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Abhishek broods, ‘Drona’ drags

A scene from ‘Drona’

Film: Drona (Hindi)

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra

Director: Goldie Behl

The much hyped “Drona” has failed to live up to its larger than life characters and expectations. Late into the second half, a sage tells Drona, you have to be Drona not just from body but also from the soul.

The assertion comes too late. Nevertheless, it explains the film marred by a shoddy script and loose characterisation. It never connects.

Superhero films follow a simple rule. The protagonist lives dual lives. One as an ordinary man — most of the times he is shown as a cute little romanticist — and the other of course is the all prevailing hunk out to save the universe.

Now Abhishek Bachchan can’t look a cute little romanticist. No complaints. He can only brood and look intense. But director Goldie Behl has not given him enough reasons to showcase his prowess.

Goldie has given him a bearded look, no persona. The result is, Abhishek looks utterly confusedSuch films require a certain pace to maintain the suspension of disbelief. Here as Abhishek broods, Drona drags. Priyanka Chopra, as the shadow of Drona, is completely wasted.

Apart from a couple of fight scenes, she is literally a shadow.

The only person in tune with the fantasy is Kay Kay Menon as the megalomaniac magician, Riz Raizada, who wants to become immortal by having the amrit, whose location only Drona knows.

ANUJ KUMAR

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