Incidents
that
affect
a
common
man
in
a
metropolis
are
slowly
making
their
way
on
the
Hindi
screen.
In
Hulla,
it's
a
whistle
that
blows
things
out
of
proportion.
Who
would've
thought
of
making
a
film
on
an
uncanny
subject?
But
fresh
concepts
are
always
welcome...
Debutante
director
Jaideep
Varma
picks
up
a
story
you
can
identify
with,
especially
by
those
living
in
Mumbai.
And
the
humour
injected
in
the
narrative
makes
you
break
into
uncontrollable
laughter
at
times.
But
Jaideep
Varma,
the
director
is
letdown
by
Jaideep
Varma,
the
writer.
Here's
why!
After
setting
up
things
so
beautifully
in
the
first
hour,
you
expect
an
encore
in
the
second
hour.
But
it's
not
engaging
at
all.
In
fact,
it's
a
repetition
of
what
you've
watched
in
the
first
half.
The
story
stagnates
and
the
movie
hardly
moves.
Clearly,
the
writing
in
this
hour
lacks
meat.
In
a
nutshell,
Hulla
makes
you
whistle
intermittently,
not
after
having
watched
it
in
totality.
Raj
[Sushant
Singh],
an
aggressive
broker
in
a
broking
firm
and
Abha
[Kartikadevi
Rane],
a
marketing
professional
move
into
a
new
2-bedroom
flat
in
a
Mumbai
suburb.
Cracks
start
appearing
in
their
ideal
existence
when
Raj,
a
light
sleeper,
is
disturbed
by
noises
at
nights.
Finally,
one
night,
Raj
goes
down
to
investigate
and
discovers
that
it
is
the
night
watchman
blowing
the
whistle
periodically
in
the
night
to
scare
thieves
away.
Raj
scolds
the
watchman
and
forbids
him
from
making
any
further
noise,
but
the
Secretary
of
the
building
Janardhan
[Rajat
Kapoor]
insists
on
the
whistling
continuing
in
lieu
of
the
building
security.
An
issue
that
starts
out
lightly
and
amusingly
trivial
begins
to
escalate
to
take
the
shape
of
a
serious
problem
for
Raj.
Not
being
able
to
sleep
at
night
begins
to
take
a
serious
toll
on
him,
both
professionally
and
personally.
At
work,
he
becomes
edgy
and
his
usual
smart
sense
of
judgment
suffers.
At
home,
he
becomes
obsessed
with
any
loud
noises
in
the
environment.
Making
people
laugh
is
tough,
but
Hulla
makes
you
break
into
a
smile,
at
times
laughter,
even
guffaws
at
vital
points.
The
sheer
novelty
of
the
subject
and
its
execution
catches
you
unaware.
While
there's
consistency
in
terms
of
execution,
it's
the
written
material
that's
inconsistent.
The
Chief
Minister's
track
is
completely
unwarranted.
Also,
there's
not
much
clarity
as
to
how
Sushant
and
Rajat's
lives
move
from
bad
to
worse
in
the
finale.
A
simpler
way
to
conclude
the
story
would've
worked
wonders.
Jaideep
Varma
has
the
makings
of
a
fine
storyteller,
although
he
needs
to
brush
up
on
technique.
Also,
the
film
could've
done
with
better
production
values.
Paramvir
Singh's
cinematography
is
strictly
okay.
Both
Sushant
and
Rajat
enact
their
parts
convincingly.
It
helps
when
you
cast
such
competent
actors.
Kartikadevi
Rane
is
efficient.
Mandeep
Mazumdar
is
perfect.
Vrajesh
Hirjee
is
natural.
Darshan
Jariwala
throws
that
cold
look
most
convincingly.
The
actor
enacting
the
role
of
the
security
guard
is
excellent.
On
the
whole,
Hulla
has
an
entertaining
first
hour,
but
is
letdown
by
a
loose
second
half.
At
the
box-office,
it
caters
to
select
multiplexes
of
select
cities
only.
However,
for
the
producers,
it's
a
profitable
venture
since
the
shoe-string
budget
and
the
recovery
from
theatrical
and
non-theatrical
avenues
should
ensure
neat
profits.