Rustom

The best part of this film is presentation of the strong presence of the Parsi community in 1950’s South Bombay. The sets present the deserted Fort area, the vintage cars, old money and the British hangover convincingly. European attires of the playboy Vikram Makheja and seductive deep neck dresses of his sister Preeti, stand out. Art direction and cinematography are worth watching. Apart from that the film is mediocre at best.  The real life story of Captain Rustom Pavri must have been a tad more serious. The courtroom scenes were childish and immature with audiences clapping and responding loudly to the court proceedings. The scenes drag with pathetic jokes and weird dialogues of the judge. It was more like reading the reports in a newspaper than watching the film. The characters seem exclusive and separate and do not blend into the story to make a médley. Akshay Kumar does his best as Rustom and weaves an interesting story around the death of Vikram. He looks good in the navy uniform but could have changed it while in jail. Arjan Bajwa looks suave but could have been more flamboyant in playing the wealthy lustful character of Vikram Makheja. Esha looks gorgeous as she bathes in the aura of wealth and the power that’ comes with it. Elleana looks beautiful as the innocent doll seduced by the cunning wolf.  

Rating  2/5