Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Neha Dhupia, Simone Singh, Rohit Roy, Om Puri
Director: Anand Kumar
Producer: Prabhu
Music Director: Rabbi Shergill
Cinematography: Aatish Parmar
My sincere advice to all the budding filmmakers, please do not play with the stories which are conceptually amazing but the direction and screenplay just breaks it apart. Delhii Heights is a pain to watch and is a complete bore right from the beginning.
The movie begins with a narrator who is clearly not interested in lending his voice. The movie is about the life of people in the plush locales of Delhi. Here, men and women are given the same status and this often leads to a common problem- ego. Ego makes its way through the personal and professional lives. One of the stories is that of Suhana (Neha Dhupia) and Abhishek (Jimmy Shergill), both work in rival companies. Things go sour when Abhishek realises he has lost a crucial account to Suhana.
Then there is the flirtatious Bobby (Rohit Roy). Saima (Simone Singh) is fed up of her husband Bobby’s flirtatious ways and catches him red-handed one day. In the tension that follows, Bobby meets with an accident. Since she loves him, she takes care of him until he recovers. Bobby begs for another chance. That incident changes their lives. Finally, all gets well between the two couples.
The material hasn’t been explored to the optimum. An exciting screenplay would’ve only taken the graph of the film upwards. Also, a number of scenes are unnecessary and seem forced in the narrative. The writing lacks vision.
Jimmy Shergill is a complete natural. The role demanded an able performer and Jimmy doesn’t let you down one bit. Neha Dhupia evidently seems conscious of the camera at all times, and Rohit Roy manages to emote, but his body language falls far short of what’s required. In one scene, he is having a rather important conversation with his wife with his palm and wrist bandaged up. But Roy evidently suffers no pain, he gesticulates, bends his arms and even supports Shergill with his injured hand!
Delhii Heights might just do some business for want of big budget releases this week. Also, there is no definite market or target for this film, increasing its chances of revenues from a diverse though scattered audience.
Overall, a movie which you won’t enjoy and watch it if you are an ardent fan of Jimmy Shergill.
Rating: 2/10
Hanumant Bhansali