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Aman
(Rahul Bose) has recently lost his wife (Rinke Khanna) in a car
accident which took place during one stormy night.
So
memories of this incident come flooding back to him, each time it
rains.
Whilst
driving through South Mumbai one rainy evening, Aman's car breaks
down and his mobile phone cease to work.
He
has no option but to seek shelter under the arches of Mumbai's popular
Flora Fountain, the very spot where Chameli, a streetwalker does
her trade.
Waiting
for the rain to subside, Aman decides to smoke, so as to while away
the time. To his frustration, he finds he has no matches.
It
is at that moment, he set eyes on Chameli (Kareena Kapoor).
Aman
is a suave, sophisticated, investment banker whilst Chameli is a
hardened character lured by her uncle to Mumbai and sold to a brothel.
Worlds
apart, both strangers are forced to seek shelter under one roof.
Chameli
tries to seduce him, offers him hot cups of coffee and even tries
to attract his attention as she sings in the rain but with no success.
Aman doesn't raise an eye browse towards her.
But
as the night passes, trouble comes running to Chameli. And that's
when Aman steps in to help her.He begins to see beyond this crudely
dressed girl and her harsh ways.
The
concept of a banker who meets the lady of the night, on a stormy
evening, serves as an interesting plot.
But
the lack of a properly thought out screenplay fails to evoke sympathy
for both these characters.
Even
Aman's past, shown through flashbacks does not make us feel pity
on him.
One
of the film's drawbacks is its lack of detail. The whole place looks
too synthetic to be called Flora Fountain.
The
real life version includes passing traffic, noisy passer-bys, in
not so well light surroundings. In Sudhur Mishra's film, none of
these minute details can be seen.
Even the climax scenes do not make the necessary impact.
Kareena
Kapoor acts her role with conviction but her 'glamorous Bollywood
image' still comes to the fore which dilutes the intensity of her
character.
Rahul Bose plays his part well as the introvert and moody Aman with
ease.
On
the whole, Chameli 's storyline is slow moving throughout. It's
a film which will appeal to some cinemagoers.
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar, 麻豆官网首页入口 Shropshire鈥檚 Mr Bollywood. |
