THIS ROCKET SOARS...
One advice....If you haven't seen this film yet, stop reading this review and go, grab your tickets! That's how good it is!
Look through Shimit's eyes.....Ranbir is searching for a shop which will provide him with two Graphics cards in the early hours of the morning. People have already started selling accessories (it is a computer accessories market) and Ranbir looks around. He sees a dukaanwallah praying in front of a group of photos (Gods and Goddesses) stacked together. Ranbir approaches the shop.
Why did I write that? Look at the everydayness Amin brings to his movie. If the first customer goes away unsatisfied from the shop, it is considered that business will go bad for the rest of the day. Ranbir approaches the shop thinking that there are less chances of him and the shopkeeper bargaining too hard about the quality, price, whatever. Hence, I made the above point. Oh! Pardon me, if I am reading too much between the lines. But, what to do, picture hi aise perfect banayi hai, kya kahein?
Shimit Amin and Jaideep Sahni are like maestros- the world they are creating, they know only too well. And for once, I don't see much of an interference from the producers or the upper echelon, that is. Here, the executors are in complete command!
I understand why the people at Yash Raj have been so hush-hush about their latest production Rocket Singh:Salesman Of The Year and I absolutely support their efforts. You deserve to see this film cold. No, there are no twists or nothing. Just a simple enough story to keep you glued to your seats for the rest of the running time of the movie. Don't let anyone tell you anything about this movie's plot. Let's just say this film involves the politics at office, the harrassment new trainees face, the variation of work culture and....principles. There are films that irk you to no end and there are others that you will absolutely enthrall you and then, there is Rocket Singh:Salesman Of The Year. A simple movie, no stylish camera shots (save for a wonderful tracking shot of Ranbir doing a mini-jig) and no songs that create unnecessary hindrances, Rocket Singh... grabs your attention because there is such a witty, intelligent story here that you actually care and root for the characters.
Ranbir Kapoor is immensely likeable and so are the other actors who, surprisingly, have been given equal amount of screen time. D Santosh and Mukesh Bhatt are everyday people whom you see in offices, in real life, at work. Gauhar Khan is alright, no trying-to-prove-to-be-a-great-actress mannerisms. Shazahn Padamsee....ummm....let's just say we shall wait and watch a few more endeavors of hers to decide whether she is a good actress or not. Here, she does adequately. Prem Chopra is excellently cast as Ranbir's grandpa and so are the two wonderful friends of Ranbir whose names I haven't been able to get hold of.
Any quibbles? A minor one. The monologue at the end, a wee bit too familiar. But, a befitting end, nevertheless.
One word about Ranbir. He is the "tomorrow" of Hindi Cinema. I don't know how he exudes that warmth, that confidence, that charisma...but boy, does the lad do it well!! His confidence embraces you and sucks you into his own little world, his own little struggle.
To make one such film is an achievement and to make three of them is no mean feat. Ab Tak Chhappan, Chak De! India and now Rocket Singh.... Shimit Amin goes for a hattrick and how! Collaborating with screenwriter Jaideep Sahni, who comes up with an truly ingenuous story, Amin delves into the profound depths of fine filmmaking and gives us what can be best described as ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR!
Rating * * * *
Written by Gyandeep Pattnayak
One advice....If you haven't seen this film yet, stop reading this review and go, grab your tickets! That's how good it is!
Look through Shimit's eyes.....Ranbir is searching for a shop which will provide him with two Graphics cards in the early hours of the morning. People have already started selling accessories (it is a computer accessories market) and Ranbir looks around. He sees a dukaanwallah praying in front of a group of photos (Gods and Goddesses) stacked together. Ranbir approaches the shop.
Why did I write that? Look at the everydayness Amin brings to his movie. If the first customer goes away unsatisfied from the shop, it is considered that business will go bad for the rest of the day. Ranbir approaches the shop thinking that there are less chances of him and the shopkeeper bargaining too hard about the quality, price, whatever. Hence, I made the above point. Oh! Pardon me, if I am reading too much between the lines. But, what to do, picture hi aise perfect banayi hai, kya kahein?
Shimit Amin and Jaideep Sahni are like maestros- the world they are creating, they know only too well. And for once, I don't see much of an interference from the producers or the upper echelon, that is. Here, the executors are in complete command!
I understand why the people at Yash Raj have been so hush-hush about their latest production Rocket Singh:Salesman Of The Year and I absolutely support their efforts. You deserve to see this film cold. No, there are no twists or nothing. Just a simple enough story to keep you glued to your seats for the rest of the running time of the movie. Don't let anyone tell you anything about this movie's plot. Let's just say this film involves the politics at office, the harrassment new trainees face, the variation of work culture and....principles. There are films that irk you to no end and there are others that you will absolutely enthrall you and then, there is Rocket Singh:Salesman Of The Year. A simple movie, no stylish camera shots (save for a wonderful tracking shot of Ranbir doing a mini-jig) and no songs that create unnecessary hindrances, Rocket Singh... grabs your attention because there is such a witty, intelligent story here that you actually care and root for the characters.
Ranbir Kapoor is immensely likeable and so are the other actors who, surprisingly, have been given equal amount of screen time. D Santosh and Mukesh Bhatt are everyday people whom you see in offices, in real life, at work. Gauhar Khan is alright, no trying-to-prove-to-be-a-great-actress mannerisms. Shazahn Padamsee....ummm....let's just say we shall wait and watch a few more endeavors of hers to decide whether she is a good actress or not. Here, she does adequately. Prem Chopra is excellently cast as Ranbir's grandpa and so are the two wonderful friends of Ranbir whose names I haven't been able to get hold of.
Any quibbles? A minor one. The monologue at the end, a wee bit too familiar. But, a befitting end, nevertheless.One word about Ranbir. He is the "tomorrow" of Hindi Cinema. I don't know how he exudes that warmth, that confidence, that charisma...but boy, does the lad do it well!! His confidence embraces you and sucks you into his own little world, his own little struggle.
To make one such film is an achievement and to make three of them is no mean feat. Ab Tak Chhappan, Chak De! India and now Rocket Singh.... Shimit Amin goes for a hattrick and how! Collaborating with screenwriter Jaideep Sahni, who comes up with an truly ingenuous story, Amin delves into the profound depths of fine filmmaking and gives us what can be best described as ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR!
Rating * * * *
Written by Gyandeep Pattnayak
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