Fukrey review

Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara producing duo is back) so basically there was a hint there that this film may have some depth and scope to get these two super director producers interested in the film.
To be honest it did have a very well thought out and enticing story but obviously lacked "star" power which in Bollywood is extremely important. Keeping that in mind, this is a very low budget movie which has grossed around 34 Crore Rupees (340,000,000 rupees) in 2 weeks, which is actually decent for this type of film. The joy of seeing relatively new faces all together in one film does actually make me feel very happy, but usually it disappoints...like Student Of The Year.

Now let's get into the nitty gritty, Fukrey is completely different to what I expected, in a good way. The story line was quite extraordinary in the fact that it seemed very realistic. That being said, the central concept of the film regarding "premonitions" of the future, does fail due to the fact it seems unexplained.

SPOILER ALERT!

Pulkit Sarmat and Varun Sharma have fantastic chemistry on screen, very much like Saif Ali Khan and Shahrukh Khan in Kal Ho Na Ho. It's witty, intense and quite outrageous. Pulkit Sarmat plays Hunny, who fits the role very well, and expresses his feelings in the comedic and romantic parts of the film with great ease. Sharma plays Choocha, who is the comedic centre of Fukrey. All the crazy, stupid and weird stunts and jokes were given to him, which he delivered with a certain craziness which was exactly how this character is meant to be. Priya Anand, Hunny's love interest, is good in the small role that she plays in the film, but can not match the level of Pulkit's grasp of his role. The romance between these two was very apparent from the start and was shown very well by director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, who mixed traditional "Indian" love, with a hint of the new Hollywood feel that is constantly being added into Indian films.

Ali Fazal and Manjot Singh were flawless in the portrayals of their respective characters. Personally, Richa Chadda's role, though unique and very strong, I believe she had no character development whatsoever. It was more of a "side" role, even though by the end she became a very vital part of the film. To be honest, she looked very menacing, like actually evil with her grin, which was great acting on her part. Some of her lines were actually hilarious and excellently worded as well, for which all credit goes to Vipul Vig, who also wrote the story. The film's originality sold it to me. It was brilliantly choregraphed, how each character meets with the other.

Direction...well it was not anything special in the direction, the story is what blew me away. Average direction, however it may seem like I'm contradicting myself because the final scenes of the film were very well shot, camera angles-wise...the shot of the Sarmat and Sharma on their horses was briliiantly captured on screen.

All in all, this film does not disappoint. It's a fun watch, with its obvious outrageousness but that sells tickets in India...which this did.
                                                                                                                                  RATING SYSTEM

Performance 8/10

Direction 5/10

Story/Script 8/10

Music/Soundtrack 6/10
Cinematography 6.5/10

Choreography 6/10

I give this film 6.5/10
Rating: Above Average! Recommended but be sure to watch it with an open mind!