always_ashhar

Now I am convinced 'Good trailers do not make good movies'. The audience was lured into believing 'Jannat' had all the elements of a movie which would explore the hidden truths behind betting, match fixing and et al but except for a few patches of brilliance the movie reminded me of Anurag bose's Gangster where a protégé turns hostile against the betting baron at the behest of his girl friends' incessant appeals to quit illegal activities and return to normal civic life. The story had such a beaten plot that even a 5 year old could predict the climax only half way through the movie.

It begins well with Emraan's sixth sense serving him good for betting practices but loses its way completely. The insipid romance between the two leads did more damage to the otherwise convincing story telling. What left me completely aghast was the turn of events in South-Africa where the director took his creative imagination too far to show a pole dancing heroine and dressing room cold blooded murder. The movie fell under the gravity of expectations of its director who tried to do too many things instead of sticking with the plot. There were so many incomplete subplots like that of girls conceited stance on morality, her own love for glamour, father's inexplicable hatred towards his son , and the all important modus operandi of match fixing mafia . Instead we had to content ourselves with typical villainous certain bhais and a self indulgent hero who was caught unaware of his girls' sinister motives. .I wish Mr. Director had given more dendrites to the screenplay. Music was good indeed , Emraan hashmi was in his 'business as usual' role and the movie was not what it could have been .