What I like best about Chalo Dilli is Lara Dutta. Am not saying Vinay Pathak wasn't very good. Just that, this much is expected of him.
I knew Lara Dutta could act. No I don't know her personally. For that matter, I don't know any film folk personally. I was surprised when she came on the scene. Though I don't remember the names of the films :( she came across as an intelligent woman whose performances almost matched her good looks. Her performances were getting in and out of the range of good acting. I thought it was just a matter of time and experience after which she would 'get' it. But sadly it didn't. I missed out one crucial factor. Roles maketh an actor.
Bollywood tends to make decent to good actors look like idiots especially if they are women.Take Katrina Kaif for example. She was lovely to look at, sincere and believable in her roles until she became successful. Somebody brainwashed her into believing that her pout was the most attractive thing about her. So, whether the role required it or not, whether her mother in the film died or not, whether her boyfriend left her or not, whether she was sleeping or not, whether her hair was tied or not, her miserably 'attractive' POUT would stay switched on. It was as unbearable as it was sad. She naturally has the air of delicateness no matter what she wears. Imagine the kind of roles that she'd be able to potray-girl who needs protection, the innocent girl, the lost girl girl, the dreamer, the delicate girl who turns out to be strong. But that won't happen until she removes the pout from the centre of her personality.
I knew Lara Dutta could act. No I don't know her personally. For that matter, I don't know any film folk personally. I was surprised when she came on the scene. Though I don't remember the names of the films :( she came across as an intelligent woman whose performances almost matched her good looks. Her performances were getting in and out of the range of good acting. I thought it was just a matter of time and experience after which she would 'get' it. But sadly it didn't. I missed out one crucial factor. Roles maketh an actor.
Bollywood tends to make decent to good actors look like idiots especially if they are women.Take Katrina Kaif for example. She was lovely to look at, sincere and believable in her roles until she became successful. Somebody brainwashed her into believing that her pout was the most attractive thing about her. So, whether the role required it or not, whether her mother in the film died or not, whether her boyfriend left her or not, whether she was sleeping or not, whether her hair was tied or not, her miserably 'attractive' POUT would stay switched on. It was as unbearable as it was sad. She naturally has the air of delicateness no matter what she wears. Imagine the kind of roles that she'd be able to potray-girl who needs protection, the innocent girl, the lost girl girl, the dreamer, the delicate girl who turns out to be strong. But that won't happen until she removes the pout from the centre of her personality.
Thankfully Lara Dutta hadn't got as low as Katrina did. But her roles got smaller and stupider and the lasting impression would be short.
Challo Dilli changes all that. For the first time, she gets a role that tests her acting ability. She plays Mihika, a rich, successful woman, who has lost touch with simple things in life. She misses her flighperformancerced to go through a journey with Manu (Vinay Pathak), a middle class rustic man with whom she would never have travelled out of choice. It takes her through a milleau of rural and urban India that she chooses to be obvious of.
Challo Dilli changes all that. For the first time, she gets a role that tests her acting ability. She plays Mihika, a rich, successful woman, who has lost touch with simple things in life. She misses her flighperformancerced to go through a journey with Manu (Vinay Pathak), a middle class rustic man with whom she would never have travelled out of choice. It takes her through a milleau of rural and urban India that she chooses to be obvious of.
Lara nails the part perfectly. The film completely rests on Lara and Vinay's performance. There is no scope for failure. There are flaws in the film but I was able to overlook them on the strength of her performance. And that is reassuring.
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