Joker
| Producer | Farah Khan, Akshay Kumar |
| Director | Shirish Kunder |
| Music | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| Release Date | 31-Aug-2012 |
| Cast | Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Attaul Awal Hamid, Shreyas Talpade, Prakash Raj |
Movie Report
About Movie:-Joker is an upcoming Hindi fantasy adventure film and the first 3D film directed by Shirish Kunder. The film will star Akshay Kumar opposite Sonakshi Sinha. It will be the fourth Hindi film to be released in both 2D and 3D formats after Haunted – 3D, Ra.One and Don 2.The film is currently in post-production stage, set to release on 30 August, 2012.The first schedule of shooting was initially slated to take place in Ludhiana, however the location was changed to Chandigarh. The shooting began on 14 February 2011, in Chandigarh. The soundtrack of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, nephew of noted composer, A. R. Rahman, who is on his Bollywood debut. He has already recorded the first song for Joker. The song has been sung by Daler Mehndi and Sonu Kakkar.
In 1947 when the maps of India and Pakistan were being drawn, an oversight ensured that the village of Paglapur didn’t find a place in either country. The village had the distinction of housing the largest mental asylum in the region and in the melee that ensued during partition, the asylum inmates broke loose, drove away the villagers and established their own republic in Paglapur. And that’s how it stayed for the next 60 years! While the world outside changed, Paglapur remained isolated, with no electricity, television or sanity! Now, decades after the world forgot this village, a NASA scientist of Indian origin, Agastya and his beautiful wife, Diva find themselves on the road to Paglapur. Agastya is working on a top secret project for creating a device to communicate with aliens. So why is he in a village whose colourful inhabitants include a man who speaks in gibberish, another who thinks he is a lamp post and everyone else who think Mahatma Gandhi is still around, fighting for independence? And more importantly, what are they going to do that will soon turn the universe’s spotlight on this forgotten village? Joker – India’s first extra terrestrial comedy in 3D! Coming to a theater near you in summer 2012.
Movie Review:- The small village of Pagalpur is overlooked when India’s map is being charted during independence. After the inmates of the mental asylum in the village break loose, all the other inhabitants flee the place.
Direction, Performance and Music:- In the acting department, besides Akshay, Shreyas Talpade manages to tickle the funny bone with his gibberish talk. Sonakshi, as usual is just there for the ornamental purpose. There’s not much that director Shirish Kunder could do to the script, but he does a good job. His editing is alright. Gaurav Dagaonkar and G. V. Prakash Kumar’s songs are enjoyable.
Overall:- Joker is a crude joke of a film that will leave you in tears unless you have a stomach strong enough to digest such unmitigated junk.
