After suffering through “Agyaat” and “Phoonk”, it is with some trepidation that I ventured into “Rann”. I was wondering if Ram Gopal Varma would find his form again. Well, even though it was not exactly a fluent innings, it was good to see RGV at least batting decently on his home pitch this time. “Rann” takes the media-politician nexus and the ‘breaking news’ vs. ‘faking news’ controversies and spins them together to deliver a thriller that is neither novel nor perfect. But, it is unmistakably enjoyable. To be sure, it is not a film that is definitive commentary on the media’s state of affairs as, say, “Company” was for the underworld. The story here is loose yet gripping and Varma’s quirky shot set ups – meetings are shot from under glass tables, and there is a grey hue to almost every shot – make it engaging. The background music is a little overdone, though, and reminds you of “Phoonk” and the over use of so-called ‘suspense’ and ‘power’ music.
Vijay Harshvardhan Malik (Amitabh Bachchan) heads India 24X7, an idealistic channel struggling to keep up its TRPs as the more gossipy rival Headlines 24, run by Amrish Kakkar, an ex employee at India 24X7 (Monish Behl) grabs the eyeballs. Vijay’s son Jai Malik (Sudeep) is desperate to see his channel back on top and strikes a devil’s deal with politician Mohan Pandey (Paresh Rawal) agreeing to manufacture a conspiracy that would see Mohan Pandey rise to become the Prime Minister of the country.
Sudeep’s performance is the standout one, playing a conflicted character and superbly communicating his urgency and frantic state of mind through his eyes and expressions. Ritesh Deshmukh is solid as the young and righteous reporter and the others fill in well, but the revelation is Monish Behl, who is suave and sinister. “Rann” doesn’t break new ground or shift perceptions, but at least Ramu is back to entertain.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
Vijay Harshvardhan Malik (Amitabh Bachchan) heads India 24X7, an idealistic channel struggling to keep up its TRPs as the more gossipy rival Headlines 24, run by Amrish Kakkar, an ex employee at India 24X7 (Monish Behl) grabs the eyeballs. Vijay’s son Jai Malik (Sudeep) is desperate to see his channel back on top and strikes a devil’s deal with politician Mohan Pandey (Paresh Rawal) agreeing to manufacture a conspiracy that would see Mohan Pandey rise to become the Prime Minister of the country.
Sudeep’s performance is the standout one, playing a conflicted character and superbly communicating his urgency and frantic state of mind through his eyes and expressions. Ritesh Deshmukh is solid as the young and righteous reporter and the others fill in well, but the revelation is Monish Behl, who is suave and sinister. “Rann” doesn’t break new ground or shift perceptions, but at least Ramu is back to entertain.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
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