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Film: Youngistaan
Cast: Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma, Farooq Shaikh
Directed by: Syed Ahmed Afzal
Duration: 2 hrs 13 mins
Rating: * *
Youngistaan is one of those films that walks the middle path but pretends that is has some higher purpose all together. It could have
been a taut political film but thanks to the shoddy writing, it doesn’t even
come close.
Abhimanyu Kaul (Jackky) lives with his girlfriend (Neha
Sharma) in Japan but the death of this father (Boman Irani) who also happens to
be the Prime Minister of the country, prompts him to take a plunge in politics.
Before you know it, he is sworn as the P.M. only to face resistance from his
senior party workers not to mention the problems caused by his live-in
relationship.
Farooq Shaikh (God bless his soul) plays his P.A and
confidante and lending some credibility. The election talk in film can be made
into an election guide for extreme dummies. A perfectly literate character asks “what is this code of conduct” and at one stage his girlfriend even asks how
many seats are required to claim absolute majority in the Lok Sabha. As a means
of educating the rural audiences it is fine but it still doesn’t suit the
character asking such silly questions.
There is a lot of the wanna-be element in the film. When was
the last time you saw security men in suits wearing dark shades in India? The same
security men even violate the Motor vehicle act of 1988 by a standing on a
moving vehicle.
Barring Farooq Shaikh there is nothing much to harp about in
the acting department although Neha Sharma is not bad. Youngistaan is like a
half cooked dish that is not terrible, but certainly not enjoyable.
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