Its absolutely not fair to compare a hot pot popping corns
with a movie like Gully Boy. But Zoya
Akhtar, the director compels me to do so. She evolves the storyline let alone
characters in a way that is exciting to watch despite traditional predictable
climax. The movie starts on the streets of dream city, Mumbai where countless
dreams get birth and equally drained in the pot holes every second, reminding
the Hollywood cult Taxi Driver.
Comparison is the curse of human kind. Be it with self-past
or others. Zoya scores at all fronts. She has made the story evolve through dialogues, cinematography
and mentionably the songs. As she effectively used lines by Javed Akhtar in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, she here uses
rap songs making comments on various aspects of life like Sanskrit verses.
However, none of these prove to be hindrance during entire movie experience.
Any solid foundation of story line is a waste without
same solid performances by actors. Here the Gully Boy Ranveer Singh is unbelievably
superb. He delivers perfection in each
frame. Notably during two scenes where in one he gets in fight with his father
and another when his father visits his place. Both intense times, he maintains
high temper despite scenes warranting pitches poles apart. He is equally
adorable when he is silent yet expressive during scenes with Safeena and Sky. This
character Safeena is literally lived by Alia Bhatt on the other hand. The world
of two lovers is aptly brought out without making it larger than life.
The success story of a slum boy in the film gets
various dimensions depicting the real-life problems with various supporting
characters played by Vijay Varma, Vijay Raaz and Amruta Subhash. The punchline आपना टाईम आयेगा hence
seems possible for every viewer.
Simply put, the Gully
Boy is much more than a pack of popcorn and needless to mention ‘a must
watch’.
