Black Monkey steals the show

Movie review-Delhi6

While driving back home from a surgeon in some part of New York, he [Abhisheik Bachchan] agrees to take his ailing grandma [ Waheeda Rehman] back to the place of her Origin-Chandani chowk. The yo mama kid [junior Bachchan] had never been to Delhi, and having arrived here he takes time to adjust the hustle-bustle of the chandani chowk, the crowd, the jalebi, the over-the-top emotional play, spilling love and fetish for American culture. He Likes the Ramleela commotion and is impressed by the bonded by blood relation, but hates the judicial system and an anonymous black monkey, responsible for creating havoc in the red-fort city in equal measures.

She [Sonam Kapoor] is a chirpy, in-your-face small town girl busy getting her video shoot done in order to clinch the coveted title of Indian idol. Abhishiek falls for her love for life mantra, her bubbly smile and her charming appearance. Well, Sonam makes him feel that she is hot he is not! Things are good so far till the black monkey raises its bar and creates more ruckuses, leading to communal riots, maramari, blame game, violence. The Message is loud and out, we Indians are good people with our faiths, our emotions, our culture and love, but we are capable enough of turning ourselves into hyper reactive, tamashebaaz, pushing all the good attribute under the carpet in the name of God when the situation get worse. And indulge in emotional atyachaar.

Delhi 6 has some captivating moments and some fabulous hard hitting lines. Without being offensive and offending, the BLACK MONKEY concept works [no it’s not Symond-Bhajji altercation.] What does not work, is the treatment of the movie which seems like some excellent concepts broken into jigsaw puzzle pieces. And the director finds it even more difficult to place them back in order to create a nice meaningful picture. Here, the pieces look good but they somehow don’t shape proper coherent product in the end. Delhi6 talks about some genuine concern of our society and the problem that we with our over the top emotions, are capable of leading to more dilemma and chaos. There are certain issues you can not afford to touch and flinch. Delhi6 does that mistake; it touches a sensitive nerve and then flinches.

Delhi6 holds your attention especially, in the first half, thanks to the excellent and experimental camera movements, easy flow and peppy desi music. As far as acting is concerned, this is easily one of the best by Abhishek Bachchan. He simply flows with the character. There isn’t much to talk about Sonam’s character, but this girl promises to deliver. She smiles, dances and speaks her lines aptly. Waheeda Rehman is as graceful as she is effective.

Overall, Delhi six is good. You must watch this movie only if you are patient enough to develop a palate for hatke cinema.

Rating – 3/5 ***