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, a Madhur Bhandarkar movie is expected to be focused on a particular industry and hell bent in exposing its dark underbelly. Heroine seeks to be no different. Yet, while we expected this, what we didn’t expect was for all the other cliché's his movies are known for to be put together in the same movie!! And therein..lies its fall If there is one thing any audience would love in any movie – its a fresh presentation. A tale where they don’t know what to expect and plot turns that keep them interested. Thanks to all of his other exploits, Bhandarkar’s Heroine has none of those. Add to that the fact that it is far too long and makes no real impact, makes dirty digs at other bollywood actors and actresses and is ultimately a sad product. One of the worst ending sequences I have seen in any of his movies, an area where he has known to demonstrate class elsewhere (Page 3 – mere liye party khatam ho chuki hai..) looks like they were in a hurry to announce the final pack-up and decided to proceed with whatever they had till then
If Heroine is saved somewhat, its all thanks to a superlative performance by Kareena Kapoor who makes the central character (Mahi Arora) her own and despite her rather confusing and irritating personality you still want to root for her. Mahi’s deep agony and constant struggle comes across perfectly in every scene and Kareena’s performance truly shines amidst all the other fake glamour and glitterati. All the others play their part well enough too for the movie to have been a decent watch
However, the long runtime, the painfully familiar sequences and uninspired writing make for a rather bad outing for this supposed expose on the underbelly of Bollywood. Watch it only for Kareena’s performance..else there’s nothing much you’ll miss anyways
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