Ghajini – Overrated

Disclaimer: I have “not” seen the tamil version of Ghajini and my views are based only on the Hindi version and no comparison has been made with Memento. But, I have been watching quite a lot of “Good” movies these days and it might have influenced my review.

Yes, I finally got to see the Aamir Khan version of Ghajini. There is one funny dialog in Asterix comics and it goes like,” I came, I saw, and I couldnt believe my eyes”. Sounds classic???? Yes, ripped from Shakespeare. But this was exactly my emotion when I saw the movie.

Maybe I should be nice by pointing the “good” things about the movie. For starters, Aamir khan!!!! I should say he has done a splendid job as the 15 minute rebooting machine. Amazing physique too. After seriously considering other aspects of the movie, the only thing that is strikingly good is the cameras. And that is about it!!!!

Now for the “not-so-nice” things about the movie. I ll again start with Aamir Khan. As I said before, he definitely looked like the Short term memory loss lunatic, but as the young and charming Sanjay he fails miserably. I think all the Khans of Bollywood should understand that they have become old and playing a love-struck romeo is an eye sore!!! The villain’s name – Ghajini. I wonder how many biharis are actually named Ghajini, but ok, I ll accept probability. But then, I still felt the name should have gone to the hero for his resilience. The other jarring flaw was the rerecording. There were many instances in the movie where the bgm overshadowed the dialog. There was also a point in the movie where the flashback overtook the sequence. Don’t ask me where, if you missed it, then you weren’t attentive enough!!! Considering the fact the songs came from A.R.Rahman’s factory, they were not even upto the mark. Barring one though. I am sure he is gonna shut his eyes and assume he had not composed it. As for Asin and the other female lead, Id rather not comment!!!!

Well, I can go on and on and on about the logic behind the whole story and it would never end. IBNLive was canvassing very heavily for the movie, keeping it in news everyday and I found out why. Had it not been for the hype created by the channel, this movie would have been yet another mediocre movie from the Bollywood organ. Sometimes I wonder if Rajdeep had funded the movie behind the screens.

Lastly, as an ardent fan of Aamir Khan and A.R.Rahman, I really felt let down.

Note:

I would like to take this opportunity to greet someone on his birthday and wish him all success and joys of life. You have always been a dependable brother, wise adviser and a humorous friend and I would always wish only the best in life for you. I wish I could have spent more time with you when you were here, but it is the separation that has made me respect you more. Happy birthday Arvi!!