Raja Natwarlal for some would sound a con game following similar tried and tested formulas of Bollywood. While its trailer too had a deja vu feeling, which didn’t click this time, Raja Natwarlal as a whole is different from our expectations.
Stars- Emraan Hashmi, Humaima Malik, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon
Director- Kunal Deshmukh
Music Director- Yuvan Shankar Raja
Involvement of cricket gave us a feeling that it would replicate ‘Jannat’ drama but director Kunal Deshmukh keeping the premise somewhat similar, gives major alters to Raja Natwarlal.
While ‘Jannat’ was about a man’s greed to achieve lavishness in life as fast as possible through cricket, Raja Natwarlal is a revenge-saga underlining the pacts in the cricket world.
The story kicks off with short-time con artists Raja Natwarlal (Emraan Hashmi) and his friend cum partner in crime Raghav (Deepak Tijori). The two can fool anyone with their stupendous tricks in Mumbai and their daily life goes smooth until the day when Raghav is murdered by a powerful king pin Varda Yadav (Kay Kay Menon).
Raja decides to take revenge from Varda in his style but it’s not a cakewalk to reach him and so he seeks help from a con veteran Yog (Paresh Rawal). Yog guides him to reach Varda but will he be successful or get trapped himself is how the story deals further.
What is endearing in this flick is Yog and Raja’s teacher-student relationship which through clever dialogues by Sanjay Masoom becomes a showpiece in this mostly predictable story line.
The philosophies of the con world they share together are endearing and are prevalent throughout the runtime which attracts you the most.
The romance and the chemistry of Emraan Hashmi with his leading ladies has always been a major reason for movie buffs to visit theatres and this time too they are going to witness the same charm between Emraan and Humaima Malik. The initial romance between the two is cute but is mostly limited to couple of songs and a kiss.
Moreover, the predictability of the story is the major flaw and it examines your fortitude level. Screenplay by Parveez Shaikh could have been given a momentum had there been some innovation.
The act of fooling by Raja Natwarlal too doesn’t look clever, which should have been worked upon in a flick whose second half revolves around seeking revenge. However, the interaction between Varda and Raja has that velocity to make you eager to know what’s coming next.
The flick works mostly because of its fine actors. Emraan Hashmi has improvised in his acting skills. It doesn’t matter his character is limited but he leaves a mark with a fine performance.
Paresh Rawal as the gyan guru excels. His philosophies and the timings with which he delivers his dialogues provide a comic-relief and are all brilliant.
Kay Kay Menon as a clever king pin is passionate about making money with deals in cricket is great.
Humaima Malik is not just limited to romance with Emraan. Her character cares about Raja and she brings out the right expressions.
Music however, this time is not that magical as is used to be in Emraan’s earlier flick. Songs like ‘Kabhi Ruhani’, ‘Tere Hoke Rahenge’ are good but have a shelf life.
Background by Sandeep Shirodkar is good. Raja Natwarlal is a good watch for its actors’ performance and its witty dialogues.
Stars- Emraan Hashmi, Humaima Malik, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon
Director- Kunal Deshmukh
Music Director- Yuvan Shankar Raja
Involvement of cricket gave us a feeling that it would replicate ‘Jannat’ drama but director Kunal Deshmukh keeping the premise somewhat similar, gives major alters to Raja Natwarlal.
While ‘Jannat’ was about a man’s greed to achieve lavishness in life as fast as possible through cricket, Raja Natwarlal is a revenge-saga underlining the pacts in the cricket world.
The story kicks off with short-time con artists Raja Natwarlal (Emraan Hashmi) and his friend cum partner in crime Raghav (Deepak Tijori). The two can fool anyone with their stupendous tricks in Mumbai and their daily life goes smooth until the day when Raghav is murdered by a powerful king pin Varda Yadav (Kay Kay Menon).
Raja decides to take revenge from Varda in his style but it’s not a cakewalk to reach him and so he seeks help from a con veteran Yog (Paresh Rawal). Yog guides him to reach Varda but will he be successful or get trapped himself is how the story deals further.
What is endearing in this flick is Yog and Raja’s teacher-student relationship which through clever dialogues by Sanjay Masoom becomes a showpiece in this mostly predictable story line.
The philosophies of the con world they share together are endearing and are prevalent throughout the runtime which attracts you the most.
The romance and the chemistry of Emraan Hashmi with his leading ladies has always been a major reason for movie buffs to visit theatres and this time too they are going to witness the same charm between Emraan and Humaima Malik. The initial romance between the two is cute but is mostly limited to couple of songs and a kiss.
Moreover, the predictability of the story is the major flaw and it examines your fortitude level. Screenplay by Parveez Shaikh could have been given a momentum had there been some innovation.
The act of fooling by Raja Natwarlal too doesn’t look clever, which should have been worked upon in a flick whose second half revolves around seeking revenge. However, the interaction between Varda and Raja has that velocity to make you eager to know what’s coming next.
The flick works mostly because of its fine actors. Emraan Hashmi has improvised in his acting skills. It doesn’t matter his character is limited but he leaves a mark with a fine performance.
Paresh Rawal as the gyan guru excels. His philosophies and the timings with which he delivers his dialogues provide a comic-relief and are all brilliant.
Kay Kay Menon as a clever king pin is passionate about making money with deals in cricket is great.
Humaima Malik is not just limited to romance with Emraan. Her character cares about Raja and she brings out the right expressions.
Music however, this time is not that magical as is used to be in Emraan’s earlier flick. Songs like ‘Kabhi Ruhani’, ‘Tere Hoke Rahenge’ are good but have a shelf life.
Background by Sandeep Shirodkar is good. Raja Natwarlal is a good watch for its actors’ performance and its witty dialogues.
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