'Raja Natwarlal' despite minuses, pulls off A Decent Con! A well-paced second-hour & commendable performances, sort of make up for its flaws.
'Raja Natwarlal' Synopsis: A small-time con man seeks assistance from his mentor with an intention of setting scores with a gangster.
'Raja Natwarlal' begins well, but the romantic-track involving the protagonist & his lady-love, is bland. Also, why do they break into a song, almost every time they meet up? Seriously, what were the writers thinking, especially while penning this part?
But, 'Raja Natwarlal' redeems itself in its second-hour. The con is consistently engaging & the series of events are cleverly executed. In short, a mostly lifeless first-hour, is saved by a nicely done second.
The Screenplay has some true merit, a but a dead-on-arrival romantic-track, plays a spoilsport. Kunal Deshmukh's Direction is pretty good. Cinematography is fine. Editing is, also, is just about fair. Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is melodious.
Performance-Wise: Emraan Hashmi is perfect. He enacts the revenge driven con-artist with admirable ease. Humaima Malick is strictly okay. Kay Kay Menon is convincing as the villain. But its Paresh Rawal who steals the show. He's brilliant. Deepak Tijori is excellent in a brief role.
On the whole, 'Raja Natwarlal' is a watchable fare.
'Raja Natwarlal' Synopsis: A small-time con man seeks assistance from his mentor with an intention of setting scores with a gangster.
'Raja Natwarlal' begins well, but the romantic-track involving the protagonist & his lady-love, is bland. Also, why do they break into a song, almost every time they meet up? Seriously, what were the writers thinking, especially while penning this part?
But, 'Raja Natwarlal' redeems itself in its second-hour. The con is consistently engaging & the series of events are cleverly executed. In short, a mostly lifeless first-hour, is saved by a nicely done second.
The Screenplay has some true merit, a but a dead-on-arrival romantic-track, plays a spoilsport. Kunal Deshmukh's Direction is pretty good. Cinematography is fine. Editing is, also, is just about fair. Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is melodious.
Performance-Wise: Emraan Hashmi is perfect. He enacts the revenge driven con-artist with admirable ease. Humaima Malick is strictly okay. Kay Kay Menon is convincing as the villain. But its Paresh Rawal who steals the show. He's brilliant. Deepak Tijori is excellent in a brief role.
On the whole, 'Raja Natwarlal' is a watchable fare.