Aiyaari

I feel a little lost after watching this film. I still don’t understand what exactly the film was about. I mean yes, it is about the Adarsh Housing Society scam. The building in the posh south Mumbai area on a plot reserved for the families of defense martyrs. But, there are many lose ends to the story. There is an element of surprise at the end which is very difficult to understand.  Is it about a mentor and his protege facing off though they seem to be on the same side ? Was this a plot by a secretive team of highly specialized defense personnel? Or is it all about wearing masks and changing disguise to remain camouflaged? 

The story is way too haphazard and random. There is this whole effort to give the film a Jason Bourne, Mission Impossible look and feel. The weapons and the high-end technology show off to make it impressive is childish. The 3 D projection technology of weapons is like a useless ornament usually worn to cover up something ugly. But without the story and acting it is useless.  

What makes it worse is when you cast an expressionless and stony actor like Siddharth Malhotra. You are definitely driving in the last nail in the coffin. Good looks and toned physique do not a good actor make. The only interesting part that kind of holds you till the end is Manoj Bajpai’s acting and intensity. It’s because of him that you might be able to make some sense out of this confusing crazy knotty mess. The film needed a lot more suspense and intensity. Neeraj Pandey could have built up the story with more action and movement and give the story depth.

All those weapons and hunky guys could’ve engaged in serious combat with the goras. A little more boom and bang would’ve added to the impact making the hidden aspects more interesting when revealed. Anupam Kher is completely wasted I don’t understand who he exactly was and what he is doing in the film. I don’t understand the role of Adil Husain. He barely has any dialogue. It is a great story with a good plot but the elements haven’t been given a thought and are laid out haphazardly.

Rating : 2 / 5