Rating : 5/10
Release Date : 19th June, 2015
Time : 154 minutes
Director, Writer : Remo D’Souza; Music : Sachin-Jigar
Starring : Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Lauren Gottlieb, Prabhu Deva, Dharmesh Yelande, Sushant Pujari
Disclaimer : I haven’t seen ABCD – the first film
Some great dance sequences. Some ordinary ones. An over-stretched movie and plot, replete with storm-in-the-teacup kinda conflicts and emotional, melodramatic moments that fail to move you at all
Our heroes from the first one are caught up in a scandal as they copy an international act, move for move, in a local competition. Rapidly becoming the nations biggest punching bag, they seek redemption by going for an international hip-hop dance competition, with the auditions in Bangalore and the finale in Vegas… Along the way, merely after watching him dance once, they decide they must have Prabhu Deva as their choreographer
Varun and Lauren, among the main leads, are excellent on the dance floor. Shraddha is good but not in the same league. Dharmesh Yelande is good too but the one who really catches the eye through his dance moves is a deaf-mute character (though not during a forgettable emotional side-track he is burdened with).
Dance films – Indian or international – suffer from being predictable. This one is no different. The story tries to add a layer of redemption, of national pride (ho-hum, what’s new?) but pays only lip service to either storyline. The whole drama around Prabhu Deva’s back story turns out to be quite laughable. The songs are quite ordinary – nothing to really stick. The choreography, sets are super, though, as are some of the touches of humour. They could’ve dialed down on the melodrama and probably could’ve wrapped up the movie in half hour less, and done away with one or two ‘twists’ of the literal and non-literal kind…
4 comments:
This last picture, with a 'flying' Varun appears to be of Grand Canyon... Breathtaking view..
Wonder's of the World...
Can't contain the excitement, such is the allure of the impressive display of natural erosion of Mother Earth. The sense of solitude and vast space, the tan, brown, red, barren solid rock walls... I happened to visit this magnificent and majestic landmark three years ago.. What ever your desire, must make sure to visit this natural beauty at least once in your lifetime..
The helicopter ride, the Colorado river rafting trip..can go on non-stop...(now the memories are back)...the moment I saw the locals there I uttered 'Red Indians'... The co passengers in the bus glared at me, as though I had come from Jhumri-taliya !! Later came to know that they take pride in being addressed as Native Americans...
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