Iqraar By Chance
How many times can you experiment with love stories?
Director K. Ravi Shankar makes an effort to package every possible ingredient
available on the shelf in his new outing IQRAAR BY CHANCE. He combines romance
Amarjeet, Shilpa Anand and terrorism Rahul Dev, adds a few light moments Manoj
Pahwa, Upasana Singh, sets the plot in a glamorous city London, packs in a
couple of lilting songs Sandesh Shandilya?
Does IQRAAR BY CHANCE come across as a novel experience? Unfortunately not!
IQRAAR BY CHANCE suffers because the film rests on a plot that has nothing new
to say. The film abounds in been-there-seen-that kind of situations all along.
Frankly, it doesn''t take an Einstein to guess where this film is headed!
Raj Amarjeet is a D.J. by profession, but he is a compulsive liar. Rashmi Shilpa
Anand is the spoilt daughter of a rich industrialist, who doesn''t value money.
She even challenges her father that she''d easily get a job worth £ 5,000 per
month.
Raj''s boss Talwar and his wife Manoj Pahwa, Upasana Singh want Raj to marry
their daughter. But the daughter loves Raj''s best friend Sanju Aslam Khan. Raj
decides to help Sanju by lying to Talwar that he''s already married.
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Now Talwar wants to meet Raj''s bride. Raj is in a fix. Meanwhile, Rashmi has
joined an FM channel and has promised her boss Tiku Talsania that her very first
assignment will be a reality show. She hatches a simple plan: Pretend to fall in
love with a guy and dump him later.
Raj needs a wife, while Rashmi needs a lover and the two cross paths. IQRAAR BY
CHANCE doesn''t go beyond the set parameters of conventional Hindi films. It
starts off well, with a millionaire-father wanting to teach his daughter the
value for money, but the twists and turns in the story are the type you''ve
watched a zillion times in the past.
A few comic scenes do provide entertaining moments. The Manoj Pahwa-Upasana
Singh track is hilarious. In fact, Upasana''s faulty English pronunciations are
sure to bring the house down. At the same time, the comic track of Tiku
Talsania-Kurush Deboo fails to evoke mirth. Another aspect that merits a mention
is Sandesh Shandilya''s music, which boasts of hummable tunes. ''Saari Saari
Raat Jagave'' and ''Teri In Adaon Ne'' are the best tracks of the enterprise.
K. Ravi Shankar''s direction is as lackluster as the script story-screenplay:
Rajeev Agrawal. In fact, it''s hard to believe that an accomplished director has
helmed this enterprise since there''s not one sequence that bears his stamp. He
gets no help from the script whatsoever. Cinematography Neelabh Kaul is
consistent. The portions of London are a visual delight.
Amarjeet makes a confident debut. The youngster is camera-friendly and emotes
really well, belying the fact that this is his debut film. This newcomer shows
promise! Shilpa, Amarjeet''s love interest in the film, needs to go easy on her
makeup and expressions. Arbaaz Khan leaves a mark. Rahul Dev is getting typecast
in similar roles. Aslam Khan, as Amarjeet''s friend, is alright.
On the whole, IQRAAR BY CHANCE rests on a predictable plot and that''ll curtail
its prospects largely.
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