Ganesh Acharya who has choreographed the title tracks of Dabangg and Golmaal 3 and the Zor ka jhatka number in Action Replayy and directed films like Swami and Money Hai to Honey Hai has come up with this third bollywood movie Angel.
Angel has two debutant actors – Nilesh Sahay (Sanjay Dutt’s nephew). Nilesh is the son of yesteryear’s actress Zaheeda who was seen in the song Choodi Nahi Ye Mera Dil haai with Dev Anand. The other debutant is Maddalsa sharma (Television actress Sheela Sharma’s daughter). Angel movie review…
Nilesh and Maddalsa are in lead roles. The story is about two people, a girl Sonal who cannot speak and a boy Abhay who speaks a lot. Its about how Abhay meets Sonal who he fondly calls ‘Angel’ and becomes her friend helping her overcome her disability.
Angel begins with a Abhay (Nilesh Sahay) being beaten by the police and who has just served a two year jail sentence. A happy-go-lucky young man Abhay loves to live life king size, till fate leads him to prison.
Abhay, has been in and out of jail. The first time he is behind the bars for two years after a freak accident where a man is hit on the road, killing him on the spot. This time he has been inside the prison for seven years for death of a man.
After serving his term, he realizes that he is no more required in the house, his family members disown him and even his friends too show him the door. He finally finds a friend in the daughter of the deceased victim – the mentally challenged girl Sonal (Maddalsa Sharma) whose father was killed by him.
Sonal’s brother and sister-in-law live in a posh apartment, while she is subjected to stay in a chawl with a maid to look after her. When Ajay meets the girl, he asks for forgiveness. Sonal who is initially outraged, mellows down and after a point even starts liking Abhay. He too likes her, and takes up the mission to bring the girl to normalcy.
Love brews between them amidst the physiotherapy sessions and everything’s is looking fine, until an incident throws their life in complete disarray.
One weird thing is with the blooming romance of the debutants, their love is all about the chanting some incoherent Chinese mantra.
Does Sonal forgive the man who killed her dad (by default) and will she fall in love with him to become his angel?
There is nothing impressive or new in this love story Angel as even the narrative is too slow till midway. Post interval, there is a twist which somewhat accelerates the narrative to a certain extent.
Supposed to be a naturalistic film, it has some illogical scenes like where Abhay takes on several policemen single handedly. Gone are those days of the angry young man in Bollywood. The present generation does not click with such stuff. And by the way aren’t our cops, especially the police officers armed with guns?
Several songs are shot in foreign locations as with Aseem Bajaj’s cinematography which is quite decent. Songs in this film are penned by Shabbir Ahmed and music directed by Amjad Nadeem. Aadesh Shrivastav has composed the background score.
Nilesh Sahay is fine, but needs a lot of improvement. Maddalsa Sharma is impressive in her handicapped act. Manoj Joshi and Aruna Irani are fine, but there is some soul missing in this sensitive subject which otherwise could have been a memorable tear-jerker.
And Once Again – movie review
Somehow we manage to draw a line between our past and present
And Once Again is a Bollywood film with its dialogues in Hindi and English.
We see the beautiful locales of Sikkim, experience the divinity of the Rotating prayer bells, the fluttering holy flags encircling the majestic monasteries, the overwhelming peace filled in the valleys, the rhythmic chanting piercing the silence of the snow peaks. And Once Again movie review…
All was being devoured by Manuvela (Rituparna Sengupta) and Rishi (Rajat Kapoor) during their stay in Sikkim, India.
Manuvela is an architect who is on her official visit. On her insistence, her husband, Rishikesh Nag who is an IFS officer joins her. The serenity of the gorgeous hills keeps both of them oblivious to the events dictated by their future!
Rishi is trying to cope with the reality since he had lost his wife and son in a violent attack when he was posted in Yugoslavia. While he was undergoing therapy in order to overcome his trauma, Rishi met Manuvela – his psychiatrist’s daughter! She fell in love with him. Their marriage helped him to get back to life.
While returning from a monastery in Sikkim, Rishi sees a female monk who resembled his first wife Savitri (Antara Mali). He gets restless with his doubt: he tries to identify her – unfortunately, his suspicion gets confirmed. Subsequently he confides in Manu about this accidental revelation: she also gets shaken.
After this experience, Rishi feels there is surely an uncanny resemblance between the two – the monk and his Savitri. He wants to investigate deeper about the matter. This co-incidence not only baffles him but also sends his life spiralling out of control.
What follows is an unpredictable journey and complex situations where Rishi revisits his past, confronts the present and questions his future while tracing the roots of this incredible coincidence.
Several questions crop up while watching And Once Again. Did his wife Savitri actually die? If she dies, then how did she end up being a monk?
If the monk is his Savitri then why did she not recognize him?
Director Amol Palekar has created the intricacies between the three characters very skillfully. Rajat Kapoor’s talent is visible in his angry outbursts, his reactions to the nightmares, his weaknesses. One really ends up feeling for this man in the film And Once Again.
While dealing with intricacies of man-woman relationship, the film subtly talks about repercussions of violence on human life: its lingering shadow on all of us with its startling shades! Somehow we manage to draw a line between our past and present….
AND ONCE AGAIN we face life!
There are sincere performances by Rituparna Sengupta and Antara Mali who has actually shaved her head for this film and she manages to pull it off.
It is a slow paced film with an average budget shot on the strikingly beautiful locations in Sikkim.
Cast of And Once Again:
Rajat Kapoor – Rishikesh Nag
Rituparna Sengupta – Manuvela
Antra Mali – Savitri
Gerson Dacunha
Nivedita Saboo
Yudene Zongtenpa
Credits & Crew of And Once Again:
Banner – Shangrila Kreations, Parth Productions
Director – Amol Palekar
Story / Writer – Sandhya Gokhale
Lyricist – Asif Ali Beg
Music Director – Debajyoti Mishra, Anjan Biswas
Cinematography – Asim Bose
Art – Sandhya Gokhale
Editor – Abhijeet Deshpande
Screenplay, Dialogues – Sandhya Gokhale
Costumes – Sandhya Gokhale
Sound Designer – Anita Kushwaha
Visual Effects – Biju D., Adlabs
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Cast of Angel:
Nilesh Sahay – Abhay
Maddalsa Sharma – Sonal
Aruna Irani
Manoj Joshi
Vaishali Thakkar
Credits & Crew of Angel:
Presented by Pushpa Krishna Creations
Produced & Directed by Ganesh Acharya
Director of Photography – Aseem Prakash Bajaj
Music – Amjad-Nadeem
Lyrics – Shabbir Ahmed
Writer – Mauzzam Beig
Associate Director – Raakesh Sahu
Executive Producer – Honey Chandok
Script Consultant – Vibha Singh
Editor – Nilesh Naik
Background Score – Adesh Shrivastava
Mixing Engineer – Leslie Fernandes
Art Director – Aashish Anant Ranade
Action – Mahendra Vrma
Choreographer – Sanjeev-Rahul
Sound – Jitendra Chaudhary
Costume Designer – Jimmy
Publicity Design – Sachin Suresh Gurav
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