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Reviews Helicopter Eela Movie Review: Kajol's Stellar Performance Soars, But With A Weak Script
Helicopter Eela Movie Review: Kajol's Stellar Performance Soars, But With A Weak Script
Helicopter Eela had an interesting premise, but the execution and weak script prevent it from going beyond the obvious cliches. Watch it only if you are a die hard fan of Kajol.
Oct 12, 2018, 4:13 pm ISTReviewsJhakaasMovies Staff
Rating: 2/5
After marriage, Eela's husband Arun (Tota Roy Chowdhury) leaves her under strange circumstances that defy logic and reason. She has abandonment issues which she channels on her son. This one line mother-son 'tu tu main main' banter makes up for the entire duration of a film that drags on endlessly through a medley of sketchy songs and outdated scenes.
The film veers between trying to show the evolution of a relationship between the two and Eela's own journey to fulfill her dreams. Yet, staying to true to Bollywood drama, the film pushes the boundaries of what's believable and what's not. Kajol enthralls a stadium without a microphone, and with an unplugged guitar. The relationship between Kajol and Riddhi Sen is enjoyable to watch and quite natural; before it reaches the point of Bollywood melodrama, that is. Riddhi Sen shines as an annoyed teenager, whose mother is around him.
His character displays quite a lot of maturity, which is a bit unusual at that age, though. There re moments in the film that leave a lump in your throat. But it takes a while to get there. You've to sit through a very shaky and patchy beginning. But just as you think that director Pradeep Sarkar has got the film under his control, the film's over-the-top and melodramatic conclusion makes you think otherwise.
Director Pradeep Sarkar, despite using youngsters and setting the story against a college campus, fails to resonate the sentiment of the youth. It feels like a bad '90s TV show that is endlessly dragging on for multiple episodes. Also the plot twists and turns have no logic. The climax too falls flat in a very long song and dance routine that has you testing your patience. Neha Dhupia's cameo doesn't add any value to the film.
