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Friday, February 5, 2010

Striker - Awesome beginning, lost it in the end. :|

I saw this movie along with my friends. As I was coming out of the hall after the movie, one of my friends caught up with me and said "Dude ! Where was carroms in the movie ?". Sadly, yes, he was right. For the name "striker", it wasn't much about carrom or anything for that matter.

THE PLOT:The movie starts with Malvani, Mumbai in 1992 riots where Surya(Siddharth - very good!) is trying to break in to his own locality. A series of flashbacks shows young Surya getting attracted to the game and playing it. After winning the national championship at 12, he leaves the game (WHY??) and is now an aspiring young man in 1980s trying to go to Dubai. Jaleel (Aditya Pancholi) ditches Surya with his fraud agency by taking his money. Surya, whose best friend Jaid(Ankur Vikal) works for Jaleel calls Surya to win back his own money - by winning carrom. Surya does and impresses Jaleel, who keeps offering him to work for him. A party is held on Eid at jaleel's where Surya wins big but doesn't know that JAid is robbing Jaleel of his money and also informing the police. Surya who also works for a gold agency is robbed of the gold he is supposed to transport, costing him 1 1/2 lakh. He finds out that it was Jaleel who did this to bring Surya back to him. Jaleel throws a game for 2 lakh and in this game, tries to make Jaid's intentions known. Jaid is ultimately found and killed because of his treachery.Back in 92, Surya comes back to find his siter dead in the riots and avenges the death by killing Jaleel.

Throw in a bai, a dada(bro) who is beaten up for owing Jaleel, a sister and Noorie. . . and Striker is made. I don't know what the others think, I was plain disapoointed. Director, music is overall ok with Siddharth and the brilliance gluing you to the end.

Rating : **1/2 (For Siddharth and Vidya Malvade)

Watch or Miss? : Miss. Many more movies are in line. Go if you can't get a ticket for Rann.

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