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Starring:
Abhishek Bachchan,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Govinda,
Nikhil Dwivedi, Ravi Kishan, Priyamani
Director: Mani Ratnam
Was Raavan just a myth… the line that divides Good from
Evil...?
Dev Pratap Sharma (Vikram) is a DSP who falls in love
with Ragini (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), a spunky classical
dancer. The cop and the dancer girl get married and the
DSP is posted in a small town Lal Maati in northern
India.
Beera (Abhishekh Bachchan), is the law in this a tribal
town, who is feared somewhat yet respected and loved by
most of the tribals. It is only when the DSP Dev who
tries to bring order in this area, and when he metes out
inhuman treatment to Beera, it sets a chain of
unexpected events which claim lives.
The lines dividing good and evil are blurring fast. What
seemed like the hated one turns to love and the good
character begins to appear evil.
Abhishek Bachchan himself seems confused here, as was
the director. Would you expect the audience get
convinced of dark sides of an evil character, merely by
smearing black make up all over the actor’s face and
body. Not only black colour, its ash and muck in several
moments.
The best performances come from Aishwariya Rai Bachchan
and Vikram. Talented actors like Govinda and Ravi Kishan
are simply wasted in this story.
Is it the same award winning master director who has
given us Guru, Bombay, Yuva and Roza? It seems the
director was confused himself, since the story is
supposed to be about Beera and his tribal community,
located in deep forests, who are meted some ruthless
killings by the police.
Cast:
Abhishek Bachchan - Beera Munda
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Ragini Sharma
Vikram - Dev Pratap Sharma
Govinda - Sanjeevani
Nikhil Dwivedi
Ravi Kishan
Priyamani
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Hurt and enraged, Beera, hits back at the Police force,
which results in classes which draw Beera, Ragini and Dev
which takes them into the deep, dense jungles.
The tension between opposites often seems so electric,
that it isolates them from the rest of the world, leaving
just the two - all alone...
It is during this journey which will test their beliefs
and convictions. Dev and Beera must confront their own
truth. These dense forests turn into a battleground for
the battle between good and the evil, depicting the
Ramayana battle.
Most of the times, its just raining and if its not, then
the situations are at a waterfall. Also, these tribals
of deep jungles, sometimes shown in tattered clothing
and but suddenly, for song sequences they appear in
ghagras and designer backless cholis with streaked hair!
Confusing.
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Amarjeet
Credits & Crew:
Banner - Madras Talkies, Reliance Big Puctures
Producers - Mani Ratnam, Sharada Trilok
Screenplay & Direction - Mani Ratnam
Written by - Renzil D'Silva
Music Director - A R Rahman
Cinematography - Santosh Sivan, V. Manikandan
Lyrics - Gulzar
Executive Producer - B. Chintu Mohapatra
Creative Producer - Shaad Ali
Production Design - Samir Chanda
Film Editor - Sreekar Prasad
Dialogues - Vijay Krishna Acharya
Costume Design - Sabyasachi
Choreography - Ganesh Acharya, Brinda, Shobana, Astad
Deboo
Action - Sham Kaushal, Peter Hein
Audiography - Tapas
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