CINEMATIC ECSTASY
Kasam khoon ki khayee hai, sheher nahi Shanghai
hai…
The movie starts off with Bhagu (Pitobash) wondering about
the English word for ‘mutton’! Bhagu is one of those party workers who do the
dirty work for the well-dressed bureaucrats and politicians. The story, adapted
from Vassilis Vassilikos’ novel Z (also made into an Oscar winning film with
the same name) is set in a fictitious town in India called Bharatpur. The
Bureaucrats plan to set up a business park under the project called IBP. The
voice over says that its stands for India Business Project while the hoardings
and pictures in the movie suggest that its International Business Project (flaw
:-P).
Dr. Ahmadi (Prosenjit Chatterjee) is seen in a cameo
playing an activist who opposes IBP. Shalini Sahay (Kalki Koechlin) is an
associate, student and lover to an already married Dr. Ahmedi. There is a scene
between two where you might think that Dr. Ahmedi is killing Shalini but you
soon realize they are kissing! Ahmedi is
mowed down by a truck after giving a speech in Bharatpur. T. A. Krishnan
(Abhay Deol) is a smart, stubborn madrasi bureaucrat who is given
the task of investigating Ahmedi’s death. The inquiry being just a formality,
Krishnan is expected to declare his death as an accident - instead Krishnan goes
to the root of the case.
Joginder Parmar brilliantly played by Emraan Hasmi
helps Krishnan with the evidences to prove that Ahmedi’s death was indeed a
well-planned accident – a murder!
Joginder is a videographer, pornographer, pot bellied, spoiled
toothed man in his thirties. Emraan Hashmi sheds his serial-kisser look to make
way for Joginder who dance crazy on the streets; smiles proudly displaying the spoiled
teeth (don’t miss the scene between him and Abhay Deol in the loo!).
Marathi enthusiasts can have a glimpse of Chinmay Mandlekar
playing a police officer. Director Dibakar Banerjee’s road shows and street
dances, slow motion face-blackening clubbed with strong performances by Farooq
Sheikh (a senior to Krishnan), Emraan Hashmi and Prosenjit Chatterjee make
Shanghai a must-watch!
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