Seems like most of the establishments are back on their feet though the film industry is still waiting for the day when the public will flock back to the theatres. Until then, OTT platforms will remain their only option to showcase their wares & this Christmas season, Netflix released Vikramaditya Motwane's "AK vs AK". Ever since I saw it's trailer a couple of weeks back, it certainly aroused my curiosity as it was a meta movie & from the looks of it, both Anil Kapoor & Anurag Kashyap has gone all out in this experimental flick. But will the audience warm up to the concept after the initial thrill.
Anurag has been chosen as the subject of a documentary titled 'Best of Indian Cinema' which was shot by an aspiring film maker, Yogita. Her assignment starts off with Anurag attending a talk show with Anil in which they get into a war of words which eventually resulted in the latter being thrown a glass of water onto his face. As expected, Anurag's actions were slammed by many in the industry & he gets professionally sidelined. This is when Anurag along with Yogita hatches a plan to kidnap Sonam Kapoor & put her father through a world of pain.
It's been quite a while since Motwane had called the shots but he has been involved on the production side of some interesting movies like "Cargo", "Manmarziyaan" in the recent past. His latest directorial venture is truly an experimental meta movie that has real & reel being played out in equal measure in front of the audience. Scripted by Avinash Sampath, it is an interesting movie with many of the dialogues being acerbic yet humorous . However, the glitzy life of the stars, their insecurities, privileges' as well as troubles that they have to take coz of their profession has been shown in fair detail. In terms of the plot, it certainly had a suspense element to it but it lacked the thrill & the twist in the end, kinda missed its mark. On the technical side, Swapnil Sonawane's camera work, Bunty Bhansali's editing and production designs were spot on with the mood of the movie
This is undoubtedly one of the finest performances from Anil Kapoor in the last decade or so. He was completed invested in the role & it's hard not to appreciate the effort that veteran has put in at this age. In comparison, Anurag seemed average especially in the latter half of the movie while the rest of the cast which were mostly cameos seemed ok with Harshvardhan seemingly outlandish.
Verdict: First & foremost, kudos to Motwane for taking the effort to create a different type of movie. However, the script could have been much more tighter as it fails to keep the audience hooked until the very end. In short, Anil was brilliant & though the movie doesnt quite match upto its potential, it's still worth a try !!!
Rating: 2.75/5
Regards...Ben
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