#MOVIEREVIEW – #RANGOON – (2017)

Today we are here review of Vishal Bhardwaj’s much ambitious and talked about movie ‘RANGOON (2017)’. Set in the era of 1940s, the time of Second World War & Quit India Movement against Britishers. Rangoon is starred by Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan in lead roles.

PLOT:

As already said, set in 1940s, the movie starts with Roosi or Mr. Billimoria (Saif Ali Khan), a former Action star & now a producer, who is the man behind the orphan Julia (Kangana Ranaut) to made her the popular action star              Ms. Julia. Being a married man, Roosi loves Julia and she on the other hand desires, slightly insecure on becoming Mrs. Billimoria at the earliest.

After Roosi’s promise to General Hardings for Julia’s performances for English Army men in Burma, her journey to Burma (Rangoon) started. Due to an attack of Japenese forces, Julia gets stuck with Jamadar Nawab Malik (Shahid Kapoor), a soldier of British Army, once prisoner of war with Japanese forces, now assigned as a bodyguard to her in the mysterious forests of Arunachal Pradesh.

During their journey in the jungle, Julia and Nawab got attracted towards each other and yes here is a love triangle in the War zone movie. However, Nawab Malik has also a huge secret with him to hide and with whom Julia will be in the end is all which is in the movie.

ANALYSIS:

Rangoon has been the ambitious project of Vishal Bhardwaj. Rangoon has many aspects in it, be it Second World War, Love triangle, Indian freedom struggle, Indian National Army of Subash Chander Bose and also poetic symbolism but overall he fails to made impact and so much angles made the movie messy.

In the beginning, General Hardings’ Urdu Shayari in British accent creates some humour but his repetition of the same through the movie is highly irritating.

Julia’s strong character in the movie is a real treat to watch be it reel life                Ms. Julia, an action star or be her off screen character. Julia’s conversation with a Japanese soldier without understanding his language is marvellous.

The romantic angle between Julia and Nawab seems hurried or forced looked more like a immodest encounter than love. There seems no chemistry between the two even. However, the dialogues in the movie are good as always from Bhardwaj’s films.

Bhardwaj’s Rangoon is perfect for its visuals through cinematography. The recreation of the era of 1940s is the perfect. Lighting and production design is fabulous. The recreation of war stricken areas is spot on, such as half burnt and broken church where Julia and Nawab take refuge in. Costumes too are well designed as per the era.  

The pace of the movie is too slow throughout, the movie is also a bit long and a long climax is a setback also. However, the music of the movie complements well to its situations.

WHAT’S GOOD:

Visually spot on and the perfect recreation of second world war era. Kangana Ranaut’s Julia is also a treat to watch.

UNINTERESTING:

Vishal Bhardwaj’s trying too much in one go ruined the concept of the movie.

STAR PERFORMANCES:-

Kangana Ranaut as Julia is a treat to watch. She pulls out Julia’s braveheart nature, insecurities in life, fearless loving quite comfortably.

Saif Ali Khan as Roosi fails to impress the audiences. His character is also the weakest of all.

Shahid Kapoor as Jamadar Nawab Malik does a good job as a soldier.

FINAL WORDS:

It is not a class film of Vishal Bhardwaj. Lengthy and forced somewhere, its a puzzled mixture of war-love-freedom struggle.

My ratings for this movie is 2.2 out of 5 stars.

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