Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Jhoota Hi Sahi: Lacks the vital element of emotional engagement

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Judging by the number of names of lesser known philosophers touted Jhoota Hi Sahiaround, you’d have expected the characters in "Jhootha Hi Sahi" to be a tad more realistic and matured. Instead most of the characters are conveniently written to pack in as much quasi pop philosophy as possible in two and a half hours. John Abraham is Sid, who runs a second hand book shop with his friends Omar (Raghu Ram) and Amit (Omar Khan). Thanks to a misprint on a suicide helpline number, Sid begins receiving calls on his home phone from people about to commit suicide. The chance connection results in Sid talking to Mishka (Pakhi) and they develop a strong bond.

Mishka coincidentally drops in to Sid’s bookshop, the next day and soon enough Sid fall in love. But complications are created by the existence of Mishka’s ex-flame (played by R Madhavan in a sketchily written role), Sid’s girlfriend, Krutika (Manasi Scott) and the fact that Sid has been cooking up fantastical stories about his life to keep Mishka upbeat about life on the phone.

The film has a few cute as well as hilarious moments but is terribly slow in its build up and is not cinematically engaging. A R Rahman’s music is decidedly below par and only helps jar matters further. Performances wise, there isn’t even a single one that stands out. At one point in time, Sid refers to a sketch made by Mishka as a painting. The film suffers from a similar flaw.

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