| Woodstock Villa (Hindi Movie) |
| | Producer | Sanjay Gupta, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor | | Director | Hansal Mehta | | Music | Anu Malik, Aryans | | Writer | Rajiv Gopalakrishnan, S. Farhan | | Lyrics | Virag Mishra, Aryans | | Release Date | 30-May-2008 |
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Cast
Sikander Kher, Neha Uberoi, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Sachin Khedekar, Dayashankar Pandey
Movie Report
Woodstock Villa is a thriller directed by Hansal Mehta. The film begins well and holds your attention until intermission, when the pieces begin to unravel, "everyone comes to know what will happen now". He has tried to direct debutants Sikander Kher and Neha Uberoi very much as Sanjay Gupta way.
Director Hansal Mehta goes very much the Hollywood style by trying to make his film look sleek be it the grainy look, the cinematography, the intensifying moments etc, but looses hold on the basics-the plot. Hansal definitely has got all the style elements in places be it the looks, bikes, cars, eye candy etc but the plot just intensifies and boils down to being pretty lame. Many will argue that the film boils down to a done to death concept.
A successful businessman's [Arbaaz Khan] wife [Neha Uberoi] disappears one night. She has been kidnapped. The captor [Sikandar] demands a heavy ransom, but things go wrong as the wife is murdered. The captor buries the body at a secluded spot and the mystery only deepens. But soon things start to reveal itself with the re-appearance of the damsel.
But one must say that at no point of time is the film boring; Hansal ensures that either with the drama/action on scene or else there are some tracks to keep you glued. There is either Neha Uberoi impressing you with her beauty and dance moves and at a point when you have forgotten that this movie carries a Sanjay Gupta link, just for the record Sanjay Dutt does his bit in a rock number.
The plot is a complete mess. All that is left to review is the performances of Sikander Kher and Neha Uberoi who was last seen in Dus Kahaniyan. Sikander Kher who plays the Casanova is very confident. It does not look like this is his first performance on screen. A bright future indeed as for Neha, no complaints. She does a fairly impressive job. Arbaaz Khan too shows great maturity. He fits the bill and delivers well. Sachin Khedekar, Shakti Kapoor and Dayashankar Pandey are wasted.
Cinematography by Vikas Nowlakha is good carrying the thriller theme through the lens. Dailogues by Milap Zaveri are ok. Screenplay by Sanjay Gupta, Farhan and Rajiv isn't great. The music of the film hinders the flow of events but the background score by Amar Mohile is good.
On the whole Woodstock Villa is a film for those who have an appetite for hardcore thrillers. The film is sure to provide a decent platform for both Sikandar and Neha who are bound to feature in more Sanjay Gupta films.
