Gulabo Sitabo review: A big disappointment
Gulabo Sitabo makers have perhaps done the right thing to release the film on Amazon Prime, rather than waiting for a theatrical release. It’s a big disappointment coming from director Shoojit Sircar, who has earlier directed Piku, October, Vicky Donor, and Madras Café.
Gulabo Sitabo does not match the expectation of Sircar’s previous works and hence falls flat, despite a stellar performance from Amitabh Bachchan.
The Big B plays Chunnan 'Mirza' Nawab, who plots to usurp the mansion owned by his wife, Fatima Begum, played brilliantly by Farrukh Jafar. But he has to deal with four tenants, and most notably Baankey Rastogi, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, who leads the war against the landlord.
The squabbles and fights between the landlord and the tenants form the crux of the story. Then, there is the angle of the mansion being declared a heritage property, before it all boils down to Fatima Begum, who sells the mansion for peanuts and runs away with her lover, at 95.
The plot is interesting, but the script is too stretched out, and it never ceases to end. At some point, the fights between the landlord and tenants look repetitive and bore you out, something unexpected from Sircar’s film and a Juhi Chaturvedi’s script. Juhi has earlier written Vicky Donor, Piku, and October.
Amitabh deserves accolades for pulling off the looks, posture, accent, and nuances of a Lucknow-based landlord to perfection. His prosthetic to look at the character is convincing. In fact, the whole film rests on his broad shoulders, and he manages to pull it off. He walks away with his head held high.
Ayushmann has been below-par, considering the abundance of talent he possesses, and the recent performances he has put up on the big screen. His dialogue delivery and his appearance (he has been shown to have a paunch in some scenes, while completely thin in others) have not been consistent throughout.
Amitabh and Ayushmann do not build up the chemistry that is the biggest hindrance to the film. Amitabh and the late Irrfan Khan has had such amazing chemistry in Piku, and one cannot stop wondering what if Irrfan had played Baankey Rastogi, Gulabo Sitabo could have been an altogether different level.
The humor is few and far between and does not incite more than a chuckle. The supporting cast has been good, but the film relies totally on Big B to deliver the goods. But a weak script fails him.
The few messages in the film have been well-etched out, but the movie falls flat in entertainment value.
For all those Piku and Vicky Donor fans, Gulabo Sitabo has been a big letdown.
Gulabo Sitabo does not match the expectation of Sircar’s previous works and hence falls flat, despite a stellar performance from Amitabh Bachchan.
The Big B plays Chunnan 'Mirza' Nawab, who plots to usurp the mansion owned by his wife, Fatima Begum, played brilliantly by Farrukh Jafar. But he has to deal with four tenants, and most notably Baankey Rastogi, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, who leads the war against the landlord.
The squabbles and fights between the landlord and the tenants form the crux of the story. Then, there is the angle of the mansion being declared a heritage property, before it all boils down to Fatima Begum, who sells the mansion for peanuts and runs away with her lover, at 95.
The plot is interesting, but the script is too stretched out, and it never ceases to end. At some point, the fights between the landlord and tenants look repetitive and bore you out, something unexpected from Sircar’s film and a Juhi Chaturvedi’s script. Juhi has earlier written Vicky Donor, Piku, and October.
Amitabh deserves accolades for pulling off the looks, posture, accent, and nuances of a Lucknow-based landlord to perfection. His prosthetic to look at the character is convincing. In fact, the whole film rests on his broad shoulders, and he manages to pull it off. He walks away with his head held high.
Ayushmann has been below-par, considering the abundance of talent he possesses, and the recent performances he has put up on the big screen. His dialogue delivery and his appearance (he has been shown to have a paunch in some scenes, while completely thin in others) have not been consistent throughout.
Amitabh and Ayushmann do not build up the chemistry that is the biggest hindrance to the film. Amitabh and the late Irrfan Khan has had such amazing chemistry in Piku, and one cannot stop wondering what if Irrfan had played Baankey Rastogi, Gulabo Sitabo could have been an altogether different level.
The humor is few and far between and does not incite more than a chuckle. The supporting cast has been good, but the film relies totally on Big B to deliver the goods. But a weak script fails him.
The few messages in the film have been well-etched out, but the movie falls flat in entertainment value.
For all those Piku and Vicky Donor fans, Gulabo Sitabo has been a big letdown.
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