{"id":788,"date":"2006-01-03T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-03T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/film\/2006\/01\/review-ek-ajnabee-2.html"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T20:09:10","slug":"review-ek-ajnabee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/film\/2006\/01\/review-ek-ajnabee-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Review : Ek Ajnabee"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Rating : Above average (3.5\/5)
\nGenre : Thriller<\/span>
\n Year : 2005<\/span>
\n Running time : 2 hrs and 22 minutes<\/span>
\n Director : Apurva Lakhia<\/span>
\n Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Rucha Vaidya, Perizaad Zorabian, Raj Zutshi, Kelly Dorji, Vikram Chatwal<\/span><\/p>\n

EK AJNABEE : Slick but slow !<\/span><\/p>\n

The sugar-coated desi version of Denzel Washington starrer “Man on Fire”, Ek Ajnabee is an above average thriller. Direction is slick and snappy except for a few awkward scenes, and the film is presented with style and panache. Glaring problems occur because of some weak scenes, and the trite re-shaping of the story to fit the “happy ending” mould.Bachhan here is Suryaveer Singh, the angry, old man, an ex-Army commando, with a drinking problem, who’s called to Bangkok by old friend Shekhar (Rampal). Shekhar gets Singh to take up a bodyguard’s job, guarding 10 year old precocious Anamika (Rucha) daughter of wealthy couple Ravi and Nikasha (Chatwal and Zorabiyan). Singh is a crusty old fighter, who’s seen and done it all, but stil has a heart of gold. His gruff demeanor dissolves in the face of his young charge’s sweetness and innocence and the two form an affectionate bond.<\/p>\n

Things go awry however as Anamika is kidnapped and killed and Singh takes 3 bullets. A hard-nosed fighter however, Singh resolves to take revenge, and sets out to annihilate the kidnappers with Shekhar’s help. Unravelling the crime however is like opening a Pandora’s box . . .<\/p>\n

Amiitabh dons flashy glasses and some really smart suits to play Suryaveer Singh with aplomb. Although he doesn’t appear fighting fit (as Washington did) he does a pretty good job here. Rampal, Chatwal and Zorabiyan have smaller roles but do well too. Rucha as Anamika steals the show, with her natural performance. Model Kelly Dorji appears in a tiny (miss it if you blink) role. And Zutshi as the kidnapper has good inflexion of voice and looks passably menacing.<\/p>\n

Although the film is good enough, it’s length and pace is tiresome; could have been shorter and tighter – especially if you’ve seen “Man on fire” as I had. Lakhia goes in for a frame-by-frame copy of “MOF” in some parts of the movie, although he does tweak it to suit desi let-the-hero-never-die tastes. Songs are good, and add to the emotional impact of the film.<\/p>\n

Definitely worth a watch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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