Sunday

 

Well, we all know that there are seven days in a week and at the end of the week, if you are asked to recollect the happenings during the past week, you will never miss what you had done on a Sunday. That’s a special day in everybody’ life. But, that does not happen, in the case of Sehar, a young creative dubbing artiste. She does not remember as to what she did on a Sunday, just a day after that marked day in her life. Suddenly, she notices someone chasing her. And, at one place, she even survives a deadly attack. Then, she finds a cab driver demanding his dues and also a struggling artiste , who calls her a ghost. But, then one smart police cop who not only believes in her version, but also falls in love with her;  goes to investigate further . He does so, in his own style.

 

This is just in brief, what Rohit Shetty directed new film ‘Sunday’ offers through its screenplay. The talented director very well used this so called borrowed theme, but handled it well, to present something different in Bollywood. Sehar, played by Ayesha Takia, does her job well like a button artiste, but lacks those natural spontaneous expressions coming from within; that we notice in other talented actresses like Rani, kareena or Priety. Therefore, her screen presence and body language in this central role fails to produce the luminosity, what anyone of these three could have accepted with a challenge. It is for this reason, the chemistry between Sehar- the main central character  and the Police cop played by Ajay Devgan, does not work well.  

 

The only two characters, who actually entertain in the film are the cab driver played by Arshad Warsi and the struggling actor , played by Irrfan Khan. It is because of their repeated presence, that the film offers some quality entertainment, be it through their dialogues or perfect timing maintained in different scenes. Ajay Devgan is a total misfit in this role of a Police cop. He does not have much to do, except for eating ice-cream cones, most of the time he appears on screen. Perhaps, to avoid him show smoking cigarettes( the activity which our Shahrukh khan terms as creativity) , the director must have thought of this new idea, to keep him engaged with his hands. Esha Deol makes that special appearance, to perform one item number almost towards the end of the film, but fails to impress.

 

‘Sunday’ is certainly not a musical film, though it is shot on the backdrop of a Discotheque. Repeated songs and scenes have been picturised on the same set and above all the huge crowd used in such sequences neither look like youngsters nor do they dance well. But, the director certainly conveys a very good and timely message to today’s young girls, who frequently visit such places. He reminds them about the dangers of ‘date rape drug’ which is mixed in the drinks served. He clearly shows the modus operandi, based on real life happening that took place in Mumbai, with a NRI girl, who was raped by two persons under a similar situation, when the drug starts shows its effects, and the victim does not remember the happenings during that period , thereafter.

 

It is only because of this sincere effort that ‘Sunday’ deserves a special mention; but it could have worked still better, if the lead pair was different and the music too, was paid more attention. In that case, it would have certainly become a hit film. But, with the existing flaws, ‘Sunday’ just stands as an average entertainer.