Veer

Cliche galore. Check. Overt melodrama. Check. Chest-thumping heroism. Check. Colorful loud dialogues. Check. Lame script. Check. Yet, Veer is a fun watch. Its a Salman Khan film all the way, and the man shines so bright in the tailor-made role that nobody but Mithun Chakraborty is visible in most of the scenes. Sallu is the next Telugu hero at Bollywood after Sunny. Period. There are 2 factors which might have influenced my opinion on the film. First, I watched the film in Bhopal among (presumably) Sallu fans and the atmosphere was electric. Its indeed a pleasure to watch a kick-ass film in such a setup. Secondly, I had read some reviews before and they were not very favorable, to say the least. So, I went with very low expectation. The film basically is a dated love drama which is done to death in Bollywood, but in a grand scale. Technially, the film is topnotch, with only the sound department lagging behind. (Look what Pookutty has done to me! ) New gal Zarine Khan looks like Katrina. Good. And acts like her too. Bad. There is lot of effort went into this film, especially in direction, camera and art departments. Unfortunately, the script is out of the league. The film also lacked a solid, action filled climax which is a decent expectation considering some awesome action shots in the prologue. Overall, the film is a keep-your-brains-at-home fun film and a must-watch if u happen to be a Sallu fan. The film might not become a Wanted at the BO, but its gonna make some decent bucks from single screens.