Andhra Pradesh   

Nothing Sunny about it

Teesri Ankh (Hindi)

Cast: Sunny Deol,

Amisha Patel

Director: Harry Baweja

Almost five years after "Gadar," Amisha Patel reunites with Sunny Deol. He still scowls and screams. She still simpers and sulks. This time the spark is missing, only the very faint embers remain. They whine, we sigh.

This time around though Amisha is a girl with speech impairment, and Deol a cop out to get the guys using the hidden camera for their nefarious ends. There are gals from beauty contests caught on the camera, there are those caught in their changing rooms with all the expected sound and fury. Sounds familiar? Yes, director Harry Baweja is walking down Mohit Suri's lane. He replaces the subtleties, the dark undertones of "Kalyug" with a more in-your-face approach. He goes for the jugular and uses a sword where a butter knife would have been in order. Expect no understatements here. You will get none. Ask instead for the Deol style machismo and you won't be disappointed. Expect not much substance either. You will get typical fare for frontbenchers, those who clap when Deol makes an appearance on the screen, whistle when the mute girl desperately "heaving" her way kicks the guys where it hurts. Interested? Go ahead. You will get plenty of fare that gets adrenaline running in the gutka chewing crowd. Baweja on his part maintains a decent pace, married only by those occasional songs which people utilise to attend to personal business. Not interested in another lesson on maryada, Bhartiyata and melodrama. Close your eyes. Sleep well.

Ziya Us Salam

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