Shagird (Movie Review)

There is this utterly delightful action sequence where Nana Patekar, playing a belligerent corrupt but effectual cop in a crime-infested small town of Uttar Pradesh run by the political mafia, barges on to a nefarious hide-out. He peeps into the room where the goons are watching a vintage black-and-white song on television. Then they switch to a channel airing a Himesh Reshammiya song.
Patekar slams into the room and shoots them all down.

“This is what happens when you listen to the wrong songs. ”
The savage humour of the above sequence stays with you in a film that could have made a much more forceful impact had Shagird come four years earlier.

Given today’s jaded political scenario with politicians of both genders perpetrating the most obnoxious deeds of corruption on the national exchequer, the Bunty Bhaiyas and the Shakeel Bhais of this film appear to be relatively harmless creatures of the underworld.

Like the cops in the films of earlier millennium this film arrives a little late after the action is over. The film exudes the scent of jadedness. That could also be because of the characters who are so steeped in corruption and debauchery they seem born for hell. However the feeling of experiencing something decadent seeps deeper into the narrative.

Ali Zafar to Co-star Sonu Nigam & Rishi Kapoor in Dhawan’s ‘Chashme Baddoor’

Last year, soon after the release of “Tere Bin Laden“, Ali Zafar auditioned for the remake of Chashme Baddoor to be directed by David Dhawan. After “Tere Bin Laden”, Dhawan was quite impressed by the Zafar’s comic timing and decided to cast him in his upcoming film. February this year, Zafar confirmed signing up for a romantic comedy film. Chashme Baddoor is a classic, directed by Sai Paranjpe in 1981 and is being remade by Dhawan.
Moments ago, we have learnt that the film will also feature Rishi Kapoor, apart from Sonu Nigam, who will play a paanwaala in the remake of ‘Chashme Baddoor’. Rishi Kapoor is known for delivering the best of such comic roles which is why the film is expected to keep you entertained.

The classic Chashme Baddoor is a story of three friends who had a thing for a girl ‘Neha’.