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STARRING

Shabana Azmi, Chitrangada Singh, Boman Irani, Sanjay Suri, Sharman Joshi and others.




DIRECTION

Onir

STORY

The story of the film revolves around two brothers Siddarth (Sharman Joshi), Harsh (Sanjay Suri) and Aaliyah (Chitrangada Singh). The elder brother Harsh works as a scientist in Mauritius and has decided to marry Aaliyah.

The younger brother Siddarth travels to the Indian Ocean country along with his mother (Shabana Azmi) and father (Boman Irani) for his elder brother wedding. But mother is angry with Harsh as he had decided about the wedding without consulting her on the issue.

As Harsh is a very career oriented person and finds little time to spend with his brother and parents, he deputes Aaliyah to show them all the tourist attractions of Mauritius. As Harsh’s mother does not like Aaliyah, Siddharth spends a lot of time with her.

Gradually, they began like each other. Soon, Siddarth feels that he was falling in love with his elder brother’s would- be- wife and tries to maintain his distance. But by this time Aaliyah has fallen in love with Siddharth, and is not prepared to leave him at any cost. How mother takes charge of the situation and what happens to whom forms the rest of the story.

PERFORMANCE

Sharman Joshi, who plays the younger brother Siddarth, is terrific. He has played his part with conviction and depth. His chemistry with Chitrangada Singh is very good and they both look very comfortable with each other. Chitrangada Singh, who plays the character of Aaliyah, looks beautiful and natural in her acting. She has played the character of a girl in love with two brothers with élan.

Shabana Azmi looks convincing in the character of Mother. She has successfully essayed the every nuance of her tough characterization. Boman Irani, as always, is natural and confident. His chemistry with Shabana Azmi looks crackling on the silver screen. Sanjay Suri is convincing but loses his importance after the first half.

The direction of Onir seems to be handicapped by the absence of a tight screenplay. The concept of the story seems to be very good but it could not develop into a full fledged film. However, some of the sequences have been executed deftly, no doubt about that. For instance, the sequence between Chitrangada & Shabana; Chtrangada & Sharman. The music is good but it was not promoted properly to become popular among the masses. Other production values are up to the mark.

STARDUST VERDICT

The story of the film is too unconventional to be popular among the masses. The movie may appeal to the multiplex crowed to a certain extent. An average fare.

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