Delhi 6 Disaster!

It's quite clear from the title i've given this post:

a) I'm talking about the latest Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra movie - Delhi 6

b) I didn't like it!

You don't have to agree with me, but this is what i think of the movie! In a word - r.a.n.d.o.m! The first half of the movie is just several scenes put together haphazardly, it's like a 4 yr doing a jigsaw puzzle with the pieces of ten seperate puzzles! I honestly thought i'd lost all possible comprehension of hindi, because i just didn't know what was going on! But i found solace in the fact that my friend, a 'Delhiite' who also came to watch the movie didn't gather much from it either.

After the intermission things just got worse. Partly because i stopped trying figure out what was going on and partly because you cannot have a two and a half hour film which addresses its issues in the last half an hour! Abhishek Bachchan's new found patriotism, the sudden outbreak hindu-muslim riots in this happy peaceful neighbourhood and a new romance blossoming cannot be dealt with properly in half an hour! In my opinion the film lost massive credulity with the ominous "Kaala Bhandar" who kept sabotaging the neighbourhood's attempts to enact the Ramayan. This just didn't make ANY sense, though it provided for some humour in the beggining! The story was just poorly woven. All in all, it was lika 'Rang De Basanti' was added to 'Swades' and then thrown against a wall to create 'Delhi 6'!

Of course there is a light at the end of this tunnel. A.R Rahman's music is excellent, it's way better than the Slumdog Millionaire score. "Dilli 6" is my personal favourite. The score combined with excellent cinematography is what saves the movie from falling into an abyss! It's clear from the beautiful shots of Delhi that Omprakash Mehra's heart was in the right place when he was making this movie, but it sadly lacked proper execution! Watch the movie for the cinematography, if you're from Delhi or have been to those parts of Delhi, those scenes will take your breath away!

Rating: 2/5 (wait till it comes on TV, it's not worth paying Rs. 100)