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Metro is all about emotional, witty and a realistic depiction of urban relationships. Director Anurag Basu attempts to explore the complexities of various ...
After Salaam-e-Ishq , Honeymoon Travel Pvt Ltd and Delhii Heights , seems like multiple stories is what's sweeping Bollywood of late. This time it's Anurag Basu's Life In A Metro that sets out to deliver a realistic and unpretentious look at the lives and emotions of a handful of city dwellers in contemporary Mumbai. Indeed a good attempt, though does not sweep you off your feet completely.
After Salaam-e-Ishq , Honeymoon Travel Pvt Ltd and Delhii Heights , seems like multiple stories is what's sweeping Bollywood of late. This time it's Anurag Basu's Life In A Metro that sets out to deliver a realistic and unpretentious look at the lives and emotions of a handful of city dwellers in contemporary Mumbai. Indeed a good attempt, though does not sweep you off your feet completely.
Akash (Shiny Ahuja) forms an informal bond with Shikha (Shilpa Shetty) despite knowing that she is married to Ranjit (Kay Kay Menon). Ranjit on the other hand, has an innocent affair with his office subordinate Neha (Kangana Ranaut) sans any emotional bonding. Rahul (Sharman Joshi) who works in the same company is attracted to Neha, but is oblivious to the fact that he is lending keys of his flat to his boss.
Then there is Shikha's sister Shruti (Konkana Sen) who is still a virgin at 30 and is hunting for a prospective groom for marriage portals till she meets Monty (Irrfan Khan). In a parallel story, a sexagenarian Amol (Dharmendra) reunites with his college exflame Vaijanti (Nafisa Ali) for a live-in.
Unlike Basu's previous film Gangster , Metro isn't an all-out dark film, but has sufficient dose of witty humour that basically comes out in the Irrfan-Konkana track and the initial reels for Sharman's story. A must mention is Kay Kay for being the epitome of male chavinism of an egoistic husband. Indeed the show stealer, for you hate him, detest his very sight, all thanks to a terrific protrayal. As for the much in controversy Ms Shetty, she does manage to deliver a fine performance a step ahead of Phir Milenge .
So what goes wrong? First, the half-baked Dharmendra-Nafisa Ali story that deserves a better end and then Kangana who one fine day wakes up to be with Sharman. As for Shiney Ahuja he deserved a moore meaty scene.
And if there is anything else the film lacks, Pritam's melodius composition presently topping the charts makes up for all.
Metro is realistic and engaging fare. The film has been produced by Ronnie Screwvala and the story, screenplay and direction has been done by Anurag Basu. ...
Metro is realistic and engaging fare. The film has been produced by Ronnie Screwvala and the story, screenplay and direction has been done by Anurag Basu. ...
'Metro' is a gripping film .
The soundtrack was released in March 27, 2007. Life In A... Metro, a musical by nature, has music composed by Pritam Chakraborty with lyrics provided by Sayeed Quadri. Composed by Pritam, the music is considered to be special since for the first time ever in a Bollywood film, a rock band led by Pritam would play at important junctures in the film and take the story forward. The entire music score in Metro is heavily rock-oriented. The four-member band along with Pritam, also included Suhail Kaul, Soham Chakraborty and Bangladeshi singer James (Faruk Mahfuz Anam).
Parts of the film, played by Sharman Joshi, Kangna Ranaut & Kay Kay Menon, are inspired by the 1960 Hollywood film The Apartment
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