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Shor in the City Hindi Movie
Director: Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK
Producer: Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Banner: Balaji Telefilms Ltd., ALT Entertainment
Music Director: Sachin-Jigar, Harpeet
Lyricist: Sameer, Nishu & Priya Panchal
Star Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Preeti Desai, Alok Chaturvedi, Sudhir Chowdhary, Girish Oak, Sundeep Kishan, Pitabash Tripathy, Nikhil Dwivedi, Radhika Apte
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Black Comedy
Release Date: April 28, 2011
Shor in the City: Movie Review
After the roaring success of ‘Love, Sex Aur Dhoka’ and ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’, Ekta Kapoor is back again with her next venture ‘Shor In the City’. Screened at many prestigious film festivals like Pusan International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, and Mahindra Indo American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC, New York), this black comedy drama is directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, who had earlier made ‘99’. Presented under the banners of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. and ALT Entertainment, the film has been produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. The incredibly melodious and connecting soundtrack has been composed by Sachi-Jigar and Harpreet, while the lyrics have been penned by Sameer, Nishu & Priya Panchal. ‘Shor In The City’ is slated to hit the silver screen on April 28, 2011.
NRI Abhay (Sendhil Ramamurthy) has just shifted base in Mumbai but is traumatized by frequent extortion threats. Sawan (Sundeep Kishan), an aspiring cricketer, is in desperate need of big money to bribe the selection committee. Tilak (Tusshar Kapoor) is into the bootlegging business and yet honest enough to make genuine 'copies' of bestsellers. His friends, small-time crooks Ramesh (Nikhil Dwivedi) and Mandook (Pitobash), stumble upon a bag of arms which, directly or indirectly, changes each of their lives irreversibly.
The major problem with the film is that it takes a little too long to come to the point. The establishment of the character-conflicts is prolonged, till late in the second half. By then you are well-acquainted with their problems so the buildup just seems unnecessary, making the narrative monotonous to an extent.
Sendhil Ramamurthy's plot seems straight out of a 90s potboiler and never goes beyond being a regular revenge drama. Sundeep Kishan's track gets repetitive. The ethical improvement of Tusshar Kapoor driven by his half-baked romance with wife (Radhika Apte) goes completely tangent to the central plot. Lessons on Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist by his wife change his perception in life. And come to think of it, he never knew she was literate.
Having said that, the treatment to the scenes by writer-directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, still, has its moments of glory. The film has a smart and subtle sense of humour and scenes are never over-amplified through sound or edit effects, retaining the minimalistic feel. Picture a paradoxical scene over a Bandstand kinda backdrop, where a couple has a verbal spat while other pairs are indifferently indulged in casual caressing. Brilliant! Another funny scene is when Pitobash literally scares the shit out of a guy with his newly possessed gun. The bomb explosion scene, in the first half, has its hilarious and thrilling moments.
Despite having three individual tracks, the storytelling is neither episodic nor hyperlinked and remains unconnected till the climax. In fact, the climactic bank robbery is able to connect only two tracks while Sendhil's story remains detached with the entire event. But at the larger picture, the film is not merely about how the characters are correlated through an event but how the city of Mumbai (which is a central character per se) changes the lives of each irrevocably. By the end, the ways of the city compel the right guy to take the wrong path, the wrong guys to take the right, while the incorrigible continue to remain irreparable.
The beauty of the film essentially lies in its smartly handled climax. Abhay seeks vengeance, Tilak gains redemption, Sawan gets fortunate, Ramesh's life shifts tracks and the baddies get a taste of their own medicine. Set on the backdrop of the 11-day Ganesh Chathurti festival, the title ( Shor in the City ) smartly symbolizes that the excessive external festivities noise is much ado about nothing as compared to the hollow inner sentiments.
Sendhil Ramamurthy is persuasive as the troubled NRI who decides to settle scores. Tusshar Kapoor suits his character and plays his part well. Nikhil Dwivedi, despite being restrained, has a strong screen presence and is especially impressive in the concluding reels. Getting the best one-liners and playing to the gallery, Pitobash is the scene-stealer, though he goes a little overboard as the film progresses. Sundeep Kishan plays his part convincingly. Amit Mistry continues to show his flair for comedy. Preeti Desai is as unnecessary to the film as much as Sendhil Ramamurthy's solo topless scene. She fails to register. Radhika Apte is marred by weak characterization. Amongst the female leads, Girija Oak is remarkable and exudes raw sex-appeal.
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