What will your reaction be if accidentally or by fate, whatever you call it, your boyfriend is sworn in as the Prime Minister of the country, given the fact that he is just 28. Moreover, what will your reactions be when you suddenly realize that once your love is in the Prime Minister’s seat, his love shall more or less will devoted to the country and not to you? Some of you will be as glad as you can be, as after all it’s your boyfriend is the new Prime minister of the country. You shall lead the most lavish life that you have always dreamt of and have lots and lots of money to splurge around and shall be treated as Michelle Obama. But most of you would behave exactly the way Neha Sharma did, when Jacky Baghnani swore in for the PMs Post, dreading that the moments that he used to spend with her, shall not be there anymore. Probably you would end up doing something much more insane than what Neha did in the movie (she cried, galloped two buckets of Baskin n Robins out of anxiety and crushed a wrapper). Obviously, for a young man who was leading his life in peace with his girlfriend is given the responsibility of ruling a country after the sudden demise of his father, it’s not a cake walk. Beautifully crafted in his character, Jacky Baghnani plays the role with utmost brilliance. The initial hiccups and obstacles to meet the dignitaries of the country and managing confidential meetings with them have been depicted to quite decency. Also, in the midst of all this commotion of political propagandas, this new PM has to take care of his lady love as well, which as anticipated, brings in the paparazzi and as always, media plays its role unconventionally well. These all seems very predictable but that’s the charm of the film. It brings a smile on your face when the PMs closest, Akbar Uncle tells his bodyguards to get into the habit of listening to “I love you Abhi” more often. It’s said that great responsibilities come with great positions/powers. Absolutely true! So it did in Abhimanyu Kaul’s case as well. From being a just good boy in the eyes of the cabinet, he turns out to be man of great wisdom and tact. The way he plays his game along with the support of his right hand, Akbar, exceptionally played by Farooq Sheikh, is just marvellous, thought that’s what was expected for any Bollywood movie whose plot is based on politics. The movie swags between the high voltage political drama and the light hearted subtle romance between the lead pair. Though most of the movie (post interval) is on the lines of politics and its atrocities within, which makes it unnecessarily long and exasperating boring, the first half of the film is quite pleasing. Youngistaan as the name suggests, has to do with the 21st generation young population of the country but the irony is that they appear only in the final showdown of the film. The initial bit of the film really entertains you and keeps you awake but the second half fails to deliver, which is a massive blow to the success of the film. The story and the plot were quite fine but the execution was not up to the mark. Once the film enters the political scenario, it gets entangled with itself and starts perishing. It gets dragged out of no reason. The only relief that you get is the light scenes between the PM and his girlfriend and her sudden nuances like to have “matka kulfi” in the early hours of the morning and to go on picnic with the PM who is supposedly visiting Agra for a cabinet meeting. Acting is impressive, especially Jacky Bhagnani and Farroq Sheikh. Yes, to agree with most of the critics, you would truly enjoy Jacky on screen and it’s good to see him doing something out of the box after his initial boy next door image in Kal kisne Dekha and FALTU. Farooq Sheikh’s role was a cake walk for him. Neha Sharma on the other hand is not neglected and has substantial role unlike Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3 where she was only hired for item numbers. Other than “Suno Na Sangmarmar” none of the songs are appreciated much and the screenplay is just average. Direction could have been better and so could have been the editing. Some scenes were really stereotype and did not go with the plot at all. It’s very difficult for a film to attain success, especially when its theme is politics. Other than Rajneeti, none of the films have had a powerful impact on the audience. Youngistaan also has a potential concept but it fails to deliver and this credit goes to the director as the second half of the film especially the climax was extremely clichéd and intensely neglected. March is the month of final exams and if you do not something concrete to present, it’s very difficult to score. Ragini MMS 2 did score because of the Sunny Leone impact but Youngistaan will surely not be a grand success in terms of box-office. It may be liked by some but it won’t be as grand a success as Gunday or Queen. It is highly predictable yet watchable. Initially would have given it a 3 but will stick to 2 stars out of 5 :/ (1-Waste; 2-Average; 3-Good; 4-Very Good; 5- Blockbuster)
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:57:02 +0000
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