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It could have been showcased better

Film: Kidnap (Hindi)

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minnisha Lamba

Direction: Sanjay Gadhvi

In the yet another violent fare that Bollywood has dished out this Gandhi Jayanti, director Sanjay Gadhvi doesn’t disappoint. He manages to keep the pace he mastered with the “Dhoom” series. His premise is simple.

Storyline

A youngster with a troubled childhood kidnaps the daughter of a business magnate. Now the tycoon is under his command. He gives the father some clues to track his daughter. These clues hook you, and after that Imran Khan and Sanjay Dutt take you over. Both have a mass following and here Sanjay has given them enough drama to perform. Imran had shown in his first outing that he was here to stay.

As the kidnapper, he proves he has the versatility. His cute face and stone cold eyes provide the requisite contrast for Kabeer, the guy who was victimised in childhood. That the plot gives him an opportunity to showcase his chiselled body is a bonus.

Dutt has returned to his dashing ways after a sabbatical. He has effortlessly slipped into the role of an arrogant father who realises his riches are of no value in front of a razor sharp boy. His remorse over the past has shades of his personal life and hence sounds all the more credible. As he goes for the clues, Dutt’s larger than life presence make some of the improbable subplots look convincing.

Minnisha Lamba, as the victim, looks fetching. Almost every Hindi film heroine, at some point in her career, chooses a film to shed inhibitions. Minnisha has chosen the right vehicle to showcase her sassy side. An otherwise limited actress, here she fits the bill, as the perky girl whose love for swimming gets her into trouble!

Yes, there are loopholes in the plot. In the action sequences Dutt’s body double is quite perceptible, but the film unfolds at such a pace that you give reality a miss. This masala entertainer could have been better had it been edited with a little more precision. The climax takes a little long in coming. Still, worth a watch during the festival week.

ANUJ KUMAR

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