Fashion - All girls, less fashion (2/5)

The whole movie is claimed to be set in the backdrop of the fashion industry. It’s realistic. It’s glamorous. And it has got whatever you expect to be out there. But all with a pinch of the famous “Indian spicy masala”. Mathur seems to be still sticking to his old and over told formula. The extra-marital affairs, the gay stories, the politics, the night stands, Boy, how many movies and articles have been made and written over these subjects??? Yes, add one more to that list.

The story teller takes you through the personal life of characters more than their professional life that 30 minutes into the movie, you know that this is not about fashion but about a bunch of characters and their change over the course of chasing their dreams, set in the “masala filled” backdrop of modeling and fashion industry.

The characters seem to have been inspired from real life. If you can remember the last time you read about an indian super model being addicted to drugs and then being into a rehab and then again going back to the same dark world and getting killed with the overdose of same drug, you will be enlightened that the director is trying to give the wrong impression that every supermodel smokes, boozes, makes night stands and consumes drugs and will end up in rehab and goes through the same track. If he was trying to portray the story of a model, who went through all these, it would’ve been more convincing. Rather the director is trying to tell the story of wannabe models, models, supermodels and what not, and gives out the wrong impression that every aspiring models and super models have to go through all this.

This is no longer being bold way of telling story. This is masala now.

The director even fails to completely reveal certain characters like the one that’s played by Mugdha Godse and Raj Babbar. Although Mugdha has done a good job, questions like why her character did certain things will remain un-answered and the character played by Raj Babbar is neither well written nor convincing. A slight waste of talent and a point to improve on. Priyanka Chopra is at her best. After a row of flops, she has a sigh of relief. Although Kangana’s character is a blend of the ones she played in “Gangster “and “Life in a Metro” she has pulled her role convincingly with ease. Practice makes a man perfect.

Now, when you hear the name of the movie and the director, you very well know what to expect. And it does meet your expectation. But here’s a tip, watch FTV for an hour before you go watch the movie. Add the Madhur masala to what you’ve seen some time back and you get a bollywood flick - Fashion.

Let me tell you the final word, Fashion is not a bad movie. And yes, it’s definitely above average. But the problem is,most of the time, there's nothing new that the director is trying to tell us apart from what we expect.

There are some really good music by Salim-Sulaiman and decent cinematography by Mahesh Limaye which really helps the director pull off the story with panache. It’s worth a watch if you are not tired of watching the kind of movies like “Page3”, “Life in a Metro(Anurag Basu)”, and “Corporate”. This is yet another into that list. And for parents who are apprehensive about letting their kids to this industry, please, this is no movie to bias your opinion on.

Being said all this; the movie is engaging. Garnish it over a bucket of pop-corn and as one of the dialogues in the movie goes this way - "jitna kum sochogi utna zyada kamaogi" so does this. Don’t think. The less you think, the more you can enjoy this movie.