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Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! **1/2
*ing Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra and
Archana Puran Singh
Directed by: Dibakar Banerjee
Tagline: Kamao to zero, churao to hero!
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Bollywood
has always been fascinated by a number of characters - there's
the good cop, the angry young man, and more recently - the
con man. There are a bunch of con movies that have made an
impression on the box office like Dhoom, Bunty aur Babli,
Johnny Gaddar and Khosla Ka Ghosla. There were also a bunch
of other movies, including Ek Hasina Thi, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
and Bluffmaster.
Where most of these movies were based on high-end conmen taking
on big business, Khosla Ka Ghosla was based on a middle class
family in Delhi and touched upon a low scale con game. It
was the directorial debut of Dibakar Banerjee who was highly
praised for his first attempt. After two years, Dibakar Banerjee
has released another con movie Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (OLLO)
which he has scripted along with Urmi Juvekar.
The movie didn't do well at the box office since it was scheduled
for release two days after the Mumbai attacks in November.
And so the film came and went without much fanfare.
However, OLLO is definitely worth a watch. Like Khosla Ka
Ghosla, it is based on a lower middle class society of Delhi
where different cultures live together struggling their way
up for survival. Lucky (Abhay Deol) is born to a lower middle
class Sikh family who lives in the crowded lanes of Delhi
and has been deprived of many
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comforts of life. His father (Paresh Rawal) is associated with another
woman and is not interested in supporting his family, other than
providing them with shelter. Smitten by the high class life style
of Delhi's affluent families, young Lucky knows that the wealthy
way of life he is yearning for will remain a distant dream unless
he does something about it. Thus, his introduction to the life of
crime begins.
And with his wit and cunning, Lucky manages to outsmart all the
guards and policemen he comes across. And he isn't a discriminating
thief: Lucky steals everything from jewellery, dry fruits, cutlery,
artefacts, TV sets, VCRs, family pictures and even dogs. But he
has a special obsession with cars - as he lives in one! Ever since
he and his childhood friend ran away from home to make it big in
the city, they live in cars because it is, as Lucky says, safe!
During one of his con endeavours he comes across Gogi bhai (Paresh
Rawal) who keeps him in his gang so that Lucky could rob people
for him. Lucky, who has always been on his own and doesn't like
to take orders, soon separates from Gogi that turns the 'bhai' against
him. As soon as he is on his own his life takes a positive turn.
He finds the love of his life, Sonal (Neetu Chandra), meets Dr.
B.D. Handa (Paresh Rawal… again) and his jovial wife (Archana
Puran Shingh) and plans a restaurant in partnership with them.
However, betrayal always comes along in a con movie - and Lucky
isn't safe either. His best friend betrays him and the police force
speeds up their search for him. The climax is fun to watch as well
and no matter how many tricks Lucky has pulled out his sleeve throughout
the movie, one can't really dislike him till the
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end. However, the film does become a tad bit unrealistic,
because Lucky seems to be invincible and eludes the police
force for years!
As the film is centered on a middle class Sikh family, the
music is predominantly hardcore Punjabi that is quite catchy.
One listen of 'Jugni' and you pretty much know what to expect
from the rest of the album. Sung by Des Raj Lachkani &
Party, 'Jugni' is rooted in Punjabi but arranged in a Western
manner to cater to a wider audience. The title song 'Oye Lucky
Lucky Oye' as well as 'Superchor' are quite appealing, and
kudos to the film's music director, Sneha Khanwalker for the
bankable soundtrack.
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As
far as the actors are concerned, Abhay Deol seems to be the perfect
choice for Lucky. He hasn't had a single smash hit since his debut
Socha Na Tha, but he definitely has potential, as he does know how
to connect with his audience. One hopes to see him in a meatier
role soon! Paresh Rawal, playing three diverse characters, is as
flawless as ever. Where he aptly plays the underworld don he is
also terrific as a shrewd doctor. Archana Puran Singh is fantastic
in her small character while Neetu Chandra, who plays Lucky's love
interest, is impressive as well.
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While
OLLO isn't as one of the best movies of 2008, and is definitely
not better than the director's earlier Khosla Ka Ghonsla,
it is rather entertaining and a great way to spend a lazy
Sunday afternoon!
– Fatima Zakir
*YUCK
**WHATEVER
***GOOD
****SUPER
*****AWESOME
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