Starring: Paresh Rawal as Tikku (eunuch), Manoj Bajpoi as saleem, Pooja Bhatt as Tamanna, Sharad Kapoor etc.
Directed: Mahesh Bhatt. Producer: Pooja Bhatt
Music Composer: Anu Malik Lyricists: Nida Fazil, Rahat Indori, Kaffi Azim, Indeewar.
Songs: 1. Ghar Se Masjid Hai – Lyrics: Nida Fazil, Singer: Sonu Nigam.
2. Shab Ke jage Haue – Lyrics: Nida Fazil, Singer: Alka Yagnik (female version), Kumar Sanu (Male version)
3. Uath Meri Jaan – Lyrics: Kaffi Azmi, Singer: Sony Nigam.
4. Ye Kya haua – Lyrics: Rahat Indori, SInger: Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu.
Review: The story picked by Mahesh Bhatt is a very strong one. It was based on true incident which happened in 1975 in India, this was specified before the start of movie. The story has been twisted to put drama and emotions in order to make it a complete commercial movie for the entertainment of the people. Acting done at several parts are very loose, the scene where the story demands good acting in order to rightly show the feeling and emotions has not been done very nicely as a result the role done by Pooja Bhatt doesn’t look very real. Paresh Rawal through out the whole movie keep crying. Instead of rightly expressing the feelings using body gestures which Eunuchs generally do, he starts crying. Although compared to other artist his performance was still better. Sharad kapoor has been to put in movie just to add some “masala and romance”, although I think that the movie can be made without him. His presence got importance only because of loneliness faced by Pooja Bhatt when she realizes that the man to whom she was calling “Abbu” (Dad) is actually an Eunuch. I think there is no need to show the drama and heroic activity of the boy. Had the movie been made without him, then the role of Paresha Rawal and Pooja Bhatt would have been more strong. Manoj Bajpoi role was good, the acting was done nicely. Emotions has been rightly conveyed by eyes and other body parts, words were spoken only at relevant scenes.
It would have been better if the movie was made with an aim to make it as an art movie not a commercial movie. Beside this the movie also shows groups of other Eunuchs, and they are shown in order to add humor to the movie. I ask when the director decided to make a movie on a serious topic then whats the point of showing such stupid humor. The villainous role played by the biological father of Pooja Bhatt, was not done very nicely.
In many parts of the movie the camera was shaking also very much. This is really ridiculous.
In end I would like to say, the movie would have been good if it was done as an art movie. The songs are great specially the lyrics of “Shab ke Jage haue” and “Ghar se Masjid hai”. Mahesh Bhatt has chosen a hot and bombastic topic in order to attract public and rosed great expectations in their mind, however failed to keep his promise. Roles of Paresh Rawal and Manoj Bajpoi were the only worthy ones, for rest the acting and roles were loose.
Worth watching once.