MOTICHOOR CHAKNACHOOR
*ing: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty, Vibha Chibber, Navni Parihar, Vivek Mishra
Rated: 5/10
It is unfortunate that an actor, the calibre of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who has done films like Sarfarosh, Badlapur and Manjhi-The Mountain Man would actually agree to sign on the dotted line for Motichoor Chaknachoor. One doesn’t understand the thought that went into him accepting the role. He can’t be that desperate to play the lead.
Yes, here Siddiqui plays the hero with Athiya Shetty. There are a few things horribly wrong with this pairing at many levels. First, the two actors have no chemistry; they are awkward at best. Given that Shetty is doing the pursuing while Siddiqui just goes with the flow should have had some laugh out loud moments. The only time when a smile comes is where Siddiqui has been given some funny dialogues. ‘36 ke hain, kab tak brahmachari bankar baithe rahe. Naati, kaali, patali, takli, kisi se bhi byah kar lenge. Hamko mourdi hi chahiye bas’ the dialogue reeks of desparation but at least it is funny given the context in which it is said.
Then there is the whole loud message that is staring at our faces that of dowry. If that was the intention of the director Debamitra Biswal, to highlight the problem of dowry in the country, he should ensured that the film walked that path and the content suited the purpose.
All that this film managed to do was to show that a 36-year-old man is desperate to get married. A strict no-no.