Besharam (2013)

Besharam (2013). 2h 23m | Not Rated

“I walked into the theatre, expecting to watch a bad film, and still walked out feeling baffled, because the film was way worse than what I had anticipated. Iu0026#39;m just disappointed for wasting my money on this. But Iu0026#39;ve myself to blame to be honest. The promos were really bad, and the songs were lifeless. The off-screen drama surrounding this film didnu0026#39;t do any good either – and just put me off completely. However, being a huge Ranbir fan, I did hope to at least have fun in the cinema. This could just have been one of those so-bad-that-itu0026#39;s-good films. Alas, no. Itu0026#39;s plain bad. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo give credit where itu0026#39;s due, the first half of the film was bearable. It had some funny scenes…. but post interval, the film completely crashes. By the climax, I could have pulled my hair out or poked my eyes with my straw. That would have been more entertaining than the on-screen mess.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSure people will argue that this is a masala film, and you got to leave your brains behind, etc – and mind you, Iu0026#39;ve nothing against those potboilers, and I sure know how to enjoy a good masala film. But this was just one big bad, repulsive film. The makers didnu0026#39;t get anything right – which is shocking considering they had a unique cast to work with, and the directoru0026#39;s claim to fame is the cult classic – Dabangg. Right from the concept, to the execution, to the humour, to the performances, to the music and to the graph of the film. It was shamelessly poorly executed. And really, what will work against this film is that you do not expect 3such a trash-fest from someone like Ranbir Kapoor. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAbhinav Kashyap might have a hard time finding producers for his next film – unless of course his brother steps in. It looks like his arrogance took away the talent that he promised with his debut film. The writing and direction left a lot to be desired. And the screenplay goes completely haywire. The love angle especially is completely forced, random and brings the film down. Music by Lalit Pandit is shockingly poor. Can you believe this guy helped deliver gems like KKHH or DDLJ? There are too many songs, which sound awful, and act as complete speed- breakers – in a otherwise route-less film. Their picturisations leave no impact whatsoever, expect that the choreography is well weird. Iu0026#39;m guessing Remo was in-charge because I could spot him in the first song, but the steps were a bit crude and too rhythmic. Ranbir danced good though.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf the film was a letdown, the performances were worst. Ranbir Kapoor is a great actor. Period. And I love the fact that heu0026#39;s constantly trying something new. Heu0026#39;s versatile. For sure. But picking a different role is not where the story ends. You need to be able to bring it to life, to make the audience believe its you, to pull off the role and deliver a good performance. As Babli, Ranbir leaves all the boxes unchecked. First off, heu0026#39;s just not Babli – and throughout the film, it becomes more and more obvious that heu0026#39;s trying too hard. He struggles to act, and this is the first time Iu0026#39;ve hated watching him on-screen. I wonder what made him take such a repulsive character, and not add any endearing quality to it? Not even in his performance? And his u0026#39;u0026#39;Iu0026#39;m-an-orphan-so-I-can- stealu0026#39;u0026#39; act was anything but heartwarming. Giving himself a disgusting look, unfortunately doesnu0026#39;t help make his act convincing. Heu0026#39;s over the top and completely hams his way through the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNeetu Singh – probably one of the most elegant leading actresses – gives her son some good competition, although she does have a funny role until the cliché part leading to her u0026#39;character-growthu0026#39;. Bad performance. Javed Jaffery is completely wasted and adds nothing to the film, while the leading actress – Pallavi – has nothing going in her favour. She shares no chemistry with Ranbir, is no great-looker, and completely messes up her romantic/emotional scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRishi Kapoor, for me, was somewhat the u0026#39;bestu0026#39; performer. It was however painful to watch him completely ridicule himself in the first u0026#39;u0026#39;pottyu0026#39;u0026#39;scene. Did he really have to do this?! Toiler humour u0026amp; I donu0026#39;t gel well, so this one was repulsive scene for me. That aside, he was cute and acted well, as expected. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRanbir u0026amp; Pallavi made the most awkward on-screen couple Iu0026#39;ve seen in a while. They both looked disinterested in each other. The camaraderie/chemistry between the three Kapoors left a lot to be desired. It pains me that THIS is the film they chose to come together? Itu0026#39;s just not going to work in their favour. Whatever happened to Rishi u0026amp; Neetu rejecting countless of scripts because they werenu0026#39;t u0026#39;u0026#39;good enoughu0026#39;u0026#39;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe u0026#39;u0026#39;jokesu0026#39;u0026#39; didnu0026#39;t really work. I chuckled a few times, but the humour was too much u0026#39;u0026#39;in you faceu0026#39;u0026#39;. And way too crude for my liking. :shrug: Ranbiru0026#39;s butt-crack, getting-hard jokes, constant humping in songs,… it was all way too much to digest. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt the box office, this film is going to prove a disappointment. Iu0026#39;m expecting a big opening, but with the kind of negativity the film has amassed even before the release, along with the atrocious reviews, and Iu0026#39;m predicting poor word-of-mouth, film will shamelessly be out of most theatres soon and fail to leave a mark.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpeaking of which, if anything, Besharam will leave a daag on Ranbiru0026#39;s career. He might just hit the jackpot with this one – worst film, worst performance and biggest disappointment in his career. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAvoid.”