You
cannot
turn
a
blind
eye
to
the
fact
that
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
Mukesh
Bhatt
have,
most
of
the
times,
[i]
Opted
for
stories
that
mirror
the
times
when
those
movies
were
attempted
and
[ii]
Encouraged
new
talent,
be
it
an
actor
or
director
or
writer
or
music
composer
or
singer.
In
Showbiz,
the
Bhatts
dare
to
unmask
a
section
of
the
media
that
indulges
in
foul
play
and
cares
two
hoots
for
ethics
and
scruples.
Also,
Showbiz
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
choreographer
Raju
Khan
and
stars
two
freshers
in
the
lead
--
Tushar
Jalota
and
Mrinalini
Sharma.
Unfortunately,
Showbiz
is
a
good
idea
gone
wrong.
Writers
Raju
Khan
and
Mudassar
Aziz
partly
succeed
in
exposing
the
spineless
media
persons,
who,
in
their
pursuit
of
making
that
extra
buck
and
accomplish
soaring
TRPs,
stoop
to
abysmal
lows
to
achieve
their
target.
Great
idea,
but
the
web
the
writers
create
tears
apart
halfway
through
the
film.
What
follows
thereafter
is
a
childish
take
on
settling
scores
by
the
protagonist.
From
reality,
the
script
suddenly
reverts
to
make-believe.
Nope,
maza
nahin
aaya.
In
short,
this
car
meets
with
a
breakdown
much
before
it
can
reach
its
destination!
For
rising
star
Rohan
Arya
[Tushar
Jalota],
the
paparazzi
are
at
first
an
annoyance,
then
an
ever-disturbing
presence.
He
becomes
a
target
of
a
team
of
four
paparazzi,
who
are
bent
on
making
him
fodder
for
the
news
channels.
And
when
they
stumble
upon
a
sensitive
nerve,
all
hell
breaks
loose.
Rohan
has
been
on
the
lookout
for
a
prostitute
called
Tara.
When
he
finally
finds
her,
the
paparazzi
trap
Rohan
and
Tara
in
a
high-speed
chase
that
ends
in
a
terrible
accident
and
leaves
Tara
in
a
coma.
The
media
frenzies
with
news
of
Rohan's
accident
with
a
prostitute
in
his
car.
Rohan
seeks
vengeance.
But
why?
What
connection
does
this
prostitute
have
with
Rohan?
Show
business
and
media
go
hand
in
hand
and
Showbiz
tries
to
expose
the
ruthless
games
some
media
persons
indulge
in.
The
characters
of
Sushant
Singh,
Amin
Hajee
and
their
two
partners-in-crime
are
very
life-like
and
the
games
they
play
are
identifiable
as
well.
At
least
those
in
the
media
industry
would
agree
that
a
few
rotten
tomatoes
do
exist
in
their
fraternity.
The
drama
is
exciting
in
the
first
hour
and
the
crash
at
the
intermission
point
leaves
you
in
a
pensive
mood
thanks
to
the
repulsive
attitude
of
a
few
people.
But
the
promises
are
not
met
with
in
the
second
hour.
The
protagonist
wants
to
settle
scores,
but
keeps
quiet
when
the
top
cop
[Ehsaan
Khan]
questions
him
time
and
again.
Why
does
he
maintain
this
stoic
silence?
Also,
the
entire
climax
is
so
ridiculous
from
the
writing
point
of
view
that
it
makes
you
feel
that
the
writers
just
didn't
know
how
to
conclude
the
story.
Debutante
director
Raju
Khan
is
yet
to
learn
the
art
of
storytelling.
Sure,
a
few
scenes
are
well
handled,
but
the
writing
as
also
the
execution
of
the
material
is
below
the
mediocre
mark.
Lalit
Pandit's
music
is
average.
'Tu
Jabse
Mujhse
Mila
Hai
Jaana'
and
'Meri
Palak
Ka
Tuhi
Sitara'
are
two
tracks
that
make
some
impression.
Cinematography
is
just
about
okay.
Tushar
Jalota's
expressions
are
right
at
several
places,
but
he
needs
to
go
easy
in
scenes
that
demand
anger/outburst.
Overall,
a
decent
performance!
Mrinalini
does
a
good
job,
although
her
character
could've
been
better
developed.
Sushant
Singh
is
excellent,
Gulshan
Grover
is
perfect,
Saurabh
Shukla
is
efficient,
Sachin
Khedekar
is
wasted,
Amin
Hajee
is
alright,
Ehsaan
Khan
is
impressive
and
Delnaaz
Paul
is
first-rate.
On
the
whole,
Showbiz
lacks
the
power
to
keep
you
hooked.
Disappointing!