HONEYMOON TRAVELS PVT LTD
Posted On Sunday, March 11, 2007 at at 02:31 by rk rishikesh sinha
“Milli, tum kab milogi…Milli”! I am not saying. It is what Kay Kay Menon says to Raima Sen in the movie Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. Menon plays the role of Partho Sen, a typical half-sleeve shirt wearing Bengali husband and Sen plays the role of a newly married wife.
The film - directed, screenplay, story and dialogue - by Reema Kagti is filled with many known and unknown bollywood actors like Diya Mirza, Ranvir Shorey, Abhay Deol, Minissha Lamba, Amisha Patel, Karan Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Vikram Chatwal, Sandhya Mridul, Kay Kay Menon and Raima Sen, but despite having all these actors in the story, it fails to strum any strings of the moviegoers, whether it was in he front of story build-up, climax, songs, photography, direction and camera. In every parameter, the movie is flop, awry.
One wonders, from the beginning to the end, what the director wants to deliver, what exactly she desired to cater to the audience. So, one finds scattered story plots, which were unnecessary, unwanted and could be edited nonchalantly, leaving no effect on the movie. With all these story pop-ups, simply, it turned out be a torturous treatment - at least for me.
The story ends up autobiographical in nature, of course for personal viewing and for hungry for entertainment cinemagoers. Nowadays people are smart and intelligent, so I am, not swaying with the director’s craftsmanship.
The dimly – lit, air-conditioned multiplex with every comfort was giving out an impression of an inferno, as people are being given punishment for buying high-cost tickets. And I was among those being punished like a hell.
The movie is so convoluted; it turns out to be churlish. I stopped grinding my brain and allowed it to go to sleep, mute mode.
Well, there is mantra, if someone really wants to blithely enjoy the movie, start comparing the actor’s role with their previous roles. You can enjoy, I promise, but to not that extent that you have anticipated.
About Raima Sen, she has been successful to steel the thunder from the other actors. Hers role was meaty, touching every corner of a newly wed boudi (only for me). The movie has very well depicted about the culture vulture Bengalis, their only-god-knows inhibition and reservation, free of cost advisable nature, their critical bend of mind enquiring about everything under the sun and the fishy character layered with secrecy. For Bengalis, any trivial looking thing or incident is a classified top-secret. Hey! I am not a prejudice; these are all dried barren facts.
And Abhay Deol’s role, those who have seen his debut film Sochha Na Tha, where he makes a full circle to fall in love with a girl with whom he later marry, this movie has stretched his post-marriage image. Buck up Abhay…come out from the image of playing such roles which are pathetically interwoven in and around marriage saga. Make some good attempts.
The film - directed, screenplay, story and dialogue - by Reema Kagti is filled with many known and unknown bollywood actors like Diya Mirza, Ranvir Shorey, Abhay Deol, Minissha Lamba, Amisha Patel, Karan Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Vikram Chatwal, Sandhya Mridul, Kay Kay Menon and Raima Sen, but despite having all these actors in the story, it fails to strum any strings of the moviegoers, whether it was in he front of story build-up, climax, songs, photography, direction and camera. In every parameter, the movie is flop, awry.
One wonders, from the beginning to the end, what the director wants to deliver, what exactly she desired to cater to the audience. So, one finds scattered story plots, which were unnecessary, unwanted and could be edited nonchalantly, leaving no effect on the movie. With all these story pop-ups, simply, it turned out be a torturous treatment - at least for me.
The story ends up autobiographical in nature, of course for personal viewing and for hungry for entertainment cinemagoers. Nowadays people are smart and intelligent, so I am, not swaying with the director’s craftsmanship.
The dimly – lit, air-conditioned multiplex with every comfort was giving out an impression of an inferno, as people are being given punishment for buying high-cost tickets. And I was among those being punished like a hell.
The movie is so convoluted; it turns out to be churlish. I stopped grinding my brain and allowed it to go to sleep, mute mode.
Well, there is mantra, if someone really wants to blithely enjoy the movie, start comparing the actor’s role with their previous roles. You can enjoy, I promise, but to not that extent that you have anticipated.
About Raima Sen, she has been successful to steel the thunder from the other actors. Hers role was meaty, touching every corner of a newly wed boudi (only for me). The movie has very well depicted about the culture vulture Bengalis, their only-god-knows inhibition and reservation, free of cost advisable nature, their critical bend of mind enquiring about everything under the sun and the fishy character layered with secrecy. For Bengalis, any trivial looking thing or incident is a classified top-secret. Hey! I am not a prejudice; these are all dried barren facts.
And Abhay Deol’s role, those who have seen his debut film Sochha Na Tha, where he makes a full circle to fall in love with a girl with whom he later marry, this movie has stretched his post-marriage image. Buck up Abhay…come out from the image of playing such roles which are pathetically interwoven in and around marriage saga. Make some good attempts.
In Honeymon……he plays the role of a latent, deceptive superhero, though entertaining, it fails to cow the audience.
About the handsome, muscular, cute face Arjun Rampal, it would be much better if I say – I See You (his first directorial film). So unlucky hero, despite having everything i.e no khot (weaknesses) that a girl would look forward to in her Mr. Perfect, his stars are falling and diminishing. That’s the reason; I am not making any attempts to plug my khots.
Winding up the story, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd is story about 6 married couples cavorting and revealing in their honeymoon period. Beware of gays while you are engrossed in watching the movie. After all, the story is also about gay people.
hey goos job.......