Chocolate (2005)

Director:

Vivek Agnihotri

Writers:

Vivek Agnihotri (written by)
Rohit Malhotra (written by)

Release Date:

16 September 2005 (India)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Deep dark secrets

Plot:

Christmas Eve, London. While the snow-clad city gets ready to celebrate the festival of peace and joy...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Christmas Eve | Chocolate | Suspect | Death

Cast

Anil Kapoor	...	Advocate Krishan Pundit
Sunil Shetty	...	Rocker
Arshad Warsi	...	Chip
Emraan Hashmi	...	Deva
Irrfan Khan	...	Pipi
Sushma Reddy	...	Monsoon Iyer
Tanushree Dutta	...	Simran "Sim" Chopra
Mumait Khan	...	Special Appearance (Song)
Emma Bunton	...	Anna
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Dorji	...	Roshan Abbas
Vishwajeet Pradhan	...	Bilal
Iman Sid	...	Dancer

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

India:UA

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

Inspired Movies

Quotes:

Advocate Krishan Pundit: Your friend was getting shot, and you just stood and watched him die?
Pipi: I was scared shitless. The Devil was standing before me, Murtuza Arzai! I just couldn't bring myself to move.
Advocate Krishan Pundit: Rocker was your friend, Pipi! He was your friend, goddamnit! You had a gun! Why the hell didn't you shoot?
Pipi: And what if I had missed?

Movie Connections:

Features Torque (2004)

The usual Chocolate

2 minutes into the movie, and you know that it is a lift(No, i wont use the word "remake" or "adapted from" because that's what it is, a lift) of "The Usual Suspects". When there was a buzz about "Chocolate" during the build up and ever since we heard about the movie, i expected something else but as it turns out, it's a rehash of the 1995 Hollywood flick. I am OKAY with adaptations and inspirations but what irks me is that they don't even acknowledge the supposed adaptation. Come to think of it, there's no "adaptation" here, it's plain lifting. The end comes as no surprise to anyone who's seen the original. I was also reading Mr. Taran Adarsh's review and believe it or not, even he seemed to like the idea of adapting, he "adapted" from James Berardinelli's review of The Usual Suspects! ("The movie borrows from dozens of sources -- Hitchcock, Scorsese, the Coen brothers and just about every master of the genre, past or present". Check this line out in James' review of the original).

I wont comment on the dialogues and screenplay since there's nothing new here. Anil Kapoor, as the egoistic lawyer, was over the top a few times and his voice-over kind of sounded affected ( "With every case i became smart, smarter, smartest"...cheesy) . Irrfan was expectedly the best among the lot and makes the movie watchable, if only because of his presence.He easily overshadows Anil in their confrontation scenes. His glowering eyes and perfectly restrained performance is a treat to watch. Here's an actor i'll go miles to watch. Arshad Warsi does good in the limited scope that he has. The rest of the cast are alright.

At the end of it, "Chocolate" is not an effort worthy of appreciation.