Cut the crap about the Big B - SRK rivalry being the focal point of Suneel Darshan's SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM. It's Milos Forman's masterpiece AMADEUS that SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM borrows
from.After attempting desi movies in the past, Darshan Sr. goes videshi with SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM. It's a modern-day story set in the U.S. [filmed in South Africa], but it packs in varied emotions like envy, jealousy, insecurity, anxiety, manipulation and anger in those 2 + hours.
Wait, there are loose ends as well. The writing could've been tighter. Also, since it revolves around the music industry, there're songs and more songs. The film reaches its crescendo in the pre-climax, but the finale could've been better thought of. Yet, despite the oddities, the plusses outnumber the minuses here.
In a nutshell, SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM successfully peeps into the minds of the overtly ambitious youngsters who'd stoop to any level to attain their dreams and desires. Watch it, you'd enjoy it!
Suneel Darshan's execution of the subject material is up to the mark. The undercurrent of tension whenever Bobby and Upen come face to face and also Bobby's manipulations are well filmed by the storyteller. But Darshan can easily trim the film by about 10 minutes. The Bobby - Govind Namdev track can be reduced, while a song or two can easily be chopped off.
Both Bobby and Upen get fabulous roles and the two actors make the most of it. Bobby is one of the most under-rated actors around. His work has been consistent all through, but one tends to overlook this talented actor's abilities all the while. Watch him go negative in SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM and you'd agree that he's amongst the best in the business today. His outburst in the end is remarkable.
On the whole, SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM is a well-crafted entertainer and lives up to the expectations of its target audience -- the youth. At the box-office, its business at the multiplexes will help it generate good revenue, making it a profitable proposition for its investors.
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