Hi everyone,Delhi-6 is the film that is directed by the person that gave us Rang De Basanti. We all remember how great that film was. However, does Mehra live upto the standards and the expectations with Delhi 6? With a star cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Waheeda Rahman, do they do complete justice to the expectations?
Delhi 6 is the story of Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) who travels back to Delhi-6 with his cancer-suffering paternal Grandmother (Waheeda Rahman) from America. They come back and the film is packed with multiple stories and to be honest, there is no coherence in the story. The story is all muddled up and basically revolves around a 'Kaala Bandar' which is a metephor for our evil sides. There is also a love story between Roshan and the beautiful Bittu (Sonam Kapoor). In Delhi-6 you see a fight between the Hindus and Muslims, who normally sit together and respect each other until some tantric swami comes in the picture.
Visually, the film is fine. There is nothing special but it looks all digitally enhanced. However, songs weave in and out of the narrative, holding no special meaning. To be honest, this is a film where I cannot comment as it doesn't meet expectations in that sense. Everything that is captured on the camera doesn't hold the scene together at times.
The songs are fine and are the best thing about the film. All the songs are interesting and are enjoyable. Only if the film could have done justice to the expectations that the music gave. Masakalli is my favourite. But also, Arziyan and the Aarti. Both of them are amazing. Rehna Tu is an excellent track but I feel at times, the choreography could have been better and it looked misplaced with the film. Abhishek did not do justice to the song Kaala Bandar either.
Mehra, does an average job with Delhi-6. The screenplay is not fool-proof and to be honest, the main thing that fails with the story is the actual love story. It does not strike a chord. Throughout the film, I wonder where the ailing grandmother has gone. Mehra, handles the climax weakly. It is near enough the same climax as Rang De Basanti...violence. It just didn't do justice. Plus, at the end I wonder what happens to Roshan and Bittu and if the ailing grandmother does die in her Delhi-6.
For the performances...there are too many characters in the story. I will only mention the main three. However, although this person is not a main character, Rishi Kapoor shines in this film and makes it interesting. All his scenes are held together due to his excellent acting.
Abhishek Bachchan - An average job but his American twang gets really annoying and he cannot pull off being an NRI. They way he emotes is fine in a few scenes especially when he is with Rishi Kapoor and Waheeda Rahman. It is strictly an aevrage performance.
Sonam Kapoor - Alongside Rishi Kapoor, this beautiful young lady kept my interest in the film. There is something about this girl. She is your girl next door. She acts well and I am glad that Mehra does unleah some of the potential in Sonam. It will be great to see what this beautiful girl will do next. A thumbs up from me.
Waheeda Rahman - Excellent as always. She holds the film together in some parts and makes it a lot interesting. However, I would like to ask her to next time, make sure that her character is well developed. She plays the ailing Grandmother perfectly but is terribly ignored in the screenplay.
Overall, it is a below average film. Nothing great and nothing new. The story is all over a place and my movie review is more based on the story. If the story interests me then my review will be good. I have to be satisfied with the story. Mehra does not meet the expectations, the film may have had a good message behind it but the story takes too long to get to that message. Thanks to a good few performances, that this film is interesting in parts. This film may either flop or do average business.
Rating: 2.5/5 - Excellent music, some top performances and a nice message behind a messy story.
Thanks for reading and lots of love,
Rahul N. Singh
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