London Dreams

I had Got some good vibes about the movie from some friends and media, went for it and was hugely disappointed at the end. Execution was not convincingly done. There was a lot of scope for emotions, as it was the call for the movie. Friendship b/t two protagonists were told in the movie but were not shown effectively. Ajay Devgan was found mostly on a Mogambo type huge couch most of the time with the agonized look in the eyes and with giving details of his dreams, passion, sacrifice and his obsession to make his dream come alive by giving a performance in Wembley stadium, London, Where his grand father failed and eventually fulfilling his London Dreams, But to me, Ajay Devgan never looked as a lead singer or a rocker, never. Though Salman somehow managed effortlessly to deliver the stage performance sort of thing. The both acted well, no questions regarding that. The Chemistry was also good between them. Ajay Devgan perfectly delivered the pain and anguish he was going through, when Salman steals the limelight from him unknowingly, leaves Ajay Devgan fuming with jealousy.

Salman was good as an actor, sometimes he went over the board and overacted, But it was a rare and notable performance from him. Asin was looking pretty and that was the part she was supposed to do in the movie, No more space was left for her. Did not get any chance to show her acting prowess.

Ranvijay (Roadies fame) wasted his chance completely. He does not impress and looks pretty dull  when it comes in terms of acting. The other guy with Ranvijay was so forgettable that i cant even remember his face.  Veteran Actor Om Puri was given a petty role.

 The Worst Part

Lousy Music and monotonous singing from all of the singers, many  times it’s hard to find if its not sung by Shankar mahadevan himself. The sheer joy of individual playback singing was somehow eluded. all was in Shanker mahadevan's style and most of the songs were in same pitch, Hard to find a difference among the songs. This was a definite drawback of music. And due to this the movie suffered largely. This could have been a great odyssey, but turned out to be mediocre attempt to incorporate music with the progress of the movie.  Barson Yaaron was the best piece of work amidst all, Man ko ati bahve wasted in Shankar’s voice. It was a pretty funny romantic song and not a patriotic score for heavens' sake. And the voice had to be more jovial, though he tried a lot to deliver in this and gave a lot of variation but if you don’t have that kind of voice then there is no point left of trying. Just Imagine same song in the voice of Sonu Nigam or Udit narayan, You would find it a lot more hummable. But it’s all done and wasted like a piece of junk.

Over All rating : 2.5/5