Let
the
chase
begin.
The
opening
chase
which
lasts
approximately
ten
minutes
is
among
the
best
slickness-on-skids
situation
styled
for
a
Hindi
film.
And
full
marks
to
the
people
behind
it.
But
soon
after
this
pulse-racing
start
our
hero,
who
also
happens
to
be
the
film's
producer,
slips
into
a
coma.
Er...and
so
does
the
film!!!
Never
quite
sure
of
whether
it
wants
to
be
a
slick
thriller
or
an
espionage
adventure
saga
the
narrative
just
collapses
in
a
heap
of
ineptly
conceived
situations
about
corrupt
officials
and
honest
investigators.
The
outer-limit
of
ludicrousness
is
the
nurse,
played
by
the
pretty
Udita
Goswami,
in
the
shortest
of
skirts
trying
to
bring
alive
the
comatose
hero
by
slithering
and
sliding
all
over
his
inert
body.
Wish
someone
would
do
a
seductive
dance
over
the
narration.
Chase
never
quite
overcomes
the
cheesy
impulse,
moving
from
one
absurd
episode
to
another,
not
quite
the
pacy
thriller
that
one
would
think
the
introductory
chase
would
lead
us
into.
To
his
credit
Jagmohan
Mundhra
films
some
of
the
later
stunts
with
some
style.
However
the
overall
impression
is
that
of
a
tired
fugitive
giving
his
shadow
the
chase.
The
performances
are
uniformly
amateurish.
The
cast
includes
the
legendary
Shammi
Kapoor's
son
Aditya
Raj
Kapoor
playing
the
kind
of
shady
tycoon
that
went
out
of
style
with
the
action-dramas
of
Rajiv
Rai.
Here's
a
film
that
has
plenty
of
skidding
wheels
and
is
constantly
on
the
movie.
But
it
still
fails
to
move
us.
Except
out
of
our
seats
hastily
towards
the
nearest
exit
for
some
fresh
air.
Speaking
of
the
great
outdoors
there's
a
romantic
song,
totally
out
of
place,
shot
picturesquely
in
Kashmir.
Wish
the
rest
of
the
over-edited
film
also
had
some
breathing
place.
Story first published: Monday, May 3, 2010, 12:39 [IST]