To complicate matters, the real child ( Anu Sithara) of that long lost son reveals herself to Lucky.Īt first Lucky and his friends are enjoying staying in the wealthy homes of his “family”, but Lucky’s good nature lends him to try to mend the rift between the two families. Both his Brahmin “grandmother” and his Muslim grandfather (Fukri) then want to meet Lucky and welcome him back into the family fold. The girls saying that Lucky is their cousin sets everything in motion. The girls say he is the son of their long lost uncle who left after a violent argument with their grandfather over his interfaith marriage. Of course Lucky falls for the beautiful Nafsi (in the red scarf below) played by Prayaga Martin.
They girls want Lucky to pretend to be their cousin to meet the school principal. They accept a job for two young women caught skipping school for a Salman Khan film. Lucky is a wannabe engineer who with his band of friends tries different get rich quick schemes. This one raises a toast to the daunting spirit of India’s daughters every one of us must salute Neerja.Fukri is an amusing timepass family comedy directed by veteran Siddique who also acts as the Fukri family patriarch in the film. Yogendra Tiku lends able support and Khalil(theatre actor, Jim Sarbh) as the maniacal terrorist is terrific. Shabana as the bereaved mother makes her grief yours, her daughter’s glory also yours. There are no theatrics she’s dignified, strong and real. Sonam’s Neerja quietly seals a place in your heart. Having fled from a disastrous alliance to a male chauvinist, Neerja has promised herself that if ever life gives her another opportunity, she will look adversity in the eye. Yes, she has her reasons for being the brave heart she is.
Between the strife, the director also allows you a look at Neerja’s troubled marriage. The film makes you weep and mourn the ongoing acts of global terrorism. The in-flight drama between gun-`n’-grenade toting men and a plane-load of hapless victims, leaves you angry. The story of this Indian beti is well-known and yet director Ram Madhvani gives us welcome aided-recall with his deft story-telling. But, she stays back to shield the passengers. The spunky stewardess warns the pilots in the cockpit about the hijack. One fateful day, the plane is hijacked by Libyan terrorists when it makes a halt at Karachi. Her father’s life lessons to her are, `don’t let anyone kill your spirit.’ Quite like her screen idol, Rajesh Khanna from the movie Anand, the spirited youngster, wants to live `a badi(big) life not a long one.’ Though she’s bone-tired between her modelling assignments, Neerja loves to fly. She is addressed as Laddo(loved one) by her parents, Rama(Shabana) and journalist-father Harish(Yogendra Tiku). Review: Neerja is the youngest daughter and the only girl in a family that has two older brothers.
0 kommentar(er)
