{"id":661,"date":"2009-07-29T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/film\/2009\/07\/review-sankat-city-2.html"},"modified":"2011-06-17T21:03:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T21:03:47","slug":"review-sankat-city-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/film\/2009\/07\/review-sankat-city-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Review : Sankat City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sankat_city\"<\/a>Rating<\/a> : Excellent (4.5\/5)
Genre<\/a> : Comedy
Year<\/a> : 2009<\/a>
Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes
Director<\/a> : Pankaj Advani
Cast : Anupam Kher, Kaykay Menon, Rimi Sen, Chunky Pandey, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Hemant Pandey, Jahangir Khan, Veerendra Saxena, Shri Vallabh Vyas, Rahul Dev
Kid rating<\/a> : PG-13<\/p>\n

SANKAT CITY : A RARE, TRUE COMEDY !<\/a><\/p>\n

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSankat City\u201d reminds me of a Wodehouse<\/a>-ian novel; a bunch of odd-ball characters cocooned in their own little spheres of influence, setting forth a chain of events that promises much mirth and laughter. The city, of course, is Mumbai, and in it\u2019s criminal citizenry it includes car-thief Guru (Menon) and his associates Ganpat (Prabhavalkar), and Sharafat (Shrivallabh Vyas). Also peopling Sankat City is small-time con-woman Mona (Rimi) , businessman Pachisia (Yashpal Sharma), film producer Gogi Kukreja (Pahwa), and his lead actor Sikandar Khan (Chunky Pandey).<\/p>\n

However the person who makes the world go around (at least in Sankat City) is ruthless mob-boss Faujdaar (Kher). And why ? Because everyone borrows money from him. Whether it\u2019s Pachisia who\u2019s in the doghouse because he has only a few days to pay back his loan, or Kukreja who must borrow to buy land for his dream studio, they are all in debt and mortal fear of Faujdaar.<\/p>\n

The plot, which I will not describe in detail, revolves around large lost sums of money. The money belongs to Faujdaar, and Guru and Mona who don\u2019t have it, must scheme their way around the mobster and his violence-loving henchman Lovely (Jahangir Khan). Suffice it to say that the journey to get out from under Faujdaar\u2019s thumb is fraught with mishaps (for them) and humor (for us) given that they associate with rather quaint, quirky characters.<\/p>\n

This film has a succinct storyline, and by that I mean that Advani, who has also written the film doesn\u2019t waste facts \u2013 something very rare in Bollywood. If we as audience are given information on a person or an event, that information is brought into play later. Advani also brings great detail and nuance in the development of each character. Every character has a great quirk \u2013 Guru, a sneaky thief loves fishes (as pets), Faujdaar has a thing for South-Indian, voluptuous bombshells, and looks upto only one person, his Guru Swamiji (Saxena). Swamiji also has a fetish \u2013 he loves bathing with young men.<\/p>\n

It also does not hurt that the film has an excellent cast. In fact it is quite pleasant to see a lot of good television artistes in this film, like the cast of \u201cOffice Office\u201d \u2013 Manoj Pahwa, Sanjay Mishra and Hemant Pandey. There is ofcourse stalwart Anupam Kher, who brings to screen a delightful rendition of a Himachali mobster, complete with typical accent. Rimi Sen, quite unexpectedly, flexes her acting muscles. Playing a Bengali siren, with a penchant for making off with the loot, she looks and acts the part. The woman has talent and I look forward to seeing her in meatier roles.<\/p>\n

Advani directs beautifully, tieing up all the lose ends neatly, and produces a lovely, comedic caper. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

Kidwise : This film is almost clean; it has references to prostitution and a scene of a woman in undress. There are however “adult” nuances which may not be suitable for a younger child \u2013 hence the PG-13 rating.<\/p>\n

Films like this<\/strong><\/em> : If you liked this film, you will probably also like :<\/p>\n

– Jaane bhi do yaaron<\/a>
– Chashm-e-buddoor<\/a>
– Khosla ka ghosla<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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