Lahore Confidential: Absolutely, uniformly a mess
Sat, Feb 06 2021 09:30:21 AM
By Vinayak Chakravorty
Feb 6 (IANS): Few films manage a level of absolute uniformity in the quality they peddle in terms of writing, direction, acting and tech-specs. Lahore Confidential is that film. It is absolutely, uniformly a mess.
Once upon a time Kunal Kohli made a romantic thriller about India, Pakistan, Kashmir, and terrorism that went on to be a blockbuster primarily riding the superstardom of Aamir Khan and Kajol. That was Fanaa in 2006. A decade and half later, and after a few forgettable films along the way, Kohli takes the Fanaa trail again, with focus more on Indo-Pak tension and espionage this time.
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BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
Few films manage a level of absolute uniformity in the quality they peddle in terms of writing, direction, acting and tech-specs. Lahore Confidential is that film. It is absolutely, uniformly a mess.
Once upon a time Kunal Kohli made a romantic thriller about India, Pakistan, Kashmir, and terrorism that went on to be a blockbuster primarily riding the superstardom of Aamir Khan and Kajol. That was Fanaa in 2006. A decade and half later, and after a few forgettable films along the way, Kohli takes the Fanaa trail again, with focus more on Indo-Pak tension and espionage this time.
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With Kunal Kohli at the helm, it is natural to have some expectations from this thriller that blends espionage and romance. Kohli, after all, directed
Fanaa (2006), which was so much more than its lovely music and the blazing chemistry between Kajol and Aamir Khan it was a film that took a stand on the Kashmir imbroglio, a stand that is likely to create a storm among today’s Censors.
Kohli’s
Lahore Confidential created by journalist-turned-author S Hussain Zaidi and written by Vibha Singh is, however, an insipid, please-all project. It is neither here nor there nor anywhere, signifying perhaps the dilemma of a team that is determined not to be rabidly Islamophobic in the manner of
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