When your first film has created so much buzz than
expectation are always high from your second film. In recent year the
new breed directors have brought the
much needed cinematic revolution. They include people like Shimit Amin, Zoya
Akhtar, Reema Kgti, and many more. Bijoy Nambiar is also one among them. His
fisrt film Shaitaan was a crime thriller which was about a group of rich
spoiled brad who went on commit a crime and finally a series of events which
eventually turned their world upside down. This time he comes up with story of
three people in three different geography, there different time era but a same
name “David”, that’s the name of the movie.
Neil Nitin Mukesh, the first David is a gangstar in London
somewhere during 1975. He has his GodFather Iqbal Ghuney played by “” about
whome he later discovers a not so pleasant past. The Second Davod “Vinay Virmani” a wannabe
guitarist who want to make it bog in the world of music , but later found hos
world got shaken after his family went through a religious confrontation. Third
and final David played by Vikram is a drunken Goan who is considered to be
“manhus” as his fiency ditched him on the day of his wedding and he finaly discovers
his love of life in his bestfriend’s fiency.
The film revolves around how these three deals with their respective
situation and whether they succeed/failed to come out of it.
Coming to the performance section all three main actors have
no confusion regarding thir individual character and id a complete justice to
it. Neil as the London based gangstrar has brought the required elegance and depth
through his performance. Vinay who is just one film old never lets down has
potreyed whis part with the right amount of energy and sincerity. Vikram who is
asuper star down south but not a big name in bollywood leaves no stone un turn
to make the audience laugh and cry with him. If you ask me to choose a
favourite than its very difficult to select one. But it’s the character and
Vikram’s [erformance which gives him an edge over the other. By saying that I
have no intention to bring down the work of others. Its just the writing which
keeps Vikram one place above. Other supporting cast like Nasser, Tabu, Lara,
Satish Kaushik has played their part with equal brilliance.
When you have a story like this to tell there is tremendous
responsibility and challenge lying before you inorder -to give equal and fair
treatment with each of the subplot and
at the same make sure the
audience is not goofing up or at-least not getting bored. And here the
screenplay writer has done a brilliant job in order to ensure all the above
parameters are properly taken care of. In London it captures the style,
elegance, class of the Gangstar family, in Mumbai the Chrstian family
especially that of Vinay Virmani , their life during the pre and post phase of
the incedent. Where these two parts are mostly intense the Goa chapter is bit
light the innovative writing infuses the humour with out compromising the
required emoption. Also the the juggling
between different set up is woven so cleverly that you hardly feel of getting
dis-connected.. Easily it is one of the best script written in bollywood.
The technical department has equally complemented the
writers. Cinemartography by “”, “”, “” is of top notch. The I guess the three
have captured three different era individually. The London episode is framed
with blend of dark and light shade.Most of the Mumbai is captured in a not so
brighter canvas where as Goa is colur ful. When it comes to gelling the three
different world and maintain the pace editor Sreekar Prasad deserves ful mark
for the way he has edited the entire film. The music director also has
understood the different setup and blend the music for different mood.
Las but not the least the man who has achieved this feat
getting the best work from his team, understanding either way the film could go
and thus never fails to maintain the
bvalance between everything, director
Bijoy Nambiar . He is the next big thing in bollywood.
In short David is a film no movie lover should dare of
missing. It might not be a master piece but surely a piece whose master has
made sure you will have a good time and also explore a new dimension of Indian
cinema.
