Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam: Mind-numbing
Yasser Usman reviews Sanjay Chhel’s latest film
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008)
Paresh Rawal, Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon and Mallika Sherawat ? I know you will say the film has to be at least a good ‘timepass flick’ because not even a trainee filmmaker can completely waste such talented actors and make a terrible film. I thought the same before entering the theatre to watch the first day first show of Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam. The script afterwards included the following scenes-
I came out before the intermission.
I demanded my money back only to find a nasty expression on the face of the one sitting behind the box office window.
My entire Friday was wasted thinking that how could anyone make a disaster of this scale with such fabulous actors.
I didn’t get the answers…
and
I don’t want any…
THE END
The irony is that Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam is directed by scriptwriter Sanjay Chhel and let me tell you it doesn’t have a weak script…it actually doesn’t have a script. The premise was fantastic. A small time nautanki company helps a RAW (ya The Research and Analysis Wing !!!) officer to stop the Mumbai Bomb Blasts in 1993. The director borrowed the setup from the classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron. The entire film has a theatre backdrop including a climax that borrows heavily from Kundan Shah’s legendary black comedy. But instead of giving a tribute to Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, it actually ends up ridiculing it.
The bunch of seasoned actors try really hard to save the film but the narrative is so floppy that by the end of it, audiences are not bothered if the nautanki company will prevent the bomb blasts in Mumbai or not. The only question in their mind remains is whether someone will save them from this “paid-torture”.
And ya, there are enough close ups of Mallika Sherawat’s navel if that is the reason you are going to watch the movie. There is even a scene where Rahul Bose wearing a horrendous blond wig is trying to seduce Mallika in a bath tub. So the decision is yours.
Anu Malik’s music is as mind-numbing as the film. Absolutely no point in discussing the songs.
Just one advice…If you are not completely brain-dead, pleeeeeeease stay away from Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam.
My Rating: 
Your Rating
(Be the first one to rate)
Loading ...
Recommended...
Mumbai Meri Jaan: Close to Perfection! Tahaan: Hypnotizing, Entertaining!! Ten Eternal Hindi Film Songs Remembering B. R. Chopra Review Contest
Actually my criteria for choosing the songs is...
Loading ...
The question is who had a worse time in the theatre. You with this brain dead comedy, or me with the demented Phoonk? But one thing is for sure. We both should demand our money back from the respective filmmakers for unleashing such agonies.
Nice review Yasser !! I really empathise with you, as you had to stick there for that “paid torture”. Although it was publicised as the best Black comedy after the cult Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, it came across as a dud. Aniruddha and Yasser, you guys should speak to both Sanjay Chhel and Ram Gopal Verma for your money-back. All the best !!