Jignesh
Vasavada 2.75 Stars Universal saga of a married man
trapped with a gorgeous kathiawadi wife, nagging parents, wayward brother and an
underpaid job in this beautiful world.
It is one of those times in my life
as a movie reviewer (as opposed to a critic) that I am bemused (not confused).
People next to me, around me were all laughing away to glory while I was chuckling
once in a while and scratching most of the time.
That is the effect Kem Chho has on
you as a movie. And Mind you, there was more male laughter than female
laughter. No marks for guessing why.
Taking a break from the routine let
me try and present the rights and the wrongs.
All that is
Right
The premise of the movie is perfect.
Happy to note that filmmakers are now experimenting with slice of Gujarati life
concepts in films too. It is a positive change.
Promoted as a saga of a married man,
Kem Chho got its Target group right. They know, like all Bollywood does,
connect to the heart of a married man, he will spend any amount of money to watch
his own plight projected on the large screen.
Next is the star cast. Tushar looks
like a poor, tall, bechara married man (with a slight paunch). He has done an
above average job and could have done better if the role and story had been
defined more. Kinjal Rajpriya rocks in
the look and the dialogue department. She has been the girl to watch in recent times. Right from Shu Thayu, Kinjal has shown that she is capable of not
only acting well but adapting to characters and presenting herself very
effectively. Watch out for her too.
Chetan Dahiya, the natural humorist
always scores effortlessly. His presence brings life on the screen. Ditto with
Jay ‘Palty’ Panda.
Rest all, fit into their respective
places decently.
Dialogues, some punchy and some
funny, overall, this department scores well too. Sorryavansham joke was a
killer.
Songs are nice and hummable. They
sound good to listen to and may hit a chart or two.
The hoardings, publicity, outreach and
the timing is all in the right place. You cannot afford to miss any of this.
All that is NOT Right
Why the subtitles, baba? The
dialogue and subtitles were all over the place.
Where is the story? Why so many
sub-plots? Why digress from the married man’s gatha to force the audience to
pakdo their matha? Story is loose and at most points appears to be dragging.
There are just too many subplots which could have been done without. Somehow we
keep losing the focus from the dreary life of the hero and heroine and get
dragged into unwanted storylines. Too many loose ends are not tied too.
Connected to this is the pace and
duration. This film could very well have been 20-30 mins crisper and would have
communicated the same message well.
The viewer feels stupid at some very
illogical twists.
Why would an insurance guy go to a
80 year ill man to sell a policy?
So, your wife is talking about
divorce and you simply jump out to meet an ex-flame?
Your son/husband/brother has locked
himself in a room to commit suicide and all you do it just keep banging the
door???? Really?
You want to supplement your family
income and you only make one feeble attempt at selling?
Your father has been a violent
person for all your 20+ years of life and just two dialogues make him forget
everything and turn into a good man?
Come on, please. I am confident the
writer and filmmaker is much more intelligent to commit such mistakes.
Still, I suggest, go out and watch
this once, especially if you are a married man. You never know what scene,
dialogue or event you may connect with.
Pics Courtesy Movie Promotions
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