Desi Kattey Backfires Bigtime!

I have always felt that when a director does not have top actors ( the visible face of the movie) the pressure of commercial success is on him and consequently his responsibility increases. In such cases,he has to have a strong gripping script with some amazing dialogue.( Citilights) .Alternately even if the music is foot tapping and the photography is eye catching the film sails through (Yaarian).But if you have almost unknown actors in the main leads, a dull script with equally dull dialogue, a highly predictable story line and some highly unimpressive music, the end result will make you want to leave the theater after watching 15 minutes of the film.( The sad part is that all this can be seen by the makers as the filming progresses and it is correctable through some improvisation during the making) This film falls in this category. After 30 minutes , I was missing a remote to fast forward the scenes especially the insipid songs. It was indeed a terribly boring experience. Even the so called item number lacked excitement which shows the level of talent pooled and inspiration in to make this movie. The story ( similar to Gunday) is about two boys who grow up as gun shooters in rural areas with the sole ambition of becoming dons of the area. Due to some developments one of them remains with the gangsters while the other is mentored by an retired Army major to take part in National shooting championships. After some conflict,the movie ends and everyone especially the audience is happy. Director Anand Kumar had a difficult task in his hands with not very talented and almost unheard of two pairs of lead actors, a weak script. poor dialogue,and dull music. He did what he could but the product does not impress and is rather boring . There is no redeeming point.The two lead actors Jay Bhanushali and Akhil Kapoor ( I hope I got the names right) appear to have done their best but are many notches below acting required by commercial Hindi cinema. Their girlfriends in the film also give equally unimpressive performances. Sunil Shetty acts and looks jaded for the role of an inspiring mentor. Ashutosh Rana does a fairly good job in spite of the poor dialogue given to himMusic does not help with some highly forgettable tunes. As I said before,they could not come up even with an exciting item number.

Though I didn't have much expectations from director Anand Kumar after the dismal Zilla Ghaziabad but at least I expected his next to be an improvement. However, it is far from it and Anand Kumar needs to go back and learn basics before attempting any other movie now. The actors and the screenplay make it worse.Desi Kattey is a story of two friends 'Pali' & 'Gyani' who master the craft of making guns and aim to build an effective 'brand' image in underworld. But the two friends end up choosing two different paths - 'Acchai Ka Rasta' & 'Burai Ka Rasta' and what unfolds in their respective paths is the rest of the story.The movie is dreadfully edited. One fails to connect to what's happening around as there is lack of smooth transitions and overdose of randomness. It was as if the word 'Layering' didn't exist for the makers. Music by the great Kailash Kher is below par as not even a single track makes any sort of impression on the listeners.There is Too Much Acting! Sasha Agha continues her disastrous acting phenomenon from Aurangzeb. Every time you see her making an effort to act, you feel sorry for her. But the real star here is Akhil Kapur who has left Sasha behind by a far margin. One smile, one anger and only one Akhil Kapur! Jay Bhanushali needs to work harder as an actor. He shows glimpses of potential but also glimpses where we find him quite star struck by Sasha and Akhil. Sunil Shetty is the perfect Shetty Anna character that we expect him to be. Ashutosh Rana remained under-utilized.In all, Desi Kattey is a nightmare that should be shot dead and long forgotten before you wake up.