"Ishaqzaade"

After more than a month, I managed to watch a movie in theatre. I realised how badly I missed that awesome theatrical experience of watching a film right till the credits end. That 133 minutes of the movie "Ishaqzaade"passed in a blink. This whole idea of  watching a film in theatre always thrilled me right from my childhood days. Every corner of the screen attracts my equal attention through out the movie and I love that.
Straight to the movie, "Ishaqzaade" has a great packaging and a greater premise for the story to unfold. Absolutely no mincing of words here when it comes to exploring the dusty landscape of some town in Uttar Pradesh where hooliganism is the order of the day and the protagonists swear by the name of the raunchy dancer 'Chand' played to ease by Gauhar Khan in the movie. And more so, when you come to know that the first of the many fight sequences shown in the movie is because of this lady being in demand for her coveted performance in either of the rival camps. Still remarkable is the fact that the girl in the movie belonging to a muslim family is able to match her dance steps while 'Chand' is busy indulging other male members of the family to shake legs with her. So, thematically you understand by now that the film is bold and upright in its approach.
Boy sees the girl amid all the tension and is bowled over by the relentless charm and anger of the girl, and so is the audience. The girl in the movie, Parineeti Chopra is somebody to watch out for in future as she pitches in with a close to perfect performance. She has the expressions worth millions, every scene every frame you become her as you see. She reminds me of Kajol of yesteryear. Still early days but she has got what it takes to become a superstar. On the other hand, the boy played by 'Arjun Kapoor' also works but mainly due to the efforts of the makers. He is good but mainly relies on the exactness of the character written for him. He lacks that spark that would have taken the character to a different level. But fair enough, he has got good moves as a dancer, good body, on the whole a sound debut.
The twist in the movie is worth talking. I was shocked like hell watching it. But that infuses some amount of practicality in the movie and also that element of thrill that remains throughout with that occasional tension in the movie. But post interval you find it little hard to swallow and you feel for the girl as to how does she still fall for the guy. But love makes you do silly things and that's what 'Ishaqzaade' is all about.
A word for the soundtrack of the movie. It boasts of a fabulous background score, thanks to Ranjit Barot and Amit Trivedi continues his dream run as a music director. "Pareshaan" and "Ishaqzaade", stand out backed by some soothing lyrics.
On the whole a 'refreshing watch' is what Ishaqzaade could best be described as.