Dishoom review & rating

Rating: 2.5/5

Story: 

Dishoom’s plot revolves around kidnapping Indian cricketer Virat Sharma (Saqib Saleem). After Virat got abducted, Kabir Shergill and Junaid Ansari (Varun Dhawan) will be dealing the case. In their hunt of the cricketer, they come across Ishika (Jacqueline Fernandez), a petty thief. 

How is she linked to the case and will the male leads succeed in finding Virat and what are the consequences they faced in this hunt? Answers for all these questions can be known, watching Dishoom on the big screen. 

Analysis:

Kabir’s character is steely and brooding and Junaid’s character has so much of fun. The duo’s chemistry brings out some healthy scenes. Rest other characters do not have much to do on the screen. The script is quite predictable and adding to it, the age old screenplay further adds to the fate of the audience.

But the action episodes deserve a tight hug to the choreographer. Several unnecessary twists in the second half, with unconvincing chase sequences with Rahul Dev is quite boring. While the focus remains on John and Varun, the writers fail to establish the antagonists’ character much.

Performance:

What one recollects, when they heard about John Abraham? Probably, the shirtless body exposing on the river side! He does the same in Dishoom too with the least concern of the audience, who got vexed to see the same since ages. Varun Dhawan too has repeated what he has done in most of his earlier films like Main Tera Hero, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, appearing like a chirpy naughty boy. But his comic timing in the film is highly impressive and will go well with all sections of the audience. 

Jacqueline Fernandez as Ishika has nothing much to do in Dishoom. Her sexy moves in Sau Tarah Ke song excite the erotic people in the auditorium. Akshaye Khanna’s acting skills have not been used well and even could not get enough screen time. Akshay Kumar’s cameo is totally a waste. Saqib Saleem does a decent job and Nargis Fakhri in two scenes she was offered brings whistles for her moves in bikini.

Background music provided by Abhijit Vaghani is a letdown, but the songs appear good and are considered as a good relief for the logic less content in the scenes. Direction is completely week, except for a few of the giggles in the first half.

Finally:

The movie’s title is what you feel to utter, for yourself, while watching the film.

By Phani Ch