What is the first thing that you
expect when you are going to see a character called and sufficiently hyped as-"DON",
especially when the tag line screams- "The King is back"?? I went in
expecting a man who exudes power; a man who rules an empire and commands
obedience.
Shah Rukh Khan in DON 2 is
everything but that!!! On the contrary he is a lone criminal- without even a
two penny yes man- with a plan to rob a bank! Yes, it is a very big bank but
still at the end of the day it is a thief robbing a bank!!! Thus making DON 2 a
very stylized cop and robber caper set in exotic locations to very mediocre
music!!
There is no taking away from the
style of the visuals. They are splendid…but when the pace of the film drags on
with no big event happening, when the audience begins to slow their mobiles to
check how much longer is left for the film to end and when you have not a
single song to hum or jiggle to… you got to know there is something not quiet
right!
The film starts on a very promising
note but goes down hill from the tenth minute and never recovers for the poor
DON does not even have a chauffeur to drive him around, forget about other
lieutenants to take his command!! The only hope he has to make a living is his
old enemy- Vardhan played rather clumsily- for may be the first time- by the
very talented, Boman Irani! At places where Vardhan is supposed to be scary or
angry, Irani ends up being funny- unintentionally of course! Priyanka looks
stunning and holds her forte amidst the general mediocrity of performances. The
dialogues, that are talked about have a shocking degree of inconsistency- while
at times they are very refreshing and witty, they also tend to be suddenly lame
and timid!
And then, there is our beloved-
"King Khan"! A short and thin bloke with a henpeck hair do, walking
around with a forceful swagger (Very Funny!) mouthing supposedly menacing
dialogues looking more comic than intimidating. Of course the wicked smile
still has its charm but largely it is the good will of so many years that makes
the audience forcefully react favorably at most places!
I hate to be so harsh and vociferous
on any film. I know the grit and grime that goes behind putting it all together
but I am a big-big fan of Farhan Akhtar- the film maker. I have so far loved
his every creative endeavor… even the acting adventures! Hence I feel more hurt
than angry as to why so many things were overlooked while taking forward a
franchise that has an already well put together premise! Why the music was so
ordinary? Why Shah Rukh looked so pathetic?
My worst fear is if Farhan Akhtar
the writer-director is losing out to Farhan Akhtar the actor!! What a loss to
the film industry that would be!! Mere liye toh yeh accept karna mushkil hi
nahin na-mumkin hai!! (For me to accept
that is not only difficult but rather impossible!)
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