Simran - A Kangana Ranaut Show !

#Simran: Two distinctly different films within a film and an irresistible Kangana Ranaut .  Simran opens beautifully, like most of Hansal Mehta films, and we are introduced to Praful Patel (no, not the former civil aviation Minister) our protagonist, the housekeeping staff from “Hotel Industry”. The next 42 odd minutes are extremely breezy as we discover the life of Praful , a 30 year old divorced and a bit whimsical  yet focused  girl who wants to live life on her terms and fulfil her dream of having her own house , just to run away from the constant nagging of her father.  One fine morning, after another round of fight with her father, Praful takes off for an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas. And her life takes an ugly turn and within minutes the script also starts circling around, not being able to apply its landing gear. It is a pity that a film which courted controversy over writing credits actually suffers because of the script. As they say may be too many cooks spoiled the broth.

Simran is an out and out Kangana Ranaut show with not even a distant second in sight. She acts like a lady possessed. Beneath the quirkiness lies a vast emptiness. Behind the tough “devil may care” attitude lies a vulnerable Simran who wanted to be loved, heard and understood. And Kangana beautifully exposes it.  She is on a roll. Watch out for the scene where she tries to tell her suiter about her character flaws. Some of the dialogues in the film are razor sharp. The cinematography is just par but the music is a big letdown.

It is the third act where the film nose dives and the script becomes contrived.  So you come across repetitive bank robberies with the same modus operandi, banks with only cashiers, without security guards. Instead of focusing on the jauntiness which seemed to work for it in the first half, the second half focuses on myriad emotions with some inconsequential scenes including a car chase.

However in spite of some of its flaws , Simran is a film I enjoyed watching and probably can even re watch just for its irrepressible protagonist . I’m sure Kangana must be tired, because she is constantly running in mind. How I wish I could have said the same about Simran ! I will go out with 3 out of 5 for this Kangana Ranaut blitzkrieg.