Wogma Review

19 reviewers have given The Film Emotional Atyachar an average rating of 2.2/5.0 - 4 thumbs up, 6 thumbs down, and 9 so-so.

Warning: clicking on “full review” will take you to an external website that could contain spoilers.

So-So by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express …the bastard child of two twentieth-century aphorisms – Jean-Luc Godard’s puckish pronouncement that all films must have a beginning, a middle and an end (just not necessarily in that order), and John Lennon’s more sentimental observation that life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans… full review

So-So by Vikram Phukan, Film Impressions …Ms Koechlin isn’t initially allowed to expand upon her high-kicking majorette-like persona from Dev.D but towards the end, she manages to lace her under-written part with a vicious tanginess as the film hurtles headlong towards a climax…. full review

Thumbs up filmi cafe …Akshay Shere has done a wonderful job of holding the complicated screenplay together and keeping it light hearted… full review

So-So by Vivek Bhatia, Filmfare …production values that steep so low, that at times the sound and visuals seem unbearably amateur. … full review

Thumbs up by Blessy Chettiar, DNA …The sharp and quick editing and style of story-telling are compelling… full review

So-So by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com …certainly is much more enjoyable than many recent worthless films delivered by some renowned names in the Industry… full review

So-So by Nikhil Kumar, Apun Ka Choice …Ranvir is doubtlessly one of the most natural actors around…. full review

So-So by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama …One has to be attentive, sorry, very attentive while watching THE FILM EMOTIONAL ATYACHAR… full review

Thumbs up by Kriti Dubey, Daily Latest News …unorthodox with streaks of some good performances… full review

So-So by Bollyfan, Cinemaa Online …Debutant director Akshay Shere spins a road thriller with dark comedy thrown in for good measure… full review

Thumbs down by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com …The comedy varies with the actor who’s put in charge of the lines…. full review

So-So by Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham.com …But the humour falls flat and is puerile rather than dark.
… full review

Thumbs up by Aakash Barvalia, Gomolo.in …To direct this type of movie, without any continuity goof ups is a very tough job, and this needs to appreciate from direct dilse… full review

Thumbs down by Komal Nahta, koimoi …things start becoming comprehensible in the second half as it emerges that the unifying factor is the bag of money…. full review

Thumbs down by Bryan Durham, MiD DAY …Watch Johnny Gaddaar instead… full review

So-So by Subhash K Jha, Now Running.com … not every one’s cup of tea… full review

Thumbs down by Sukanya Verma, Rediff …bizarre and contrived…. full review

Thumbs down by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies …Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey are talents in themselves and explosive as a duo. But their chemistry and individual talents are underutilised and, for the most part, we see them mouthing dull dialogue, passing off as smart-alecky…. full review

Thumbs down by Janhvi Patel, StarBoxOffice …Though the narrative is non-linear for the sake of it, the characters and their tales are inter-woven interestingly…. full review

• Banner: Purple Haze Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd, B2 Motion Pictures
• Producer: Vinay Gutte
• Director: Akshay Shere
• Lead Cast: Mohit Ahlawat, Vinay Pathak, Ranveer Shorey, Kalki Koechlin, Abhimanyu Singh
• Supporting Cast: Ravi Kishan
• Editor: Pranav V Dhiwar
• Background Score: Mangesh Dhadke
• Action Choreography: P K Swain
• Music Director: Bappi Lahiri, Mangesh Dhadke
• Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Virag Misra
• Running time: 95 minutes
• Reviewer: meetu
• Categories: Hindi Movies
• Genres: Thriller, Noir, Crime, Comedy, Dark Comedy

Wogma Review

It’s so exciting when you are watching a film and you start thinking of the specific people who you want to recommend it to. And it’s such an anti-climax when you get out of the theater and the enthusiasm to spread the word has somewhat dithered. I don’t really know if I can blame the makers for the climax because there aren’t too many other ways the film could have gone.

But, while Emotional Atyachar lasts, you are promised sharp dialogue from the world of sleaze. Thus you have been warned to the crass language and innuendoes. But the humor is quirky and comes and goes really quick, so you have to be attentive and of course get past the profanity. There are random little things which you might not remember later, but if reminded they are sure to bring a smile.

Emotional Atyachar has an absolutely fantastic start. The spooky feel and range of characters builds and maintains intrigue. Right from the wannabe, Gujrati businessman to the muse played by Kalki Koechlin, each character is eccentric in one way or the other and it works. Yep! Even the stereotype works, because of the everyday yet witty dialogue. However, the film suffers the way any 90-minute film with so many characters would.

Looks like an inexperienced person had some say in what parts of the story stays out of the film. In a film which otherwise had a decent flow, Emotional Atyachar has a few effects without any apparent causes. For example, why the businessman is refused funding or how does a character free himself after being tied down. The amateur editing also shows in the fact that the 90 minutes run-time is split into 60 minutes pre-interval and 30 minutes post-interval. It makes the film seem longer than it actually is. Which also means any longer and the film would have suffered. So, the editing was necessary but not necessarily done well.

Despite that there is enough in the film to warrant a trip to the theater if dark, pulp-type fiction is your kind of entertainment.

Parental Guidance:

• Violence: Loads
• Language: Loads of abusive language
• Nudity & Sexual content: Skimpy dresses and a couple of scenes which hint at seduction and kinky sex
• Concept: It’s a connect-the-dots storyline. Different characters are sewn together and this unfolds bit by bit.
• General Look and Feel: Dark, grim, grainy

Detailed Ratings:

• Direction: 3.5
• Story: 3.5
• Lead Actors: 4
• Character Artists: 4

• Dialogues: 4.5
• Screenplay: 3
• Music Director: 3.5
• Lyrics: 3

• Banner: Purple Haze Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd, B2 Motion Pictures
• Producer: Vinay Gutte
• Director: Akshay Shere
• Lead Cast: Ranveer Shorey, Kalki Koechlin, Abhimanyu Singh, Mohit Ahlawat, Vinay Pathak
• Supporting Cast: Ravi Kishan
• Editor: Pranav V Dhiwar
• Background Score: Mangesh Dhadke
• Action Choreography: P K Swain
• Music Director: Bappi Lahiri, Mangesh Dhadke
• Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Virag Misra
• Running time: 95 minutes
• Reviewer: meetu
• Categories: Hindi Movies
• Genres: Thriller, Noir, Crime, Comedy, Dark Comedy

Wogma Review

Aashayein stars 50 people whose days are numbered by some fatal disease. Almost all have come to terms with it. Some smile artificially. And a handful spit venom. How they coexist and come to love each other is what Aashayein could have been about. And I agree, that would have been plain boring and the base story needed something additional and Nagesh Kukunoor has that on the platter too. Just that the spoon-feeding of how and why it is different didn’t entirely appeal to my taste buds. And of course they went berserk with the “metaphors” as the end approached too.

Symbolism remains symbolism if it’s left to interpretation. Some parts of the film feel like a ‘Metaphor 101′ class, to teach us, the ignorant audience, the basics of film-reading. It is very painful to see a double and triple display of what the writer meant by showing a particular sub-pot, as if to make sure that even those in the audience dozing don’t miss it. I was in awe when some of the metaphorical stuff started. But they rub it in too much and the charm goes away. Oh and, it becomes more and more ridiculous. So, it ends up making you laugh instead of making you think.

Also the writer makes things unnecessarily awkward too often. Usually, I blame the execution for the uneasiness the actors/director felt in a particular scene. But, here the writing felt forced and you could sense how hard the script had to go against its nature to make room for a ‘different’ situation/action/reaction. A simple thing like a hug between two characters came across as if one of them is being forced into it.

It almost felt like the writer was on an emotional up and down. He has created this world with different characters and their quirks. He digs a little deep into their emotions, panics at what he sees (also panics at this perception of the audience’s reaction) and surfaces to breathe. And this jagged script becomes a pain to swallow. And all you remember is that pain and forget some of the most beautiful moments and relationships that he creates.

Anyway. There is a takeaway from the film. Anaitha Nair, this little girl was the life of the film. She played the blunt, toxic, vulnerable, teenager Padma so casually, that you feel compassion towards her wicked character. Exactly what you are supposed to feel for her. That doesn’t mean John Abraham didn’t do well. It’s just that, if a man is dying you are supposed to feel sorry for him, not drool at him. Emotions don’t particularly show up very well when he tries them on. But the man tries hard, only problem is the effort is too transparent.

A touch of humor in the dialogues, the songs, especially the lyrics, and some of the close-up shots also go into the “saving grace” list. But…

With a heavy heart, I have to say Nagesh Kukunoor doesn’t crack it with Aashayein either. I wouldn’t say the film starts off well. It has its share of cliché’s, badly written scenes. Like the rest of the film, the beginning too, escapes under the guise of calling the action/dialogue filmy and doing it anyway. But there are glimpses of above-average thought - both qualitatively and quantitatively - being put into some of the scenes. There is hint of a soul and as fate would have it, the hope dies as the post interval period starts.

Parental Guidance:

• Violence: None
• Language: Abusive language here and there
• Nudity & Sexual content: A making out scene, a couple of kisses and a teenager doing some aggressive flirting with an adult.
• Concept: That of living life before dying.
• General Look and Feel: Bright and cheerful in the face of death.

Detailed Ratings:

• Direction: 2
• Story: 2
• Lead Actors: 2.5
• Character Artists: 2

• Dialogues: 2.5
• Screenplay: 2
• Music Director: 3.5
• Lyrics: 4

• Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
• Lead Cast: John Abraham, Sonal Sehgal, Prateeksha Lonkar
• Supporting Cast: Farida Jalal, Ashwin Chitale, Sonali Sachdev, Sharad Wagh, Anaitha Nair, Girish Karnad, Vikram Inamdar
• Story: Nagesh Kukunoor
• Dir. of Photography: Sudeep Chaterjee
• Editor: Apurva Asrani
• Music Director: Shiraz Ahmed, Pritam Chakraborty
• Lyrics: Sameer, Kumaar, Shakeel Sohail, Mir Ali Hussain
• Running time: 120 minutes
• Reviewer: meetu
• Categories: Hindi Movies
• Genres: Philosophy