Aisha conclusively demonstrates that if you take a self-absorbed, dim-witted, obscenely privileged, giggling child-woman and perfectly cast her as a self-absorbed, dim-witted, obscenely privileged, giggling child-woman, the result will not necessarily be a good performance. This makes the film a valuable cinematic document, one that will continue to be studied and marveled at centuries after Citizen Kane has been forgotten.
[Sidenote: Lead performance aside, I didn't think the film was too bad, though it definitely didn't meet my expectations. Had been hoping for something as sharp, witty and smoothly performed as Amy Heckerling's Clueless but alack, no.]
Was misled by Abhay's presence..hoped to be a decent adaption..but was disappointed..
ReplyDeleteoh, oh ... I was hoping to watch the movie but after this, I wonder! I like your description of the character and remembered some of sonam kapur's interviews!!
ReplyDeleteI like Abhay Deol though but is he enough?
Sharbori: Abhay is okay. Always great eye-candy (I'm saying this as a hetero male), but as Baradwaj Rangan points out in his review, he plays the character in his patented, "slacker" style. Nothing too special.
ReplyDeleteSpot on, Jai saar. Although I wouldn't know to comment on Sonam Kapoor personally. What a waste of a perfectly delicious Abhay Deol. 'Clueless' was a great teen flick, with Alicia Silverstone coming across as eminently likeable and not slappable as is the case with this Aisha person.
ReplyDeleteI think the movie can be watched only--and only--for Cyrus Sahukar's Randhir Gambhir performance. That was all there to watch other than a chiclit composition
ReplyDelete...so you didn't like it?
ReplyDeleteAadisht and I had tickets for Sunday, but friends' reviews convinced us to stay away. I'm increasingly glad we did.
Hill Goat: I thought Ira Dubey and Amrita Puri were fairly good too (or perhaps Sonam's performance made them look better than they were).
ReplyDeleteAishwarya (you do realise your name is an anagram of Aisha-wary?): I didn't think it was too bad overall, but definitely not worth the price of weekend tickets at a multiplex.
I wish I had read this before putting down the money. Had to walk away after about 15 mins, and we stayed that long only to finish the popcorn.
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Nothing to do with Aisha, but in general I’ve simply decided to save my time and money and skip all Hindi films at the theatre. Most of them show up on TV or on Tata Sky Showcase within a month anyway. Ravan really disappointed me, and I love Clueless too much to be able to truly enjoy Aisha. Have heard quite a few –ive reviews about it.
ReplyDeleteI so want Sonam to succeed,being a great fan of her Dad; although I refuse to see any of her movies.
ReplyDeleteOn what basis are you speaking about Sonam Kapoor's off-screen persona?
ReplyDeleteSunrise: mainly the stuff she says in interviews and the patented "this is my cutest look" smile that she puts on in every publicity photograph (though of course that's something most of Bollywood's young brats can be accused of doing).
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I don't really know the young lady and could be wrong about her "off-screen persona". Guess we'll know when HT City gets her to start doing a column, like Priyanka Chopra's now-legendary "Just be" and "Take the plunge" columns!
I thought being 'self-absorbed' was not necessarily a bad thing under Jai Arjun school of thoughts !! no defence of the lady though ,the whole sense of entitlement is too off putting.
ReplyDeleteAisha: Pretty Delhi People being Austentatious.
ReplyDeleteLuckily saw it on a day I was brain dead. Otherwise-hopeless.
the funniest thing about aisha ever? anil kapoor saying that it is a remake of jane austen's classic "emma". i would have respected him if he had spoken the truth - it is a bollywood rendition of a hollywood classic "clueless". everything, from the social situations and the way "oishaw" (i swear this is the way it is pronounced by sonam!) dresses is very alicia silverstone. come on, bollywood. give credit where it is due.
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