A
thought
often
crosses
my
mind
while
watching
some
films.
Do
people
involved
in
those
films
actually
know
what
they're
making?
This
thought
crossed
my
mind
not
once,
twice
or
thrice,
but
several
times
while
watching
Impatient
Vivek.
One
wonders
what
this
film
is
all
about.
Is
it
a
love
story?
Or
is
it
about
a
dysfunctional
family's
quarrels?
Is
it
meant
to
make
you
laugh?
Sadly,
in
this
film
the
laughs
are
hard
to
come
by.
To
be
honest,
I
didn't
quite
understand
what
this
film
was
trying
to
say
in
the
first
place.
Assorted
characters
and
various
plots
have
been
mixed
and
merged
to
make
a
2-hour
fare,
which,
sadly,
leaves
you
feeling
exasperated
at
its
conclusion.
Vivek
[Vivek
Sudershan],
who
people
fondly
call
IV,
falls
hopelessly
in
love
with
Shruti
[Sayali
Bhagat]
at
the
scenic
locales
of
Goa.
After
a
cold
response
from
her,
the
dejected
IV
returns
to
his
hometown
in
Rajasthan
and
two
years
later,
fate
knocks
on
his
doors
as
he
accidentally
bumps
into
her.
Dejected
after
knowing
that
she
is
already
engaged,
a
spurned
lover
in
Vivek
decides
to
take
over.
He
kidnaps
Shruti.
Her
family
makes
desperate
attempts
to
trace
her.
In
the
end,
all's
well
that
ends
well.
Director
Rahat
Kazmi,
who
is
also
credited
with
the
script
of
the
film,
attempts
to
incorporate
just
about
everything
in
those
two
hours.
But
it
comes
across
as
a
poor
assemblage
of
sequences,
instead
of
a
coherent
plot
that
keeps
you
hooked
in
the
proceedings.
The
film
jumps
from
one
track
to
another,
offers
no
explanations
absolutely
and
to
top
it
all,
the
songs
show
up
like
unwanted
guests.
If
that's
not
enough,
there're
sequences
that
make
you
cringe
in
your
seat.
The
massage
sequence
at
the
start
and
the
entire
sequence
when
Sayali
hits
Vivek
on
his
crotch
and
he
rubs
ice
on
it…
sequences
such
as
these
are
an
embarrassment.
What
kind
of
humour
is
this?
Saddled
with
a
shoddy
screenplay,
there's
precious
little
the
director
can
do
to
salvage
the
situation.
The
sole
factor
that
catches
your
attention
is
its
music,
with
a
couple
of
hummable
songs
that
are
easy
on
the
ears.
But
the
placement
of
most
songs
is
imperfect.
Cinematography
[M.
Sethuraman]
is
alright.
Vivek
Sudershan,
who
enacts
the
title
role,
lacks
the
looks
and
charisma
to
carry
off
the
lead
part.
Even
otherwise
the
script
offers
him
no
scope
to
act.
Sayali
Bhagat
looks
pretty,
that's
it.
The
actor
enacting
the
role
of
Sayali's
step-brother
does
well.
Muni
Jha
is
wasted.
Hrishikesh
Joshi
is
strictly
okay.
Charu
Asopa
and
Prateek
try
hard
to
act.
On
the
whole,
one
needs
loads
of
patience
to
sit
through
Impatient
Vivek.
Director:
Rahat
Kazmi
Cast:
Vivek
Sudarshan,
Sayali
Bhagat,
Hrishikesh
Joshi,
Charu
Asopa,
Rounaog
Ahuja,
Muni
Jha,
Pratik
Dixit
Movie
Rating:
Story first published: Friday, January 7, 2011, 14:53 [IST]