Akki fails to shine in supernatural thriller
April 23rd, 2009By Jilawatan
How odd — two films in quick succession that more or less dabble in the same premise. Aa Dekhen Zara featured a camera that took photos which predicted the future, while in this one Akshay Kumar plays a character who can look at a photo and recreate the past, and both aren’t picture perfect!
The only significant difference is that this one has better actors and a more capable director. However, even that doesn’t elevate it anywhere above time-pass status, which raises an immediate question. Why would Akshay Kumar, a physical actor who needs to flex every sinew, every muscle in his body to project, would want to work with a director like Nagesh Kukunoor who appeals more to the thinking actor?
Jai is a man in his 30’s and he is powered with supernatural powers. Jai can tell about the past of any person by just touching a thing that belongs to the person. The supernatural power comes with responsibility and sometimes Jai himself doubt the credibility of the supernatural power.