INDIA New England News
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
The problem with “Sardar Ka Grandson” is not that it loses the plot on an absolutely wonky idea. The problem is the film and its makers fail to capitalise on the one asset they truly had. Kaashvie Nair’s debut directorial casts Neena Gupta as the titular Sardar. Unlike Gupta’s last project “Badhaai Ho”, however, Nair’s film fails to utilise the artiste’s potential. Instead, the budding filmmaker trains focus and footage on the Grandson (Arjun Kapoor) in a dramedy that starts seeming less dramatic and even less comedic as the minutes roll.
Sardar Ka Grandson review: Boredom on the house
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Sardar Ka Grandson: Boredom on the house
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Photography: Tapu Javeri | Hair & Make-up: Nabila’s (N-Gents) | Location: Dr Imran Shah’s library | Coordination: Faisal Quraishi
Sit in a room with Humayun Saeed and Adnan Siddiqui together and you’ll often find it hard to wedge a word in. The conversation is free-flowing, ricocheting between serious issues to wild anecdotes, peppered with loud bouts of laughter.
There are so many mutual acquaintances that they keep referring to and so many memories that they share, through the eras of Pakistani TV history, as heroes who have rivaled each other for roles and friends who have co-starred in multiple major hits.
Photography: Tapu Javeri | Hair & Make-up: Nabila’s (N-Gents) | Location: Dr Imran Shah’s library | Coordination: Faisal Quraishi
Sit in a room with Humayun Saeed and Adnan Siddiqui together and you’ll often find it hard to wedge a word in. The conversation is free-flowing, ricocheting between serious issues to wild anecdotes, peppered with loud bouts of laughter.
There are so many mutual acquaintances that they keep referring to and so many memories that they share, through the eras of Pakistani TV history, as heroes who have rivaled each other for roles and friends who have co-starred in multiple major hits.