Movie of the week

Ishaqzaade

From the director of Do Dooni Chaar, Habib Faisal’s Ishaqzaade revolves around the family feud between the Chauhans and the Qureshis who are two families contesting elections in the town of Alipore. Competition is fierce and cut-throat in the area. The children of these ministers Parma and Zoya played by debutant Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra do their best in downgrading each other .

Hate soon turns into love between the two. A wedding, some making out in a railway compartment (not kinky at all) and a song is shown to elaborate the fact. But just when you think that it’s going to be one happy ending do things take a turn for the worse. Parma shows what a pig he is by revealing his true intentions of getting married to Zoya.

Both families show their true colours as they set out to kill the duo for their personal gain. Faisal gives the movie a very rural feel shown in the chase sequences around the whole town which are aplenty. A bit of emotional drama by the mother makes Parma realize how much he loves Zoya. He makes all ends meet to escape the two families along with his lady love.

The movie does time to pick up. The second half keeps the audience occupied but one just wants to know how this movie is going to god damn end. The climax scene is what most of us expected with the whole gang with loads of ammunition hunting them down in their college campus. Let me remind you guys that the lead pair has a gun a piece. If you think they left the place alive, WELL (no god mode here)

The background score by Ranjit Barot sets the pace for the movie. Amit Trivedi doesn’t disappoint with his music. But it is the performances of the lead role and especially Arjun’s that stays in your head.

I wasn’t born in 1988. That was the year when Qayamat se Qayamat released. In a small but effective manner QSQT changed the way people from the opposite sex would end up loving each other. It was a Romeo Juliet love story with the family opposing the couples love for each other. The result being love triumphing over hate with the two leads death.

Fast forward 24 years on and the formula is very much the same. With a slight change in the manner of their death (won’t play spoilsport, go watch the film)

Ishaqzaade is not a movie that one must watch, but there’s no football tomorrow plus games are at the same time slot on Sunday. IPL’s only after 4pm. You might have gotten bored already after one episode of Satymev Jayate. So if you have nothing to do this weekend, Ishaqzaade can surely be given a shot at. Not that bad a movie. 

Rating : 2.5/5

P.S – Don’t miss the trailer of EK THA TIGER. Salman’s back!!!