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Kody Coste
The colour scheme is fuckin' black & white, and they fuckin' speak as if there's a golden shite. The fuckin' movies are all overblown, the fuckin' powers and all those fuckin' guns. The fuckin' people are fuckin' stupid, they fuckin' talk as if they know it.
One of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, Sunil Gavaskar had tried his hand at acting on the silver screen. He played the protagonist in a Marathi movie called Savli Premachi, though unfortunately, the film didn't receive much appreciation. Much later, he made a guest appearance in Maalamaal, helmed by Naseeruddin Shah and Satish Shah.
Just after India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, Patil was offered to play the lead opposite two actresses- Poonam Dhillon and Debashree Roy in Kabhie Ajnabi The, while another Indian cricketer was offered to play the antagonist. The film was highly publicised on the fighting sequence between the two Indian cricketers, as well as his amazing chemistry with Debashree Roy, especially in the song sequence Geet Mere Hothon Ko De Gaya Koi. Reportedly, Patil and Roy were having an affair while this film was shot, but had split soon after the film was released.
The Indian cricketer who debuted with Sandeep Patil in Kabhie Ajnabi was none other than Syed Kirmani. Much later, after almost 25 years, he again appeared on the silver screen in a guest role in Deadly 2 and the Malayalam movie Mazhavillinattam Vare. In both films, he played himself.
The former Indian world cup winning captain has a few movies in his kitty. Kapil Dev played himself in Bollywood films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Iqbal, Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii and 83. He also played himself on two episodes of the popular crime television series C.I.D.
The former cricketer and now a cricket analyst, Mohinder Amarnath played the role of his father Lala Amarnath in last year's Bollywood release 83. Actor Saqib Saleem played the role of Mohinder. Back in 2016, he played the role of a cricket coach in Dishoom.
The 87-year-old is the first Indian player to be born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also, the first to win an Arjuna Award, Salim Durrani appeared in the film Charitra, opposite the sensational diva Parveen Babi. But the movie did not make a mark at the box office.
While he did not make a mark in his cricketing career and was dropped from the team quite early, he became more popular as an actor. In his long stint in front of the camera, some of the more popular would be Kurukshetra, his debut film, Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne, Kora Kagaz, Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, Vikraal Aur Gabraal, CID: Special Bureau as Senior Inspector Akshay and so on. His recent stint would be his participation in the cookery competition Mast Majjedar Kitchen Kallakar on Zee Marathi, in which he emerged as the winner.
The bowling all-rounder was recently in the news for his Tamil debut film Cobra, along with Vikram. Irfan played the role of a Turkish Interpol officer in the film. Previously, he had a cameo role in the Bollywood movie Mujhse Shaadi Karogi.
The first international player to create history to score a century in one-day cricket on his birthday has appeared as an actor in a few films too. The first would be Annarth, with Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, and Preeti Jhangiani. He was there in Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat, along with fellow cricketer Ajay Jadeja. He also appeared in the Kannada film Bettanagere in 2015. Vinod Kambli made his debut on the small screen on DD National in a daily soap called Miss India in 2002.
The first Indian cricketer to take a wicket off his first ball in ODI cricket has appeared in two films. He acted in a Tamil movie Santosh Subramaniam and played the protagonist in Potta Potti. He also shook a leg in a dance number in the latter.
Did you know that even our favourite Bhajji has an acting career? From making special appearances in Hindi Punjabi and Tamil films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Bhaji in Problem, Second Hand Husband and Dikkiloona, he made his debut as a lead in a Tamil movie with Friendship, last year.
You watch movies week after week. Some stories remain etched in your memory. Some evaporate minutes after they've been narrated. Besides, there's a strong possibility that the tale the storyteller has chosen to narrate may appeal to him more than it would to the listener. That's precisely the problem with SHIKHAR.
John M. Matthan's second outing, SHIKHAR, after the refreshing and interesting SARFAROSH [Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre] is not even half as motivating and fascinating as his debut vehicle. The culprit here, like in most Bollywood films, is the screenplay.
What adds to the problem is that the subject material isn't the type that would catch the fancy of an average cinegoer. To make matters worse, Matthan and his co-writer Abbas Tyrewala try so hard to strike the fine balance between commercial and serious cinema that the outcome is neither here, nor there.
There's no denying that Matthan had an interesting story on hand. The story of an overtly ambitious man wanting to realize his dreams at any cost catches your attention the moment curtains go up and the reels unfold. But the film runs out of gas after a strong 30 minutes. Worse, it loses its balance in the post-interval portions, with the last 35-40 minutes making the goings-on look like a complete farce. It's like a person wanting the aircraft to land, to reach the destination pronto, but all that the pilot keeps doing is go round and round in the sky, not wanting to touch ground. Exasperating, isn't it?
To cut a long story short, SHIKHAR could've been an entertaining cum thought-provoking film, but what you get is not what you expect. Definitely not from a high-calibre director like Matthan and an ensemble star cast. Sad, Matthan has missed the bus this time around!
Gaurav Gupta aka GG [Ajay Devgan] started with nothing and now believes that only money can fuel his ambitions. On the other hand, Guruji [Javed Sheikh], a leading industrialist turned philanthropist, believes that wealth means nothing if not used for society. Caught in the tussle between the two is Guruji's son Jaidev [Shahid Kapoor], who, while respecting his father's philosophy, falls hook, line and sinker for GG's manipulations.
While Guruji hopes that Jai will return to his roots, GG uses the glamorous Natasha [Bipasha Basu] to bewitch Jai and the unscrupulous politician Patil [Manoj Joshi] to exploit the adivasis into selling their lands. Madhavi [Amrita Rao] watches the man she loves being carried away to a world of wine, women and wealth. But Jaidev soon realizes his folly
Although it's a sheer coincidence, SHIKHAR reminds you of NAYA DAUR [Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala] in parts, while Ajay's characterization bears an uncanny resemblance to the overtly ambitious Bachchan of TRISHUL. That apart, SHIKHAR is almost an original piece of work as far as the story idea is concerned.
The first half-an-hour of SHIKHAR unfurls with great fervor. Ajay's crafty nature, his striking a deal with the corrupt politician, the transformation of Shahid from a simpleton to a drunkard/gambler, the scheming games Ajay and Bipasha play to trap Shahid the viewer is as involved as the characters on screen.
But not all journeys have a smooth ending. The agriculture track in the narrative shows up time and again, after brief intervals, and that starts diluting the impact. Besides, Shahid suddenly develops immense faith in Ajay without Ajay doing much to win Shahid's confidence. Both have diametrically opposite views when it comes to the outlook towards life, so there should've been at least a couple of sequences to justify Shahid following Ajay like a little lamb or obeying his orders after their initial introduction.
Matthan has shot the film competently, but as the writer of the film, along with Abbas Tyrewala, he ought to take the blame for letting go of an interesting idea. Viju Shah's music is nothing to rave or rant about. 'Fitna Dil' is the only track that stands out. Cinematography [A.K. Bir] is first-rate. The locales of Bangkok give the film some glamorous visuals.
The performances in SHIKHAR are highly competent. Ajay Devgan excels in a negative role, although he is relegated to the backseat in the last 20 minutes. Shahid Kapoor is only improving with every film. He matches up to Ajay in almost all sequences. Bipasha Basu is just perfect. She's not there for the glamour quotient only; her role has ample meat as well and she does justice to it. Amrita Rao is wasted. Javed Sheikh gives a good account of himself. Sushant Singh irritates. Farah is okay. Manoj Joshi tries to ape Sanjeev Kumar [at places], but in vain. Ash Chandler provides some light moments. John Abraham is hardly there for one scene.
Harbhajan Singh made appearances in movies like 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' and Punjabi films 'Bhaji in Problem' and 'Second Hand Husband.' He had his first lead role in 2021 with 'Friendship' and also appeared in 'Dikkiloona.'
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