Copy of copy of copy

Siskiyaan

Director: Ashwini Chowdhary
Cast: Neha Dhupia, Sachin Khedekar, Sonu Sood

3/10

Everyone knew about the inspired bit in Daansh, though director Kanika Verma refused to openly credit it to Roman Polanski’s film, Death And The Maiden. Still, she managed to walk away with a fair degree of critical praise. That’s because one hadn’t seen Siskiyaan till then. And not every critic had seen Death And The Maiden, either. That allowed Verma to bask in unexposed glory for three or so odd weeks.

But her insecurity was obvious from the way she was hissing at Ashwini Chowdhary, saying his Siskiyaan, copied from her film, had destroyed the prospects of her film.

Siskiyaan, a scene-by-scene action replay of Daansh, proves that Daansh was a scene-by-scene replay of some other film, too. After the release of Siskiyaan, there’s little left for any critic to say. Both the filmmakers have perfectly exposed themselves. If there’s still anything good to say about Verma’s film, it’s that it was at least better situationalised and cast than Siskiyaan. Neha and Sachin in Siskiyaan do not at any point reach the acting level of Sonali Kulkarni and Kay Kay in Daansh. Nothing more needs to be said. Verma and Chowdhary have said everything about each other and by their “inspired” films caused themselves more embarrassment than any criticism can.

Deepali Singh

No nothing

kasak

Director: Rajiv Babbar
Cast: Lucky Ali, Meera, Mukesh Tiwari, Puneet Issar

2.5/10

Don’t write off Lucky as a bad singer for God’s sake. Or get ready to suffer films like Kasak. Lucky is any day a better singer than actor and some M.M. Kreem numbers, here, are quite good. But this Rajiv Babbar venture is completely without direction ' no plot, no script, no nothing. Meera is atrocious as an actress, “shogging” (shocking, as she says it) dialogue delivery, and more loud than sexy.

The film goes talk-talk, sing-sing. Lucky first talks to his coma-ridden mother and also sings, then talks to a coma patient who gives him Rs 1 crore after waking up, so he sings. Then he talks to Meera and sings again. Suddenly Meera wants the crore and not Lucky anymore, so he sings a sad song. Lucky, old and haggard, still wants Meera who’s having the time of her life with anybody who shows her the cash. And finally, Lucky smartens up, from a male nurse to an industrialist, to teach her a lesson. Thank God, the film ends right there. Lucky us!

Madhuparna Das

Third-degree torture

sauda

Director: Jaiprakash
Cast: Sanjay Kapoor, Suman Ranganath, Preeti Jhangiani, Aryan Vaid

1/10

Sanjay Kapoor: Mr Producer, I want work. Producer: Where are your bros'

Sanjay Kapoor: One is busy making Chocolate, and for the other, it’s No-Entry for me.

Producer: What exactly are you looking for'

Sanjay Kapoor: A good deal.

Producer: I was thinking on those lines myself. Well, I’ll take Aryan Vaid.

Sanjay Kapoor: Him' That’s an indecent proposal!

Producer: Idea! Sauda! You agree to working with Aryan and I will make an Indecent Proposal remake with a Sati Savitri twist.

Sanjay Kapoor: Who else'

Producer: Suman Ranganath and Preeti Jhang Jhiang Jong, both sizzlers.

Sanjay Kapoor: But they can’t act to save their lives.

Producer: Nor can you.

Sanjay Kapoor: Okay, it’s a deal.

And so, Sauda was born. A two-and-a-half-hour long third-degree torture.

Pallabi Biswas