she has stuck to it.
Two siblings get separated by destiny or by infidelity. Shekhar Sharma (Naseeruddin Shah in a special appearance) is an army officer. He has a son and a beautiful wife (Kiran Kher). One day a boy with a letter from Shekhar's mistress lands in their home. His mother is dead and he has no other place than to take shelter in his father's house. A battle of morals hots up and Shekhar's wife with her son leaves home. Twenty years later, Shekhar is killed in an encounter with militants. He takes promise from his illegitimate son Ram Prasad Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan), who is also an officer in army, that he will find out his brother and stepmother and then only will disperse his ashes in the Ganges. On the parallel track is Project Milap, a friendship gesture intimated by the Indian Army to release some Pakistani prisoners and extend hand of friendship to the neighbor who has been an enemy for over 50 years since independence. There are people who do not like this friendly talks between the two countries and threaten to kill General Bakshi (Kabir Bedi)'s daughter Sanjana (Amrita Rao) if he does not abort the project. So, Major Ram is sent as an undercover to Sanjana's school for protection and guess as what?
He joins the school as a student. Fellow students make joke of him led by Lucky who is none other than Ram's lost brother Laxman Prasad Sharma. Ram finds place in Lucky's home and also wins his heart including his mother's. The D-day for Project Milap reaches nearer and the leader of the militant group Raghavan (Suniel Shetty) kidnaps Sanjana. What will Major Ram do now? His brother Lucky too is in the custody of militants and so are dozens of other students? How will Lucky's mother react when she comes to know that Ram is none else but the same child who made her leave her husband's place 20 years back? All this and more is there in this three- hour and eight- minute long film, loaded with peppy music and some exuberant performances by its cast.
'Main Hoon Naa' completely belongs to Shah Rukh Khan. He is there in every frame; sometime as an army officer, sometime as a son, and in another scene as a friendly brother and then as a singer of hit romantic numbers of seventies, 'Chand Mera Dil, Chandni Ho Tum…'. There are some other good old songs used in the film very beautifully and are interspersed with the story. Shah Rukh has chosen a risky role and it is brave of him to have accepted his age on reel and moved on to do the roles that are nearer to his growing image. There are not many actors who will make the film with their own money and will dare make a joke of their character. Shah Rukh is just lovable in the film and takes it on his shoulders till the end.
Sushmita Sen shares very erotic vibes with SRK. She looks beautiful. Amrita Rao tries to work very hard (and that shows on screen too!). She looks attractive too. Zayed Khan has got an opportunity to showcase his energy in the right role. He has promises for coming days. The surprise item of the film is Suniel Shetty. Shah Rukh in a recent interview has equaled him with Amjad Khan in 'Sholay', but it looks rhetoric after seeing the film. Suniel has lost another good opportunity to resurrect his career. His character looks very shaky and even his dialogues don't have much punch.
The most entertaining and promising are the movie's songs and going by the fact that Farah Khan is master of that, there are songs that give value for the money spent on the ticket. The title song 'Dil Se Mil Ke Dil Ka Hai Kya Haal' and the 'Gori Gori' number are the instant hits and will attract more audience. The film may not be the flavor of the season but you can pass three hours without getting bored. You may not feel like leaving the hall when the songs play on the screen. Watch it for Shah Rukh's marvelous comedy.
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