Besharam: Misguided misadventure

Besharam
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Pallavi Sharda, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Jaaved Jaaferi
Ratings: 4/10

If the youthful exuberance of Ranbir Kapoor, his above average histrionic abilities, his screen presence, his Midas touch and his drop dead looks fail to save a film, there must be something really really wrong with either the script or the direction. In the case of Besharam, it is a little bit of both.

For one, not every film can be put into the master mould of Dabangg for it to work even if the director happens to be the same bloke. Why Ranbir would sign a film so obviously slim on a story is bewildering, considering that, so far, the lad has stood out in Bollywood for being different and choosing differently.

Besharam is gauche and a wee bit unhinged, and that despite the comeback couple Rishi and Neetu Kapoor living it up as Chulbul and Bulbul Chautala. But the audience need more than just a family reunion and much more than mere attempted hilarity. And as the raunchy Ranbir puts it aptly, sirf naam rakhne se hi koi Chulbul Pandey nahi no jaata. Wonder why then, he didn't say that to his director in the very beginning, at least then the viewers may have got a better, revised version of the film that could have been so much better if it had been given some flesh.

Ranbir is made for better stuff. He has erred in choosing this one. Director Kashyap, too, is made for better deliveries. This one, however, goes awry from the very beginning and never really recovers from its inherent follies.

Source: Sunday Pioneer, October 6, 2013

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