Hello??!!

After watching the movie, yes I am talking about "Hello" I was in the mood to write a hate mail to one of the most promising Indian authors. On second thoughts, I decided to go public and spread the joy.

The movie is based on Chetan bhagat's popular book : One night at the call center.

The only thing screwed up in the book was the end. That's alright, I am not good with ends either. An afterthought to his last two novels always makes you wonder "Why would he do that to the end?!"

However in case of the movie, everything from the first frame to the last frame was screwed up. They screwed up the characterization, the plot, the setting and not to forget the end...of course! It's sad, more so unfair to drag the "significant mine" to such movies....just for my undying love for Chetan's writing. He was thoroughly bored, and was sms'ing his pals during the 3 hour ordeal.

What went wrong?
Well everything....

a). Salman Khan plays the role of Chetan in the book. I mean... HELLO?!
He even had to do a cheap thrust number to save the movie. Sorry, but topless Salman doesn't work anymore.

b). Katrina plays the role of story teller in a language she cannot speak.Thats right,Hindi.
Luckily her voice is dubbed, but please check out the wardrobe malfunction Kaif goes through. Not to forget, she vanishes into thin air.Literally.

What a beautiful edit of the book..I can bet on my life...that the end couldn't have been more messed up. I mean...you have to give it to them...for that.

c). They work in a call center that has just 5 employees who are the central characters of a movie. The director could have easily shot the movie in a real call center, however he preferred to shoot it in the most pseudo setting.

d). The call with god... Lesser said...the better.

e). The characterization is very weak, for eg. Radhika bounces back after her tragedy and starts takings calls, etc etc. None of the characters were built as well as they were in the book, and the wadrobe doesn't do well for them either.

f). The songs are too boring and of no significance.

g). The love angle between Shyam and Priyanka isn't even built up, and moreover Gul Panaag laughs like a horse.

There are so many more....and it's already started to disgust me.
I think it was Atul Agnihotri's experiment which trust me has failed. It was very sweet of Salman and the entire Khan clan to help out his directorial venture.

Should we write off this director?
Yes we should, Atul you couldn't make it as an actor...you wouldn't probably make it as a director as well.

The only good part about the movie :
Oh yea..It does exist.
Sharman who played the role of Shyam, a very promising actor and has done a decent job.
Vroom played by Sohail Khan...Now Sohail is funny and he proved it in the short cameo he played in a recent film "Jaane Tu..."

But ALAS! they really couldn't save the film either...
Indian cinema has found a good story teller for fresh scripts. But he needs to chose the director sensibly.

Well luckily, Five point someone is being recreated in the IIM B Campus and is being directed by Raj Hirani. Hope lives.