![]() ![]() Technically the film is uneven like almost all Bollywood films. Also impressive is the scene around the intermission and the tell-me-your-name-scene which culminates in a wedding song, to name two more examples. ![]() There is a comic scene that makes fun of Bollywood film making which directly leads into the inevitable declaration of love between hero and heroine and its expression in a song number, all elegantly executed. There is an equally effective scene involving a zipper. There is a delightful party dancing scene which has only one fault, it's too short. There are still lesser moments that pay unnecessary tribute to the 'formula' (silly comedy bits, a clichéd gay character, a hero-beats-up-multiple-adversaries scene.) but they are outweighed by moments which show that the director has at times a firm grip on the various aspects of cinematic expression and uses his tools to good effect (camera, editing, sound effects). But then the film gets momentum and starts to deliver. The first half hour is the weakest part of the film, with a song that should be cut, too slow a pace and some tired Bollywood antics. NTJNH is Arjun Sablok's first feature film. ![]()
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