Chandan Arora’s new film is very much unlike his previous two attempts – Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahati Hoon and Main Meri Patni Aur Woh. While his first two films were quite good and simple, Striker looks to be a fake attempt in showing realism.
The main problem of Striker is that it has nothing new to offer except for the game being played. Siddartha plays an ambitious person who plans to go to Dubai to make it big in life. He falls into the trap of gambling and plays carrom to earn money. I never thought carrom is such a famous or popular game that people actually bet in lacs of rupees on it. And then we have the unneeded Mumbai Communal riots in 1992 in the film. The setting and the scenes were very much inspired from ‘Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro’ film by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. Also there are some scenes in films like when Surya and his friend chat with each other on terrace which reminded me of the chemistry between the two brothers in Slumdog Millionaire.
The best part of the film was the soft and sweet romantic track between Surya and Noorie. And with a mesmerizing song sung by Sonu Niggam. Sad the entire romantic track only lasted for a few mins. Why couldn’t he make the entire film on this sweet romance?? Simplicity is where Chandan Arora excels. Sadly, the romantic part was the only segment in the film that was worth watching.
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"Ra ra ri ri ra ra rapta ta ta ra ra ..
Cham cham jilmilate ye sitaron wale haath.."
This is the best i have heard Sonu in quite a while. He has added so many nuances in the mukhda.. Wow.. only Sonu could do it!
Thanks Cauli for the review !
I am a huge fan of Chandan Arora films - loved both Main Madhuri Dixit (with the unusual heroine in Antara Mali) and Main Meri Patni Aur Woh (with the unusual hero in Rajpal Yadav). I was hoping Striker would match the predecessors. Now I will view with a lot less hope. By the way, the film is available for paid youtube viewing.
Thanks for the review Cauli.
Even I am a big fan of Chandan Arora's earlier works. But this one is sadly disappointing. And Yes, Sonu was awesome. :)
I thought this was an excellent film. I thought this was better than Kaminey - more earthy and with a better story.
Striker or Ishqiya??
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