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'Apne' - a warm, emotional Deol family film
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Apne"; Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shilpa
Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher, Victor Banerjee; Director:
Anil Sharma; Rating: ***
In "Apne", heart and craft come together to create an amazing
graph. It is indeed a very warm film.
But the narration is lengthy, sometimes tedious. What, for
example, was the need for that ridiculous 'rock' song with one
of Bobby Deol's hands in his pocket?
Though the ladies are engagingly portrayed - Shilpa Shetty as
the introverted Sunny's exuberant wife reminds you of Kajol in
Karan Johar's "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" - this is a patriarchal
story.
The film is populated with men who fight for self, family,
country and morality on territory ranging from the terrace of a
Punjab village, the boxing ring in New York and most
importantly, the human heartland where most of life's ironic
games are played by god and men.
Director Anil Sharma gets it right in almost every frame. The
stretched-out plot takes the Deols, their elegant women and
surprisingly restrained adversaries through several continents
and time zones. Sharma never loses the threads of the plot as
the characters scatter across the continents trying to restore
family honour in hostile circumstances.
Yes, the narration gets excessively dramatic towards the end.
But the magic of the real-life family being alchemised on screen
is preserved until the very end.
Let's stand and applaud Sharma for attempting a theme so vast
and dramatic, showcasing two generations of Deols plunged into
the vortex of a battle that takes them through several levels of
emotions and revelations.
Sharma picks up threads of lingering sorrow and abiding ties to
weave a tale that's as sweet, strong and resonant as any
grandma's tale about the simple god-fearing family that doesn't
buckle under pressure.
It's not the content as much the tightly clenched treatment that
gives the film a feeling of uncompromised ardour.
Swarming with characters and over-sentimental songs about family
ties, "Apne" manages to hold its head high above the
intrinsically treacly situation that Sharma creates for the
Deols.
The performances are fine. But the immensely gifted Victor
Banerjee's as the Deols' sounding board is the odd one out,
specially when he materialises with prayer beads on screen to
pray for Bobby's quick recovery. Good god!
This could have been one more mawkish attempt to bring together
a family that suffers and celebrates together. Instead "Apne" is
our own "Rocky". In fact, better. Not only are the boxing
sequences first-rate, the emotions that the macho men invest
into each other's lives makes them look like giants who think
big and act for the camera fearlessly.
IANS.
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