Chocolate
One hell of a movie. The transformation of Hindi movies that started with movies like Kaante, which gave a fresh look different from the typical love stories with triangle, quadrilateral and all the other geometric diagrams, has presented us with one more edge of the seat suspense movie Chocolate. Supposedly inspired by “The Usual Suspects”.
The opening scene is the climax (anti) and hence the main story of the film is in flashback, so I was expecting a good plot to unravel and I was not disappointed. The brochure about the film said "7 strangers in a foreign land: drugs, passion, and obsessions, and a crime that brings them together. Life just doesn't stay the same". That probably sums it up well.
The story moves fast, fast enough that you are not left with time to analyze every detail of it, very intriguing and keeps you interested till the end. Krishna Pandit (Anil Kapoor) is rich, egoistic, famous lawyer in London. Monsoon (Sushma Reddy) is a journo looking for spicy stories but remains a secretary of Krishna Pundit for most of the time. Pipi (Irrfan Khan) is an artist in the film but is also good in forgery, has come to London to become famous. Sim (Tanushree Dutta) is a dancer in club and hooker in night, looks hot, [you will be disappointed if you are looking for hot scenes though]. Chip (Arshad Warsi) is a computer hacker and is under utilized in the film. Deva (Emran Hashmi, surprise: he does not get to do his usual scenes!) is an ex-army man and is an expert in networking technology. Finally Rocker (Suneil Shetty) wants to get rich quick (any means) and get married to Sim.
The story begins with two major incidents in the heart of London city, a desperate Indian journalist Monsoon Iyer(Sushma Reddy) connecting both the incidents and the arrest of two Indians Pipi and Sim.With the help of Monsoon they manage to get a lawyer in Anil Kapoor who though initially hesitant, takes up their case in order to become famous. The interrogation of Irrfan and Tanushree by Anil is interesting as one layer by another the story takes new turns, new characters get added, gets more complex and gets bigger.
The way in which the whole story unwinds, how all of them are connected to each other, how they get entangled in the two major incidents in London, who is behind their actions…..For all these answers you have to see the film (sorry man, no spoilers!) and of course for the million dollar question too: what is CHOCOLATE ?
For the downside, there is excessive talking, the change of stories tend to confuse and presence of some loose untied ends [Like Krishna meeting a person in the bar and the story related to that].
Anil Kapoor with a bit of voice modulation has rendered some good dialogs. Though it is not as composed as his acting in My wife’s murder, he looks best person for unconventional and “jara hatke” roles these days.
Irrfan hogs most of the camera time and is good. But I think his role in Maqbool could not be bettered this time.
Arshad Warsi, who gives good comic relief is first rate. I must say he is the most under rated actors in the recent times. His diversity is to be appreciated given that he can perform an intense and serious role in “Sehar” and easy-go-lucky in Chocolate with the same ease.
Emran has little to do. Same with Suneil Shetty (apart from sporting a new hair style). Tanushree does what she was expected to do : add oomph. And Sushma Reddy failing in the same department after some silly, desperate try.
London looks good in the camera and so do other things: be it bank robbery or the city in night or the action sequences. But be warned, this is not an action flick but rather suspense oriented one. The music of the film by Pritam (of Dhoom fame) is very good ("zahreeli raatein" –missing?) and perfectly suits the pace of the movie. The direction is also good by one more debutant director Vivek Agnihotri.
Taste the Chocolate once !
- Naveen Kumar B K, guest reviewer.
The opening scene is the climax (anti) and hence the main story of the film is in flashback, so I was expecting a good plot to unravel and I was not disappointed. The brochure about the film said "7 strangers in a foreign land: drugs, passion, and obsessions, and a crime that brings them together. Life just doesn't stay the same". That probably sums it up well.
The story moves fast, fast enough that you are not left with time to analyze every detail of it, very intriguing and keeps you interested till the end. Krishna Pandit (Anil Kapoor) is rich, egoistic, famous lawyer in London. Monsoon (Sushma Reddy) is a journo looking for spicy stories but remains a secretary of Krishna Pundit for most of the time. Pipi (Irrfan Khan) is an artist in the film but is also good in forgery, has come to London to become famous. Sim (Tanushree Dutta) is a dancer in club and hooker in night, looks hot, [you will be disappointed if you are looking for hot scenes though]. Chip (Arshad Warsi) is a computer hacker and is under utilized in the film. Deva (Emran Hashmi, surprise: he does not get to do his usual scenes!) is an ex-army man and is an expert in networking technology. Finally Rocker (Suneil Shetty) wants to get rich quick (any means) and get married to Sim.
The story begins with two major incidents in the heart of London city, a desperate Indian journalist Monsoon Iyer(Sushma Reddy) connecting both the incidents and the arrest of two Indians Pipi and Sim.With the help of Monsoon they manage to get a lawyer in Anil Kapoor who though initially hesitant, takes up their case in order to become famous. The interrogation of Irrfan and Tanushree by Anil is interesting as one layer by another the story takes new turns, new characters get added, gets more complex and gets bigger.
The way in which the whole story unwinds, how all of them are connected to each other, how they get entangled in the two major incidents in London, who is behind their actions…..For all these answers you have to see the film (sorry man, no spoilers!) and of course for the million dollar question too: what is CHOCOLATE ?
For the downside, there is excessive talking, the change of stories tend to confuse and presence of some loose untied ends [Like Krishna meeting a person in the bar and the story related to that].
Anil Kapoor with a bit of voice modulation has rendered some good dialogs. Though it is not as composed as his acting in My wife’s murder, he looks best person for unconventional and “jara hatke” roles these days.
Irrfan hogs most of the camera time and is good. But I think his role in Maqbool could not be bettered this time.
Arshad Warsi, who gives good comic relief is first rate. I must say he is the most under rated actors in the recent times. His diversity is to be appreciated given that he can perform an intense and serious role in “Sehar” and easy-go-lucky in Chocolate with the same ease.
Emran has little to do. Same with Suneil Shetty (apart from sporting a new hair style). Tanushree does what she was expected to do : add oomph. And Sushma Reddy failing in the same department after some silly, desperate try.
London looks good in the camera and so do other things: be it bank robbery or the city in night or the action sequences. But be warned, this is not an action flick but rather suspense oriented one. The music of the film by Pritam (of Dhoom fame) is very good ("zahreeli raatein" –missing?) and perfectly suits the pace of the movie. The direction is also good by one more debutant director Vivek Agnihotri.
Taste the Chocolate once !
- Naveen Kumar B K, guest reviewer.
reviewed by Rk at 12:18 PM
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