Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna Akkineni
Direction: Ayan Mukerji
Music: Pritam
Producer: Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Namit Malhotra, Ranbir Kapoor, Marijke Desouza, Ayan Mukerji
Ranbir Kapoor and Ayan Mukerji’s ambitious project Brahmastra was released today. Made on a high budget, the film’s success is not only important to the team but to the industry as well. Let us see how the movie is.
Story:
Siva (Ranbir Kapoor) is a DJ working in his own world. He falls for Isha (Alia Bhatt) and love story blossoms between the two. He faces a different connection with the fire. On the other hand, Junoon (Mouni Roy) and his team are behind the missing three parts of the anklet which forms the Brahmastra. Brahmansh group guards two of the anklets.
How Siva and Junoon’s paths cross and how a normal DJ boy gets into all these supernatural things is the crux of the story.
Performances:
Ranbir Kapoor is cool in the boy next door character. However, his character has different shades. His chemistry with Alia Bhatt is good. They both took care of the first half. Ranbir is impressive in the latter half where many things happen. Alia Bhatt has little to do.
Mouni Roy is okay as the villain. Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, and Nagarjuna’s roles add weight to the proceedings. The others have done their parts well.
Technicalities:
Story by Ayan Mukerji is vast. He dreamt of a supernatural thriller but only succeeded in parts when it comes to narration. Ayan could have dealt the love story more appealing. In the second half, he tried to bring onscreen many things which will confuse the audience and there will be little connection with the proceedings. Overall, he did an okay job.
VFX works are superb and they excelled at the Indian standards. A lot of VFX is involved in the second half. Editing could have been better so been the BGM work. Except for loudness, it didn’t help the narration a bit. Music by Pritam is okay. Except for Kesariyaa, the remaining songs are just okay.
The production values are top-notch.
Analysis:
As said earlier, Brahmastra is a VFX-based movie. A lot of graphic work is involved. But it only comes into consideration where the narration is proper and tight. The problem with Brahmastra is that it has ups and lows. There is no consistency. Director had to handle many things in the second half including giving pay-off sequences for the second part. It takes a lot to process all these. However, the visual grandeur, and the artists’ performances have been the major plus points. Overall, Brahmastra gives you a mixed feeling.
Rating: 2.5/5
