Almost Listless
Film: Amit Sahni Ki List
Cast: Vir Das, Vega Tamotia, Anindita Nayar
Directed by: Ajay Bhuyan
Duration: 1 hr 55 mins
Rating: * *
Amit Sahni Ki List is your run of the mill romantic comedies
with a formula that has been pretty much done to death by now. A guy keeps searching for the right girl all
his life and when she comes, another one follows suit leaving the bloke all
confused as to which one to choose. There is still ample scope to make a
charming film from that one line brief but alas, you could write a program to
launch a satellite while watching the film and still follow it to the tee.
Vir Das plays Amit, an investment banker who has everything
going for him, almost. He is particularly finicky when it comes to women, they
must posses certainly qualities, he has a list of criteria to be fulfilled and
being a Sachin Tendulkar fan being one of them.
In most cases the relationship ends on a sour note, till he meets Mala
(Vega Tamotia) who sweeps him of his feet. With all boxes ticked on his list,
they get engaged and then he meets Devika (Anindita Nayar) who also fits the
bracket. Like several other countless heroes before, Amit can’t make up his
mind, which girl to chose.
The execution is particularly dull, while it tries to be all
hip and urban (like the mother who keeps using text lingo like IMHO, LOL) there
is very little connect with the characters, particularly Amit Sahni. You don’t
know if you should like him or hate him for whatever he does.
Vir Das is best suited as a supporting actor, he can’t quite
carry off a film on his own but Vega Tamotia shows some spark. Amit Sahni Ki List
tries hard to achieve something but ends up being listless.
Published in The Navhind Times on 20th July 2014
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