PM
Narendra
Modi
First
Day
Collection:
Vivek
Oberoi
|
Omung
Kumar
|
FilmiBeat
In
one
of
the
scenes
in
Omung
Kumar's
'PM
Narendra
Modi',
we
see
Vivek
Oberoi's
Modi
unfurling
the
national
flag
at
Lal
Chowk
and
chanelling
his
inner
Sunny
Deol
by
screaming
his
lungs
out.
Another
one
has
him
as
a
kid
feeding
his
tired
mother
while
eating
his
meal
as
some
dramatic
music
plays
in
the
background.
Well,
looking
out
for
subtlety
in
this
film
is
like
searching
for
a
needle
in
a
haystack.
Right
from
the
first
frame
till
the
last,
the
narrative
is
unidimensional.
To
begin
with
the
plot,
the
film
initially
gives
us
a
glimpse
of
Modi
as
an
'adarsh
balak' who
lends
a
helping
hand
to
his
father
in
selling
chai
wearing
a
jerkin
with
'Sabki
ki
chai,
modi
ki
chai.'
A
few
scenes
later,
we
even
see
him
rebuke
the
practice
of
dowry
during
a
theatre
act.
Highly
impressed
by
Dev
Anand's
character
Raju
Guide
from
the
film
'Guide',
Modi
sets
out
in
search
of
his
true
calling
and
embraces
sanyas
against
his
parents'
wishes.
Until
an
ascetic
with
whom
he
meditates
on
the
mountain
cliff
advises
him
to
go
back
to
his
people
to
serve
them.
He
soon
joins
RSS
and
sails
his
way
towards
the
Chief
Minister's
seat.
Be
it
the
accusation
of
turning
his
back
to
the
communal
riots
in
his
state
to
admonishing
a
corrupt
minister
in
his
cabinet,
the
man
is
every
bit
of
a
'desi
superhero'.
With
every
milestone
in
his
career,
the
man
gallops
his
way
towards
finally
becoming
the
Prime
Minister
of
the
nation.
Omung
Kumar
never
misses
a
chance
to
glorify
Modi
and
present
him
as
a
larger-than-life
hero.
But
when
it
comes
to
depiction
of
leaders
from
the
opposition,
they
are
reduced
to
mere
caricatures
to
induce
chuckles
from
the
audience.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
while
the
prosthetics
do
manage
to
do
some
magic
for
Vivek
when
it
comes
to
his
look,
the
actor
wobbles
when
it
comes
to
enacting
his
act.
Funnily,
his
accent
also
slips
at
places.
Barring
a
scene
or
two,
the
man
is
passable.
Zarina
Wahab
as
his
mother
manages
to
leave
a
mark.
The
film's
cinematography
does
have
some
shining
moments.
On
the
other
hand,
the
editing
scissors
needed
to
be
a
little
more
sharper.
The
music
of
the
film
is
passable.
Instead
of
giving
us
an
insight
into
the
inspirational
story
of
a
man,
Omung
Kumar
treats
us
to
a
one-toned
narrative
that
lacks
any
zing
and
ends
up
as
a
hagiography.
I
am
going
with
1.5
star.