By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Friday,
May
11,
2007
The
trend
of
narrating
multiple
stories
in
Hindi
films
continues.
Salaam-E-Eshq,
Honeymoon
Travels
Pvt.
Ltd.,
Just
Married:
marriage
was
only
the
beginning
and
Life
Mein
Kabhie
Kabhiee,
all
2007
films,
tackled
multiple
stories
in
those
2.30/3.30
hours.
Metro
charters
a
new
path
because
the
multiple
stories
run
concurrently.
Also,
the
characters
are,
in
some
way,
linked
with
each
other.
With
Metro,
director
Anurag
Basu
proves
for
the
third
time
[after
Murder
and
Gangster]
that
he's
an
incredible
storyteller.
The
complexities
in
relationships,
the
shortcuts
one
adopts
in
life
to
attain
the
goals
and
the
corrosion
of
ethics
and
values
have
been
depicted
most
convincingly.
Yet,
Metro
is
no
landmark
film.
It
doesn't
sweep
you
off
your
feet...
If
Anurag
Basu,
the
director,
deserves
brownie
points
as
a
storyteller,
Anurag
Basu,
the
writer,
is
just
not
in
terrific
form
this
time
around.
Reason:
The
culmination
of
a
few
stories,
besides
the
unique
concept
of
using
the
'Metro
Band'
in
every
song,
prevent
the
film
from
reaching
dizzy
heights.
Rahul
[Sharman
Joshi]
works
as
a
call
centre
executive
in
Mumbai.
He
silently
loves
his
colleague
Neha
[Kangna
Ranaut].
A
smart
young
woman
who
has
climbed
the
ladder
in
a
very
short
time.
And
hard
work
is
not
her
only
secret.
Because
her
boss,
Ranjeet
[Kay
Kay
Menon],
loves
her
and
is
willing
to
shower
her
with
gifts
and
opportunities...
only
if
she
is
willing.
In
his
30s,
Ranjeet
is
married
to
Shikha
[Shilpa
Shetty]
with
a
6-year-old
daughter.
They
had
decided
that
she
should
stay
back
at
home
and
take
care
of
the
house
and
the
kid.
Ranjeet
ventured
out
on
his
quest
for
money
and
success...
and
forgot
his
family
somewhere
on
the
way.
And
bitterness
and
boredom
crept
into
their
relationship.
Soon
he
found
solace
and
a
fresh
lease
of
life
in
Neha.
Neglected
by
an
indifferent
husband
and
bogged
down
by
family
chores,
Shikha
is
soon
attracted
to
Akash
[Shiny
Ahuja],
a
struggling
theatre
artist
whose
wife
divorces
him
because
she
cannot
stand
his
failures
anymore.
Akash
and
Shikha's
love
blossoms
and
she
almost
crosses
her
limits.
Amol
[Dharmendra]
is
a
70-year-old
man
who
returns
to
India
after
40
years.
To
spend
the
last
few
years
of
his
life
with
his
first
love,
Vaijanti
[Nafisa
Ali].
The
lady
lives
in
an
old-age
home
and
is
Shikha's
aunt
who
gives
moral
strength
to
Shikha.
Shikha's
sister
and
Neha's
room-mate,
Shruti
[Konkona
Sen
Sharma],
works
at
'Radio
Mirchi'.
In
her
30s
and
still
a
virgin,
she's
desperate
to
get
married.
She
is
dreamy
eyed
about
her
RJ,
Wishy
K
[Gautam
Kapoor].
She
also
meets
Debu
[Irrfan
Khan]
through
a
matrimonial
site.
She
hates
him.
But
Debu
doesn't.
Now
let's
have
a
microscopic
view
of
what
works
and
what
doesn't...