Partho
Ghosh
has
made
some
interesting
movies
in
the
past.
100
Days,
Agni
Sakshi
and
Dalaal
are
three
films
I
recollect
instantly.
But
his
new
film
Ek
Second...
Jo
Zindagi
Badal
De
makes
you
squirm
in
your
seat.
Films
like
100
Days
and
Agni
Sakshi
specifically
have
recall
value
only
because
they
had
the
courage
to
narrate
interesting
stories
on
celluloid.
Ek
Second...
Jo
Zindagi
Badal
De
has
an
interesting
thought,
but
is
saddled
with
a
lousy
screenplay,
while
Partho's
execution
of
the
material
is
archaic.
Inspired
by
the
Gwyneth
Paltrow
starrer
Sliding
Doors
(1998),
Ek
Second...
Jo
Zindagi
Badal
De
just
doesn't
work!
Ek
Second...
Jo
Zindagi
Badal
De
tells
the
story
of
a
couple
-
Moammar
Rana,
an
author
and
Manisha
Koirala,
his
beloved.
Moammar
is
a
casanova,
who
two
times
Manisha
with
Nikita
Anand,
who,
we
are
told,
was
his
first
girlfriend.
What
happens
when
Manisha
misses
a
train
by
a
fraction
of
a
second?
Two
stories
-
the
first
involving
Moammar,
Manisha
and
Nikita
and
the
second
involving
Jackie,
Manisha
and
Roza
-
run
concurrently
thereafter.
Nothing
works
in
this
film,
except,
to
some
extent,
the
musical
score,
which
is
also
strictly
okay.
Despite
experienced
names,
the
performances
of
actors
are
below
ordinary.
Manisha
has
lost
the
charm.
Jackie
looks
completely
lost.
Pakistani
actor
Moammar
Rana,
seen
earlier
in
Dobara
in
a
brief
role,
comes
up
with
standard
expressions.
Nikita
Anand
exposes
her
curves
uninhibitedly
and
is
quite
effective.
Roza
sizzles
in
the
dance
number,
but
has
no
acting
talent.
Suniel
is
awkward.
On
the
whole,
Ek
Second...
Jo
Zindagi
Badal
De
is
a
poor
show.
Director:
Partho
Ghosh
Cast:
Jackie
Shroff,
Manisha
Koirala,
Nikita
Anand,
Muammar
Rana,
Rozza
Catalano,
Agastyaa
Singh,
Hanbir
Malik
Story first published: Friday, June 11, 2010, 17:18 [IST]