Saw the new release Shortcut last night. It's Anil Kapoor's production and features Akshay Khanna (vinod khanna's younger son) with transplanted hair, an overweight Arshad Warsi and a long forgotten Amrita something. On the whole the film wasnt bad. It had some fun elements, a good enough story and some powerful scenes. The climax was quite gripping. Arshad played the negative role of a talentless junior artiste who tries to become rich and famous using shortcuts. He has no scruples and robs, lies and thieves his way through. But at one point i was rather worried about the public sympathy that he was getting. He had some great lines and funny dialogues. Akshay did a good job. He's a fine actor. The film had some good moments. But, some of the dialogues and characterisations left me cringing. At one point Akshay is out of a job and struggling to make ends meet. His wife offers to get back to work to help. He goes ballistic ans says: tum apna kitchen sambhalo. ghar chalana meri zimmedari hai. You can earn but only for your pleasure- not for the family.
What was a guy like Anil Kapoor thinking, passing such a dialogue? IT's so regressive. I never expected a modern film like this one to build such stereotypes.
Some other little things in the movie are worrying too. They may look little but they go a long way in reinforcing conservative blinkered mindsets in our culture.
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