Who would've thought Bollywood producers would dare to experiment with a script on Mathematical Probablity equations!!! But, here we go - Amitabh Bachchan as Professor Venkat Subramaniam is a reclusive Math teacher in a college where no one really appreciates his ideas because of his eccentric ways. Silently buried in research for 30 years something, Venkat suddenly hits upon a blockbuster theory, something that should forever change the course of mathematics. According to the director, probably the last person to make similar impact in the field of Mathematics was Sir Issac Newton when he saw the apple fall from a tree. As a symbolism, the professor is shown receiving the Cambridge University's Issac Newton nomination before the credits roll.
So far, so good. But, I lost interest in the film as soon as it was clearly evident that a lot of scenes had been straight lifted from Kevin Spacey starring "21". From a Jim Sturgess character who's facing a huge debt and must somehow find a way out (Madhavan's character), to a genius Mathematics professor who hits upon a brainwave idea in "Teen Patti"; in the English version it was Blackjack. Throw in scenes of gambling dens, underworld criminals and you get the complete picture. I was able to predict climax scenes too, such as the identity of the blackmailer.
I was expecting to see more out of Ben Kingsley but his character was simply mired in some sort of mystique without backing it up with background or foundation. But, the bigger disappointment was this blatant script plagiarism. That alone should make me rate it 2 stars or less.
So far, so good. But, I lost interest in the film as soon as it was clearly evident that a lot of scenes had been straight lifted from Kevin Spacey starring "21". From a Jim Sturgess character who's facing a huge debt and must somehow find a way out (Madhavan's character), to a genius Mathematics professor who hits upon a brainwave idea in "Teen Patti"; in the English version it was Blackjack. Throw in scenes of gambling dens, underworld criminals and you get the complete picture. I was able to predict climax scenes too, such as the identity of the blackmailer.
I was expecting to see more out of Ben Kingsley but his character was simply mired in some sort of mystique without backing it up with background or foundation. But, the bigger disappointment was this blatant script plagiarism. That alone should make me rate it 2 stars or less.