7
Hours To Go: A Ho-Hum Movie!
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There is a dialogue
in this movie – “Revenge is a dish best served cold”. Saurabh Varma’s ‘7 Hours
To Go’ was indeed served very cold. It tried hard to be intense during the
unfolding of the plot initially but soon it reminded me every second it’s time
to ‘Go’ out of the theatre.
Arjun Ranavat (Shiv
Pandit) walks into Mumbai’s crowded High Court and takes seven hostages and offers
seven hours to an already tizzy police force taken unaware to handover Kabeer
Khemka (a Business Tycoon embroiled in corrupt practices played by Rohit Vir)
to him. Why all this drama because Arjun Ranavat want to settle scores with this
high profile tycoon for killing Maya (Natasa Stankovic), his girlfriend.
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Meanwhile, when an
over-confident police officer Ramesh Dadhke (Varun Badola) is charged up to
easily tame this captor by his wits and easy going experienced cop image,
Dadhke is amused by the unusual demand put forward by Arjun to summon ACP
Shuklaji to deal with him. And when the viewers are awaiting to watch the grand
entry of Shukhlaji, there enters a beautiful, slick and stylish cop ACP Nandini
Shukla (Sandeepa Dhar) running behind criminals fearlessly through the crowded
streets of Mumbai. Shukhlaji is not only rough and tough but doesn’t hesitate
even to pull her shirt off to change into a blue colored tee shirt in front of
a local investigative journalist whose eyes are popping with amazement. Saurabh
Varma not only make his super cop undress but also another hostage to do the
same act slipping quickly into a body hugging outfit for her dare devil act. And
as if he is not yet done with it, he makes a sexy sultry damsel join a Ganpati
Bappa Visarjan rally to dance to a number ‘Aaja Mahinder Dance, Dalinder Dance’.
Maybe, he believes that all these acts would intensify the thrill of watching
the hostage and heist drama and add some brownie points for his efforts. Unfortunately,
these scenes turns out to be unnecessary add on and has nothing to do with the
brewing plot.
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When you start
believing Arjun Pandit’s solo captor act, you are introduced to some unexpected
partners in crime. And why they are with him is fleetingly mentioned and lacks
credibility. Ordinary people turning tech
savvy and acting like specially trained commandos cracking high secured
areas and security systems becomes too much to take. To add to your woes there
is a childlike dual personality snipper Amol Palekar (Kettan Singh) who is
given supari by the tycoon to bump off Arjun Ranavat. Kettan Singh’s excessive
screen time is unjustified and his psycho act is less intimidating and more
funny. He seems to be a misplaced character in 7 hours To Go.
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Shiv Pandit as Arjun
Ranavat is good and puts a brave front. Though, Varun Badola as Ramesh Dadhke keeps
you in good humour he occasionally goes overboard in his act. Sandeepa Dhar as
ACP tries hard to be a rough and tough cop but seems to be trapped in her slick
and stylish looks. Rohit Vir’s Kabeer Khemka act falls short of being
villainous.
In
short, Saurabh Varma’s ‘7 Hours To Go’ is supposedly inspired by a true event
that happened several years ago when a captor hijacked a passenger bus who made
some similar demands in Mumbai. Saurabh after his ‘Mickey Virus’ yet again
fails to woo the audience to his side with this so-called thriller. The climax
of the movie indicates a possible sequel, hope he dares not again and if at all
he does let’s hope he comes up with the best. So go and watch ‘7 Hours To Go’
at your own risk.
Life
Connoisseur Movie Rating: 1.5/5
Cast:
Shiv Pandit (Arjun Ranavat), Sandeepa Dhar (ACP Nandini Shukla),Varun Badola
(Ramesh Dhadke), Natasa Stankovic (Maya)
Genre:
Thriller
Director:
Saurabh Varma
Producers:
Nitika Thakur
Music
by:
Hanif Shaikh, Sugat Shubham
Cinematography:
Milind Jog
Edited
by:
Nitin FCP
Production:
Krian Pictures
Distributor:
Reliance Entertainment
Release
Date: 24th June, 2016
Duration:
120 Minutes
Language:
Hindi
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