This has often been said that Bollwood gets respire from the hit films of Hollywood, and most of the directors and the writers in Mumbai watch DVD's of the latest Hollywood flicks so that they can convert them into Desi settings to make a Hindi films. There seems to be a dearth of good writers in Bollywood, and the directors appear to become blind when they set out to make a film. They just make films whether they serve any purpose or not for them or for the audience. They have lost touch with today's viewers. So their movies are sheer waste of time and money. 'Tumse Milke Wrong Number' belongs to this kind of films.
Writer Sanjeev Puri seems to have seen many films like 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' from Hollywood and 'Kuchh To Hai' and 'Darna Mana Hai' from Bollywood. Director Jignesh M. Vaishnav is inspired from foreign cinema too. This is Jignesh's debut movie. If a director makes this kind of debut, God may help him. There have been many films of the genre where the young and happening teenagers play prank on each other, live happily and one day a tragedy changes them forever. We have seen successful films like 'Khel Khel Mein' and 'Khiladi' of the same genre, but 'Tumse Milke Wrong Number' stands nowhere near them.
The film has a group of youngsters, including Mahi (Richa Pallod), her friend (Rinku Ghosh), Karan (Pravin Dabbas) and Monty (Vrajesh Hirjee). Each of them has a different identity but their mischievous nature brings them together. If one is a fashion photographer, the other is a studious student. But their group enjoys making fool of others. They make blank calls to people and make fun of them. But this lasts until they happen to call Raj (Rakesh Bapat). Raj is not a commoner; he is clever enough to make out things. Instead of falling a prey, he places them at the receiving end. This makes Mahi's heart click and they fall in love instantly. Now, happy go lucky days of the five come to an end when Mahi's father (Benjamin Gilani) is murdered. No one knows who murdered him and with what motive. Friends try to help Mahi, but the killer goes on a rampage. Friends start looking at each other in suspicion. There is no place to hide and there is no one who can help these youngsters.
The film fails from the very point go. First, the title doesn't convey anything. 'Tumse Milke Wrong Number' looks like a comedy film, but there is hardly any moment that cam make you laugh during the film except few cheap takes of Vrajesh Hirjee. The film has a very poor script. Songs bang on viewers' head one after the other and the mood is almost set for a love story when suddenly one is reminded that it is not so and the director has intended to make it a thriller film. By interval nearly half a dozen songs have been sung without any reason or situation. After interval, the film deteriorates further. The chill of a thriller is never felt and the viewers make out as to what is going to happen next. The directors must learn that viewers cannot be fooled or taken for granted. The motive of the film is not clear in the first half and when it become clear though late there is no suspense left.
The film is a failure in each and every aspect. No department of the film gives an impressive performance. Actors and actresses are very raw. They fail to understand as to how they should react or emote in a certain situation. Except Rinku Ghosh in some scenes no one from the main lead leaves any impression in acting. The debutant director Jignesh has failed to create a blend of new faces and seasoned actors. He has taken Benjamin Gilani and Tinu Anand for that sake but both of them hardly find a scope to show their brilliance. Among new faces, Yash Tonk tries to justify his selection.
Rinku Ghosh comes second to him but she has a small role .The story is weak; the screenplay is worse and the direction ranks last. There should have been at least some logic behind making a film like this but here it is none. Some credit can be given to music score of the film but that too when it is listened to on the music system and not in the film because of their wrong placement. On the whole, the film has no chance to survive at the box office. If it runs even for a week in big cinema halls, the producers must thank their stars for that.
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| Reviewed By: Aish |
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