Married 2 America, is directed and written by Dilip Shankar; the film stars Archana J
oglekar, Raghubeer Yadav, Chetan Pandit, Jackie Shroff, Akhilendra Mishra, Ganesh Yadav, Shweta Tiwari and Ashok Samarth; the music is given by Anwar Hussain and Ibrahim Ashq has penned the lyrics.
The film has an interesting story. Ravi Malhotra an NRI living in the US works for the mighty Larson & Jason a US based multinational which builds huge civil projects throughout the world like dams and bridges. One of its recent contracts was in India ... the Dharbhanga Dam project in Bihar at District Saurabhpur. It was planned and executed with a hundred year warranty, by their top architect and engineer Ravi Malhotra.
But within a few years three of the dam's gates are burst open, leaving hundreds of people dead, thousands are rendered homeless and public property worth crores washed down in floods.
The Indian government is contemplating suing the company for damages worth millions. The company sends Ravi Malhotra to India to probe and investigate what exactly caused the damage. Ravi finds out the shocking truth and hands over the file to the concerned authorities here.
Since that night he goes missing. The authorities and the police feel he has escaped to evade arrest as the Indian government and the law holds Ravi and his company Larsen & Jason solely responsible for the disaster. All efforts to trace him become fruitless.
After three months his distraught wife Anjali follows him to Saurabhpur. From the moment she lands in India to eventually finding her husband, in the process rediscovering their love for each other forms the major part of the sensational and thrilling narrative.
Director Dilip Shankar has tackled two conventional issues in a rather unconventional manner. This is clearly 'out of the box' thinking from the set pattern prevalent in Bollywood. He marries corruption in politics with matrimonial love and manages to highlight the plight of both. There is a strong voice that rises up against corruption. There's also the triumph of love. The protagonist learns the meaning of love interacting with two hard-core criminals and their ways with their wives!
The unconventional way Shankar has taken is a rather novel route. He has extracted some fine performances from Archana Joglekar, Ashok Samarth, Akhilendra Mishra, RaghuveerYadav, ChetanPandit and Jackie Shroff.
For most part, Shankar manages to keep up the intrigue with smart narrations. The movie has some flashback scenes and a seamless plot.
The performances of the actors are very good. Ashok Samrath is good. He gives a powerhouse performance as a reformed goon while Ahkilendra, Raghuveer, and Jackie too chip in with fine performances. Jackie Shroff as an ex-dacoit (Pratap Singh) impresses too. Samarth first caught the eye in Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local as inspector Malvankar. Here, he makes the film his own playground. Archana Joglekar is great. She plays a powerful character who lifts the movie several notches higher. She has played her role brilliantly and leaves an impact on the audience's mind. Chetan Pandit is also very good and enacts his role with ease. Raghubir Yadav gets very limited scope as the taxi driver but acts fabulously. Shweta Tiwari is convincing as Pratap Singh's wife. Akhilendra Mishra is good as the chief minister. Others lend able support.
Shankar tackles a tricky issue where huge relief funds running into hundreds of crores of rupees from the central government are at stake. Lives mean nothing when it comes to the big bucks that are there for the taking for the politicians. This movie is a fearless attempt to expose the system as well as impose the power of love.
Performances are great and the idea is well executed. Shankar deserves all the credit for daring to be different. You should watch the film both for its story and performances.
Dilip Shankar's story about the widespread corruption in public life in India, is great. The drama is based in a small town of Bihar and might interest the urban audiences also. The screenplay is engaging. The film looks like a docu-drama on corruption and also it has an entertaining and engaging story. You will definitely feel for the characters. The dialogues of the film, also penned by Dilip Shankar, are good and quite impactful.
Anwar Hussain's music goes with the mood of the film. Lyrics by Pt. Baijnath Gautam, Ibrahim Ashq, K.L. Pandey and Anshlal Pandre, are not bad at all. Ray Collins and R.M. Swamy's cinematography is good. Editing by Devendra Murdeshwar is okay.
Just after India attained independence, dams were symbols of national development and prosperity. Now they have regressed into theatres of inter-state dispute. In director Dilip Shankar's movie, the dam becomes the subject of a mystery: what led to the collapse of a barrage that left over 400 dead and 35 villages submerged. As they say, dam the river, damn the people.
The story begins in the USA but soon the action shifts to the badlands of Bihar. Anjali Malhotra's attempts to trace her husband results in encounters with murderous engineers, ex-dacoits and bahubalis. The film gathers momentum but and ultimately the real crooks get exposed and the plot reaches its climax in an interesting manner.
Thus in the film Married 2 America, director Dilip Shankar keeps reasonable control over the proceedings. The film definitely has spark. Some dialogues do stay in mind - referring to NRIs as Non-Reliable Indians, being one of them. The producers have rightly shown faith in Archana Joglekar's acting ability and her middle-aged shoulders does carry the film all along. It is good to see Jackie Shroff too in the film. Ashok Samarth impresses as a goon with conscience. The film is generously littered with cuss words and a titillating scene where a female cop feels up the leading lady.
On the whole the film Married 2 America is interesting to watch. It is all about an NRI couple who get entangled in a web of corruption in India. It might do well in box office. So don't miss the film.
oglekar, Raghubeer Yadav, Chetan Pandit, Jackie Shroff, Akhilendra Mishra, Ganesh Yadav, Shweta Tiwari and Ashok Samarth; the music is given by Anwar Hussain and Ibrahim Ashq has penned the lyrics.The film has an interesting story. Ravi Malhotra an NRI living in the US works for the mighty Larson & Jason a US based multinational which builds huge civil projects throughout the world like dams and bridges. One of its recent contracts was in India ... the Dharbhanga Dam project in Bihar at District Saurabhpur. It was planned and executed with a hundred year warranty, by their top architect and engineer Ravi Malhotra.
But within a few years three of the dam's gates are burst open, leaving hundreds of people dead, thousands are rendered homeless and public property worth crores washed down in floods.
The Indian government is contemplating suing the company for damages worth millions. The company sends Ravi Malhotra to India to probe and investigate what exactly caused the damage. Ravi finds out the shocking truth and hands over the file to the concerned authorities here.
Since that night he goes missing. The authorities and the police feel he has escaped to evade arrest as the Indian government and the law holds Ravi and his company Larsen & Jason solely responsible for the disaster. All efforts to trace him become fruitless.
After three months his distraught wife Anjali follows him to Saurabhpur. From the moment she lands in India to eventually finding her husband, in the process rediscovering their love for each other forms the major part of the sensational and thrilling narrative.
Director Dilip Shankar has tackled two conventional issues in a rather unconventional manner. This is clearly 'out of the box' thinking from the set pattern prevalent in Bollywood. He marries corruption in politics with matrimonial love and manages to highlight the plight of both. There is a strong voice that rises up against corruption. There's also the triumph of love. The protagonist learns the meaning of love interacting with two hard-core criminals and their ways with their wives!
The unconventional way Shankar has taken is a rather novel route. He has extracted some fine performances from Archana Joglekar, Ashok Samarth, Akhilendra Mishra, RaghuveerYadav, ChetanPandit and Jackie Shroff.
For most part, Shankar manages to keep up the intrigue with smart narrations. The movie has some flashback scenes and a seamless plot.
The performances of the actors are very good. Ashok Samrath is good. He gives a powerhouse performance as a reformed goon while Ahkilendra, Raghuveer, and Jackie too chip in with fine performances. Jackie Shroff as an ex-dacoit (Pratap Singh) impresses too. Samarth first caught the eye in Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local as inspector Malvankar. Here, he makes the film his own playground. Archana Joglekar is great. She plays a powerful character who lifts the movie several notches higher. She has played her role brilliantly and leaves an impact on the audience's mind. Chetan Pandit is also very good and enacts his role with ease. Raghubir Yadav gets very limited scope as the taxi driver but acts fabulously. Shweta Tiwari is convincing as Pratap Singh's wife. Akhilendra Mishra is good as the chief minister. Others lend able support.
Shankar tackles a tricky issue where huge relief funds running into hundreds of crores of rupees from the central government are at stake. Lives mean nothing when it comes to the big bucks that are there for the taking for the politicians. This movie is a fearless attempt to expose the system as well as impose the power of love.
Performances are great and the idea is well executed. Shankar deserves all the credit for daring to be different. You should watch the film both for its story and performances.
Dilip Shankar's story about the widespread corruption in public life in India, is great. The drama is based in a small town of Bihar and might interest the urban audiences also. The screenplay is engaging. The film looks like a docu-drama on corruption and also it has an entertaining and engaging story. You will definitely feel for the characters. The dialogues of the film, also penned by Dilip Shankar, are good and quite impactful.
Anwar Hussain's music goes with the mood of the film. Lyrics by Pt. Baijnath Gautam, Ibrahim Ashq, K.L. Pandey and Anshlal Pandre, are not bad at all. Ray Collins and R.M. Swamy's cinematography is good. Editing by Devendra Murdeshwar is okay.
Just after India attained independence, dams were symbols of national development and prosperity. Now they have regressed into theatres of inter-state dispute. In director Dilip Shankar's movie, the dam becomes the subject of a mystery: what led to the collapse of a barrage that left over 400 dead and 35 villages submerged. As they say, dam the river, damn the people.
The story begins in the USA but soon the action shifts to the badlands of Bihar. Anjali Malhotra's attempts to trace her husband results in encounters with murderous engineers, ex-dacoits and bahubalis. The film gathers momentum but and ultimately the real crooks get exposed and the plot reaches its climax in an interesting manner.
Thus in the film Married 2 America, director Dilip Shankar keeps reasonable control over the proceedings. The film definitely has spark. Some dialogues do stay in mind - referring to NRIs as Non-Reliable Indians, being one of them. The producers have rightly shown faith in Archana Joglekar's acting ability and her middle-aged shoulders does carry the film all along. It is good to see Jackie Shroff too in the film. Ashok Samarth impresses as a goon with conscience. The film is generously littered with cuss words and a titillating scene where a female cop feels up the leading lady.
On the whole the film Married 2 America is interesting to watch. It is all about an NRI couple who get entangled in a web of corruption in India. It might do well in box office. So don't miss the film.
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