Since I enjoyed two Emraan Hashmi films from last year so much, Shanghai and Jannat 2, I figured I wouldn't mind seeing a third one as well. Rush is a debut direction from Shamin Desai, who passed away before the film could be completed, leading to several delays. Finally the film was finished by his wife.
Rush takes place in the world of 24-hour news channels, where Samar (Emraan Hashmi) gets fired because he interviews a hitman, who boasts about killing the influential friend of the news channel's owner. Soon Lisa Kapoor (Neha Dhupia) contacts him with a luxurious job offer to become the chief editor of Crime 24, a crime-reporting network, where he gets full editorial freedom, company car, apartment and other significant perks. As you can imagine, it's a bit too good to be true..
Knowing the production history, the film in all its poor quality begins to make more sense. The promos give promise of a pretty slick film, but what is actually revealed inside is a muddled fever dream of somebody who's stayed up too late, watching trashy 24-hour news networks. Rush attempts to portray the honest journalists, slaving away to uncover the corrupt civil society for what it is, but whatever interesting ideas it contains (and the minor 'twist' is predictable from the get-go), those get lost inside all the bad acting, bad dialogue and badly integrated song sequences. Probably the best thing about the film is the fact you get a glimpse of Sagarika Ghatge (better known as Preeti from Chak De India) as Emraan's girlfriend, and even she's not great in this.
As far as Emraan goes, because the film began shooting in 2010, you can see this is probably still the stone-faced Emraan of old. While he's had fans throughout his career, I think there's a very good reason why he only gained serious mainstream success starting with The Dirty Picture - the man just wasn't a very good actor before. He had the delivery of lines, but none of the emoting capabilities we've seen him with as of late - it's almost as if he's sleep-walking through these older films of his. If I was ever planning on checking out more of his filmography, this film convinced me not to. The films don't interest me on their own, and it seems even his acting is unlikely to impress me, so I'm better served by just following his future ventures.
In summary, Rush ..just don't.
4 comments:
I don't know when I'm gonna watch this film. Unfortunatly most of the films that have been delayed are not so good. I have yet a few Emraan's movies to look forward. I'm this kind of fan who want to see all of his work! He's not so bad, he has good comedy timing, I wouldn't know it if I wouldn't watch some of his early films.
But I think he's come a long way in industry. I see how many people change their mind on Emraan after his newest films. So proud to be his fan.
xoxo from Poland
PS sorry for my English :D
Hi!
Of course, it depends on what you like. I don't like his early films very much, based on what I've seen, but I think you're right in that he's become a very good actor over time. I can definitely understand what his fans - like you - see in him. I think you'll like him okay in Rush, even if the film is not great. And yep, delayed films typically suck, so keep your expectations low! I didn't know this was delayed when I first saw it, sadly.
Your English is fine, don't worry. And yay, more Polish fans of Indian films! There seem to be quite many of you.
Thanks. I think we Polish Bollywood fans are growing every day! But me and my friends write in Polish, I don't feel like writng in English, maybe I should try!
And back to Emraan I think in my case it's like lack of objectivity. But I don't care... Everyone has ther favourite actors. :)
It's fine, when you write in Polish, more Polish people might find your writings and get into Bollywood. So it's all good.
Heh, I'm glad the man got his break finally! I finally see what you & his other fans see in him. :)
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