Movie Review: Shortkut – The Con is On
Producer: Anil Kapoor Productions
Director: Neeraj Vora
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Arshard Warsi and Amrita Rao
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Anil Kapoor Productions’ Shortkut – The Con is On releases today. The movie is a remake of Malyalam film, ‘Udayananu Thanam’ and written by Anees Bazmee, who is famous for churning out good comedies. It is directed by Neeraj Vora, who too is popular for making worthy comedies. But both fall flat with this comic caper titled, ‘Shortkut – The Con is On’. The movie appears lackluster. Why? It’s because the timing is not right. It should have been release a couple of years back because the remakes used to work big some years ago. Today remakes hardly run at the box office. People love to go for original concepts. Shortkut – The Con is On relies on cliches, which in turn make you burst into a big yawn.
The basic plot of the film is undoubtedly attractive but as soon as the story develops, it starts losing the attarction. Wonder, the creative men are behind the story/screenplay and direction nonetheless they made it poorly. Guess, they have taken the viewers for granted. But why the filmmakers and writers forget that today’s viewer is intelligent and has sense of understading. Although it has been targeted as comedy but by the time when you come out of the theater, you start thinking that it is a tragedy rather than a comedy.
Set in Bollywood, the film talks about the saga of two strugglers – Raju (Arshad Warsi) and Shekhar (Akshaye Khanna). Raju makes it big as a superstar when he steals a script. Shekhar continues his struggle as a director even after his screenplay is stolen. A twist is tale gushed out when the big actress Mansi’s (Amrita Rao) romantic invlovment with Shekhar is culminated into marriage. The chaos emerges when destiny brings both Raju and Shekhar face to face once again at that time when Shekhar is all set to directr his first flick with Raju in the lead. What follows next is a clash of egos.
First half of the movie is nevertheless appealing and gets you glued to the screen but the post interval portion is what makes you simply bored. You want to leave the hall. Writing looks childish. The climax is simply unbearable. After seeing it, you begin to think that the script has been written by some amateur writer, who does not know who to pen screen writing!
The direction is simply mundane. Neeraj disppaoints completely. Where are your talents – Mr. Neeraj Vora (director) and Mr. Anees Bazmee (writer)? The films sell on your names and you made such a dull flick this time around. The cinemotography is good. Music has nothing special to hum it around.
Akshaye Khanna does a fine job. Arshad Warsi portrays what the viewers want him to do. Amrita Rao displays her body freely and as an actress goes well with the role. Ali Asgar is okay. Rest of the cast is average.
On the whole, Shortkut – The Con is On is a poor comedy and should be avoided.
RS Rating: 1/5
- Film Critic: Goher Iqbal Punn
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Oh yeah?? Kambakht Ishq also a stupid faltu comedy could be avoided easily. for the second time you gave an bad review when the movie is all crap for which you gave 4/5. man sometimes I feel you act as a promoter too.
please talk the truth. it’s a waste of time and money watching kambakht Ishq and all thanks to you and your 4/5 ratings. hardly at 4 places i felt like laughing rest of the movie is like rubbish. i hope it flop badly after 2nd week. and only considered as average not also semi-hit. Amin