Most
people
would
go
to
see
No
Smoking
especially
since
it"s
made
by
Anurag
Kashyap
who
is
known
for
his
intelligent
film
making
.
The
director
might
have
made
the
film
to
make
people
aware
of
the
dangers
of
smoking
but
the
problem
is
the
movie
is
too
abstract
to
get
the
message
across
successfully.
K
(John
Abraham)
is
a
chain
smoker
and
an
arrogant
man
who
likes
to
have
his
way,
come
what
may.
The
detoraiting
relations
with
his
wife
Anjali
(Ayesha
Takia)
is
not
enough
for
him
to
do
away
with
the
cancer
stick.
Enter
his
weirdo
friend,
Ranvir
Shorey,
a
big
time
smoker
turned
non
smoker
who
recommends
a
rehabilitation
center
to
get
rid
of
this
bad
habit.
The
place
where
he
sends
him
to,
is
run
by
some
strange
Guruji
(Paresh
Rawal)
with
his
bevy
of
followers
and
appears
even
queerer.
The
ride
which
follows
is
too
vague
and
it
kind
of
confuses
the
viewer
as
to
what
actually
is
going
on.
Even
till
the
end
it
is
actually
difficult
to
comprehend
what
the
director
actually
intended
to
show.
John
Abraham
suits
the
confused
character
in
the
confusing
film.
The
bubbly
Ayesha
Takia
plays
a
character
elder
than
her
age
and
tries
to
pull
it
off.
In
between,
her
appearance
as
John"s
secretary
was
a
little
strange
though
(but
then
most
things
about
this
film
is
quite
strange).
Ranvir
Shorey
too
suits
his
weird
character
and
so
does
Paresh
Rawal.
The
film
is
full
of
other
strange
characters
(which
includes
John's
brother
who
is
named
J!)
as
well
which
only
adds
up
to
the
confusion.
Cinematography
by
Rajeev
Ravi
is
good
and
some
shots
are
as
good
as
any
European
movie.
Model
Jesse
Randhawa
does
an
unique
act
with
“Jab
bhi
cigarette
peeta
hoon",
but
Bipasha"s
item
number
'Phook
De" is
a
dampener
,
leave
alone
reports
of
it
being
equated
or
bettering
'Beedi
Jalaile."
The
biggest
problem
with
No
Smoking
is
the
absence
of
a
concrete
story
line
and
its
failure
to
get
its
message
across
clearly.
For
this
very
reason,
it"s
likely
that
the
film
will
not
appeal
to
majority
viewers.