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(Date Posted:25/04/2008 08:10:49)
First I would like to ask Vijay Krishna Acharya (the director) a few questions:
1. Why make the fightings so unrealistic? The strength and flexibility that our Bachchan Pandey possesses and his power to turn even the hardest object into spring to help him jump high, is something that may not even have crossed the minds of Hollywood directors. By the way, Rajnikanth's fans will be shocked!
2. And seriously how can a normal freaking human being survive, without a single expression on his face, after being electrocuted? Also, the camera angle during most part of the fight scenes is inexcusable; it gives away the magnetism that is usually seen in Akshay Kumar's stunts.
3. How can someone travel from extreme North to extreme south of India in just seven days by lorry, jeep, boat or on elephants? Also our characters have traveled from North to South and again back to North in what seems like minutes. You're exasperated!
Tashan is yet another Yashraj movie with a wafer thin and nonsensical storyline. A few stupid twists and turns make the characters look like fools!
We'd like to know if director Vijay Krishna Acharya was in great depression when he penned down the script of Tashan! The film which starts off as a stylish thriller leads on to becoming a 70's ‘ dukh bhari kakani' or emotional revenge drama!
Coming from a Yash Raj banner, Tashan already had an excess baggage of expectations from it. Speculations about Kareena wearing a bikini, Saif's son Ibrahim making his debut, Saif-Bebo's first film together successfully added to the hype the film needed! But hype has always acted as a double edged sword in terms of making or breaking a film at the box office and unfortunately for Tashan the hype has back fired big time!
The one thing that you realize after watching TASHAN is, no amount of gloss, glam and top notch stars can ever substitute for a riveting script. Great stars, great styling, great songs and great visuals work as long as the script is great.
TASHAN belongs to Akshay Kumar completely. No two opinions on that. Take Akshay out of this film and the movie is a big zero. He's the lifeline of this project and his performance will be loved by elite and masses, both. Kareena Kapoor is fantastic. She looks gorgeous, acts very well [her role is similar to the one she essayed in FIDA] and yes, she carries off the bikini with élan.
Saif Ali Khan is relegated to the backseat. What did Saif see in this role? He's hardly there in the second hour. Anil Kapoor entertains at the start, but after a point, the Hindi-English bhasha gets on your nerves. Also, it's very difficult to decipher what he's speaking most of the time
We have to mention that Tashan's outfits designed by Aki Narula are awesome and give every character the needed individuality.
Overall, Tashan disappoints you big time. TASHAN is regressive cinema with a capital R. This film has gloss aplenty, but no soul. At the box-office, the film will join the ranks of JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM, LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG...sooner or later ! Rating: 1/5
External Reviews:
Trade Guide : 1.5/5 - "TASHAN is one of the weakest films to come out of the Yash Raj banner"
Glamsham: "TASHAN is a waste of viewer's time and money. So I will not waste my time reviewing this movie"
Indiatimes: 1.5/5 - "Tashan disappoints you big time"
Entertainment One India: 1/5/5 - "Tashan takes you back to the 1970s Bollywood"
Filmikhabar: 0/5 - "Too poor to rate"
Mouthshut: 2/5 - "If you still want to watch it... Go waste your 160 minutes"
(Message edited by ARSHAAD on
25/04/2008 10:35:06)
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