Iska face, Meri Awaaz,” says Amitabh Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan), who becomes the voice of mute actor Danish (Dhanush). Together, they become Shamitabh. This is a fascinating tale for a movie set within the film industry, which offers a rich tableau for film-maker R. Balki.
Danish whoeats , drinks and sleeps only on the diet of cinema ,childhood dreams of becoming a hero one day, Danish arrives in Mumbai and begins his “struggle”. With just the shirt on his back—made from a curtain decorated with images of movie stars, which he found at a local village DVD store—Danish lives as a stowaway in a vanity van. His luck changes when Akshara (Akshara Haasan), a compassionate assistant director, befriends him and sees his raw talent. “
She comes up with a plan to find Danish a voice and make him a star , luckly her fathers friend who is a scencetist with his help from finland comes a new technology . of micro processor fitted in Danish throat but they need a voice backup , . That’s when they stumble upon a drunk Amitabh, who spends most of his days wasting away in a graveyard. who is also a struggling and frustrated guy whose dream of becoming an actor and because of his deep voice was shattered . Dannish and akshara approaches him to become voice for dumb Danish .
Dhanush must use his eyes and miming skills to convey his thoughts and emotions, something he pulls off with great assurance, though the script gives him short shrift. Haasan is cast cleverly.
The story is also replete with conveniences and omissions—a voice-box technology which allows someone else’s voice from a few feet away to be lip-synced by another;
The humor pre-interval, and the satire in a film set within the industry is refreshing; it doesn’t overdo the inside jokes . There is a tongue-in-cheek scene with Rekha presenting an award to Shamitabh, but . the team up of shamitabh does wonders , and Danish becomes a superstar , but seeing Danish getting all name and fame the drunkard gets jealous with envy ., Ego of both the stars clash .
Consequently, clever conundrums and satire are replaced by sophomoric writing, such as the scene where Akshara is desperately trying to get the feuding Danish and Amitabh—torn apart by ego, rivalry, jealousy and insecurity—to reunite by teaching them the A-Z of life in a nursery school classroom!
What happens then is for you to watch . The direction by R.Balki is uo to the mark .
Amitabh as we the big b has a power packed performace . the story has a tragic ending giving a lesson that ego and rivalry leads to destruction and nothing else .
the subject is new , concept is new , so do watch once atleast .
My Verdict is 3*
Production Team Abhishek Bachan, Guari Shinde , Sunil Lulla .
Written & Directed by R.Balki
Cast : AmitabhBachan
Dhanush
Akshara Hasan
Music by Maestro Iliaya Raja
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