Bombairiya
Movie
Review
:
Radhika
Apte|
Siddhanth
Kapoor|
Pia
Sukanya
|
FilmiBeat
In
a
scene
from
Bombairiya,
Meghna
(Radhika
Apte)
asks
Abhishek
(Akshay
Oberoi)
if
he
thinks
of
himself
as
Captain
America
who
has
set
out
to
save
the
city.
Well
folks,
you
really
need
to
be
a
superhero
to
keep
up
with
the
pace
to
gather
your
thoughts
while
watching
what's
being
unravelled
on
the
big
screen
after
a
point.
Bombairiya
begins
with
a
jigsaw-sort
of
a
narrative
where
an
old
man
hiding
in
a
shanty
is
shot
dead.
We
are
then
introduced
to
Meghna
(Radhika
Apte)
whose
cell
phone
gets
stolen
by
a
biker
(Siddhanth
Kapoor)
when
she
tries
to
intervene
in
and
stop
him
from
picking
up
a
fight
with
Abhishek
(Akshay
Oberoi)
in
the
midst
of
a
road.
Soon
we
learn
that
she's
a
PR
agent
of
a
hotshot
film
actor
Karan
Kapoor
(Ravi
Kishen)
who
is
away
sipping
on
a
single
malt
on
a
swan-shaped
paddle
boat
at
Film
City.
Amidst
this
chaos,
there's
also
a
politician
in
custody
(Adil
Hussain)
who
is
after
a
'package'.
The
rest
of
the
plot
revolves
around
this
comedy
of
errors
which
ultimately
has
a
larger
purpose
in
store
in
the
climax.
Director
Pia
Sukanya
tries
to
pack
in
many
flavours
in
her
story
but
alas,
it
falls
short
of
being
an
enjoyable
fare.
The
non-linear
narrative
adds
more
to
the
confusion
with
its
hurried
pace.
As
minutes
pass
by,
the
suspense
weans
out
and
the
story-telling
leaves
you
exhausted.
You
really
wish
that
the
characters
come
up
with
a
logical
conclusion
towards
the
end
in
this
dark
comedy.
Speaking
about
the
characters,
Radhika
Apte
shines
in
few
moments
but
they
don't
last.
Perhaps,
it's
because
monotomy
seeps
in
after
a
while
when
it
comes
to
her
portrayal
of
Meghna.
Akshay
Oberoi
barely
makes
it
to
the
shore
with
his
sugary
act.
Siddhant
Kapoor
as
the
delivery
boy
is
passable.
Adil
Hussain
tries
to
add
some
gravitas
to
the
narrative
but
succeeds
only
in
parts.
Shilpa
Shukla
puts
up
a
decent
job.
On
the
other
hand,
Ravi
Kishan
is
fun
to
watch
but
suffers
from
less
screen
time.
Aayushi
Lahiri's
editing
could
have
been
a
little
more
tauter.
Karthik
Ganesh's
cinematography
captures
the
essence
of
Mumbai
quite
brilliantly.
Bombairiya
doesn't
have
much
scope
for
music.
In
a
nutshell,
Bombay
may
be
your
'jaan' but
Pia
Sukanya's
Bombairiya
falters
when
it
comes
to
giving
this
city
its
heartbeat
in
her
story.
I
am
going
with
2.5
stars.