<i>Rehguzar</i> - Movie Review
By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Friday,
November
17,
2006
What
may
sound
interesting
on
paper,
may
not
necessarily
look
as
appealing
on
celluloid.
That's
one
of
the
vital
reasons
why
Rehguzar
suffers.
Here's
another
reason,
but
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
its
content:
It
has
been
released
with
as
good
as
zilch
hype.
Obviously,
it
stands
no
chance
at
the
ticket
window!
Rehguzar depicts the life of laborers in the Middle East. The helpless labor class, which arrives from different countries to Gulf, dream of a rosy life there. But most of the expatriates have to work very hard to make their mark.
Engineer Rahul [Jimmy Shergill] comes to Dubai with dreams in his eyes. He falls in love with Neha [Saloni Aswani], the daughter of a rich Indian businessman [Rajiv Verma]. Rahul leaves his present job and tries his hand at various jobs. Finally, he gets a job in Rajiv Verma's firm, but he's unaware that he is Neha's father. How he wins, loses and eventually wins various battles of life, forms the crux of the story.
Rehguzar could've mirrored the hardships of life in Gulf convincingly. But director Faruq Masudi's execution of the subject is sub-standard and therefore, the drama fails to strike a chord. The film does boast of a few interesting sequences, but they aren't enough, frankly! Besides, the film moves at a lazy pace, which leads to boredom.
Aadesh Shrivastava's music is another sore point. The songs just don't work. Cinematography could've been better. The locales of Dubai haven't been captured dexterously by the lensman.
Jimmy Shergill pitches in an earnest performance. But no actor can rise beyond a lackluster script. Saloni is strictly okay. Vrajesh Hirjee and Rakesh Bedi contribute to the humorous moments. Rajiv Verma is as usual.
On the whole, Rehguzar is a poor show. At the box-office, it will prove to be an also-ran!
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