I
expect
first-time
directors
to
be
far
more
courageous
than
their
established
counterparts,
when
it
comes
to
narrating
fresh
stories
at
least.
But
Muskurake
Dekh
Zara,
which
has
top
notch
names
involved
behind
the
camera
[the
most
prominent
one
being
Anurag
Kashyap,
who
has
been
credited
as
the
writer
of
this
film],
leaves
you
confused
and
cold,
since
the
writing
is
so
childish,
so
amateurish,
so
fragile
that
its
crash
is
imminent.
The
question
that
crossed
my
mind
time
and
again
while
watching
this
film
was,
did
Anurag
Kashyap
really
pen
this
movie?
The
sole
factor
that
stands
out
is
Ranjit
Barot's
musical
score
and
the
panoramic
locales
where
a
few
songs
have
been
filmed.
Frankly,
there's
no
other
reason
why
you
should
exit
the
theatre
with
a
muskurahat.
Gashmeer
Mahajani
aspires
to
be
a
chef.
He
arrives
in
Mumbai,
after
his
bride-to-be
elopes
from
the
mandap.
He
falls
in
love
with
Twinkle
Patel,
but
the
problem
is,
she
loves
someone
else
[Hiten
Paintal],
who,
incidentally,
turns
out
to
be
the
guy
Gashmeer's
bride-to-be
had
eloped
with.
In
the
end,
expectedly,
Twinkle
realises
that
her
heart
beats
for
Gashmeer.
If
the
story
is
as
old
as
the
hills,
the
execution
of
the
subject
is
equally
old-fashioned.
Sincethe
writing
is
so
inferior,
neither
does
the
love
story,
nor
the
forced
comedy
track
manage
to
catch
your
attention.
Gashmeer
is
energetic
and
confident,
but
needs
to
work
on
his
styling.
Twinkle
is
raw
and
it
shows.
Hiten
Paintal
has
just
one
expression
throughout.
Ranjeet,
Om
Katare
and
Tiku
Talsania
are
adequate.
On
the
whole,
Muskurake
Dekh
Zara
has
no
chances
absolutely.
Directed
by
-
Som
Shekar
Starring
-
Gashmeer
Mahajani,
Twinkle
Patel,
Sunil
Sabarwal,
Simran
Suri,
Chirag
Sethi,
Hiten
Paintal,
Tiku
Talsania
...
Story first published: Friday, April 23, 2010, 10:58 [IST]