Finding Fanny (2014) [Movie Review]



Dir: Homi Adajania
Starring: Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Kapoor
Dur: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Drama
Rating: 2/10

When the film was released back in 2014, on reading the review I had put it down in my list of films that ought to be watched. Sometime ago, one of my friends on facebook posted that the film is great and must be watched by all Goans. This reminded me of my list and I began trying to get my hands on a copy of the film. I was excited when I did so. One fine day, I set aside time to watch this film… I don’t know where to start. Simply put, IT WAS A DISGRACE AND AN UTTER WASTE OF TIME! You think I’m upset? I’m furious! Not only because of the time I wasted searching for the film and watching it but I’m also upset at all those who promoted the film as something worthwhile. Some may find it so but I don’t, period.

The story made absolutely no sense to me. It started well in a typical Goan village but then slid into humbug storytelling. Wikipedia defines it as a “satirical road comedy film”, I define it as “a brainless waste of time, money and every other resource utilized, satire included”. I fail to see how in any way, any Goan ought to feel affiliated or proud about the film. If it is because of the story then it’s a pathetic show of Goan culture and lifestyle; if it is because of the setting, then again there is hardly anything to feel proud about because they show nothing that is truly authentic. In fact, Singham shows you much more and does it in a better fashion. One priest is featured in the film but he is shown as such a miserable creature. At first he seems like a tiatrist and later as a lame pushover. The only thing I liked about the film was its theme – love. That is perhaps the only thing worthy of making any of us Goans proud. It shows how we love and care for one another even those we don’t know or don’t like too much. And for a change we are not depicted as drunkards and people of loose character.

My favourite scene in the whole film, and it comes twice, is when a young sour-faced boy shows Arjun Kapoor his middle finger. For me, that is the best expression for this film. I think this film deserves a big middle-finger for a rating. Now you know what I think of it. If you still want to go ahead and see it, I am no one to stop you.

(P.S. After reading this don’t even bother googling this film. You will only be losing time and contributing to Google’s profit.)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Great Grand Masti 2 (2016) (Movie Review)

Image
Dir: Indra Kumar Starring: Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Urvashi Rautela Dur: 2 hrs 10 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: 1/10 Comment: The jokes, gestures and costumes are sexually suggestive. An absolute waste of time. “What an opening line”, you might think. But to say otherwise would be an absolute lie. This film is in fact, a great grand waste of time. It’s horrible whichever way you look at it. The story is weak and thrives on cheap thrills and sorry jokes. The actresses are no doubt eye-catching but the rest is all a blur. The comedy is in fact tragedy and the film attempts to play on the basest desires of man. It’s unbelievable that actors like Riteish and Vivek would do such a film. I am not a big fan of bollywood but I still feel bad when I see bollywood making films like these. All of a sudden, I see that sex is being propagated through Indian cinema. The views of sex are changing and filmmakers and actors are not hesitating to take on unconvent
Read more

The Challenge of Mercy

Image
Pope Francis has declared this as the year of mercy, and up until now plenty of reflections have been preached and published on mercy. Perhaps each of us too have made our own reflection on the theme of mercy. Since the inauguration of the year, my mind has often reverted to this theme. Every night when I make an examination of conscience, I evaluate myself: my thoughts, words and deeds vis-à-vis mercy. I realize that I am not merciful most of the time and that I resort to do what benefits me over the merciful thing. Pope Francis realized that the Church needed to revisit the theme of mercy; to reflect upon it and put it into practice. Mercy is at the heart of the Gospel. Jesus is the personified revelator of the Father’s mercy. Through his words and deeds he suffused the scent of mercy. His teachings on mercy are appreciated and continue to inspire people even today. The Church itself was founded on mercy: Christ became the expiation for our sins (1 Jn 4:10; Heb 2:17). He for
Read more

Andadhun (2018) [Movie Review]

Image
Dir: Sriram Raghavan Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Tabu Dur: 2 hrs 18 mins Genre: Black Comedy Crime Thriller Rating: 3/10 I watched this film on good recommendations. It was hailed as one of the best films of 2018. The mystery surrounding the film went well with the mystery that was actually the film itself. I learnt a hard lesson after watching this film and that is not to go by what other’s say about a film. Given Bollywood’s film making standards, I should not have been surprised. Yet, I found myself pleasantly surprised at the end product. Andadhun tells a complex tale of blindness in a world that is not blind even though it appears so. Confused? Well then, watching the film is not going to make it any better. This film is a classical example of postmodern film-making. It is replete with ample plot twists that don’t allow you to settle into its tricky narrative. Just when you think you have it all figured out, a new twist emerges and challe
Read more