Samir
Karnik
completes
his
trilogy.
Nanhe
Jaisalmer
was
about
dreams,
Heroes
was
about
pride
and
Vaada
Raha
is
about
hope.
The
commonality
in
all
three
films,
besides
Bobby
Deol
and
child
star
Dwij
Yadav,
is
the
emotional
quotient.
Vaada
Raha,
inspired
by
a
Russian
fable,
is
about
the
bond
between
two
patients
-
a
grown
up
man
and
a
kid,
respectively.
An
interesting
thought,
nonetheless.
But
there's
a
hitch.
The
writing
isn't
too
convincing
and
what
actually
dilutes
the
effort
is
that
it
tends
to
stagnate
at
places.
More
on
that
later!
What
does
stand
tall
in
Vaada
Raha
is
Bobby
Deol's
super
performance.
This
is
his
most
accomplished
work
to
date!
Duke's
[Bobby
Deol]
life
can
be
called
gratifying.
Professionally,
he
is
a
successful
doctor,
personally
an
ardent
lover
and
parent
to
a
doting
dog.
Duke
loves
Nalini
[Kangana
Ranaut]
and
they
plan
to
marry
soon.
A
sudden
turn
of
fate
ends
Duke's
perfect
world.
He
is
paralyzed
neck
down,
after
an
accident.
Nalini
leaves
him.
He
becomes
bitter
and
angry
at
himself.
Duke
hates
his
conditions
so
much
that
he
wishes
he
had
died
instead
of
living
in
a
condition
which
is
worse.
He
loses
hope.
Roshan
[Dwij
Yadav],
a
young
boy,
enters
his
life.
Duke
hates
Roshan
in
the
first
few
meetings,
but
Roshan
wins
over
his
heart.
Roshan
boosts
his
morale
and
motivates
him.
In
time,
Duke
gains
sensation
first
in
his
hands
and
then
in
his
legs.
One
fine
day,
the
doctor
tries
to
make
him
walk
with
the
help
of
crutches.
But
a
shock
awaits
him.
Samir
Karnik's
forte
has
been
emotions
and
Vaada
Raha
displays
his
prowess
yet
again,
but
the
writing
bogs
him
down.
For
instance,
Kangna
walks
out
of
Bobby
-
in
fact
deserts
him
-
soon
after
he
meets
with
an
accident.
Forget
standing
by
him,
she
decides
against
visiting
him
in
the
hospital,
which
appears
very,
very
strange.
That
seems
hard
to
believe!
Another
weird
aspect
is
the
culmination
to
the
story,
when
Bobby
is
back
on
his
toes
and
he's
shown
married
to
Kangna.
Ideally,
Bobby
should've
dumped
Kangna
for
discarding
him
when
he
needed
her
the
most.
Also,
Dwij
gives
hope
to
Bobby
all
through,
but
the
lines/dialogues
he's
asked
to
deliver
look
weird
when
a
kid
mouths
them.
For,
Dwij
talks
like
a
wise
old
man
who
has
seen
the
world.
Despite
the
faulty
script,
Samir
Karnik's
handling
of
a
few
sequences
is
commendable.
Binod
Pradhan's
cinematography
is
top
notch.
Music
is
a
letdown.
Vaada
Raha
belongs
to
Bobby
Deol.
He's
excellent.
Kangana
Ranaut
is
wasted.
Dwij
does
very
well.
Mohnish
Bhl
is
alright.
Sharat
Saxena
and
Vivek
Shauq
are
wasted.
Prateeksha
Lonkar
acts
well.
On
the
whole,
Vaada
Raha
stands
on
a
faulty
script.
Besides,
the
lack
of
hype
will
make
the
effort
go
unnoticed.
Story first published: Friday, September 11, 2009, 15:14 [IST]