"Aa Dekhen Zara" Movie Review

Aa Dekhen Zara:

Cast:
Neil Nitin Mukesh,
Bipasha Basu,
Rahul Dev,
Bobby Vats

Director: Jehangir Surti

“Can you dance?” asks a Thai crook to Simi (Bipasha Basu) as he provides shelter to Ray (Neil Mukesh) and her from the cops and a killer. She nods and we have a song which has no purpose in the film apart from showing how good the two protagonists are at dance! Of course, there is another side effect. It kills the pace of the movie right when it is at the maximum. To add to this, the film loses on thrill towards the end of the journey. Yet, Aa Dekhen Zara has a very interesting premise for a story.

The film, directed by first-time director Jehangir Surti, starts out well. Out-of-work photographer Ray inherits a camera from his grandfather which predicts the future through photographs. Well, we know it sounds quite silly to have such cameras in the first place, but then, why doubt the power of science. After all, we believed in Matrix, didn’t we? Soon Ray earns enough money to buy his girlfriend expensive wine and a bungalow for himself. But then, he gets noticed too - both by Indian intelligence and a gangster. And now he has three enemies to run away from - the crook, a dishonest intelligence officer and his own impending death. What’s interesting is that the hero, for a change, is terrible at kicking butts. He can’t match up to the villain if it’s a fist fight. Good departure from old days, now we have more human protagonists, who are both grey in character and weak in strength.

The first half sees the story build up with good pace. A stylish editing helps. But the second half slacks because of scripting issues. The cinematography is consistent. Music – both background and playback - is quite a highlight and peps up the mood. Dialogues could have been better if not memorable. Neil Nitin Mukesh yet again comes up with a winning performance. He is especially good with scenes when he does the ‘scared look’. Agreed you don’t get a Johnny Gaddaar everyday in your career, nevertheless, he makes good of this opportunity too. Bipasha looks awesome throughout and does well too. Rahul Dev deserves praise for underplaying his character so well and staying away from typical, exaggerated villains. Sophie Chaudhary, however, is a huge weak link.

Overall, Aa Dekhen Zara is a masala entertainer despite its scientific background. Director Jehangir Surti does well in directing a film which needs to be shot completely backwards because of the photographs which are supposed to reveal the future.

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