Freaky
Ali : Fails to Exploit Nawaz's Calibre!
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui a
dependable and a terrific actor struggles hard to keep the film Freaky Ali from
sinking by his acts and dialogue delivery. But we know, little can be done by
an actor like Nawaz when the plot is weakened with predictable situations, ‘rich
and poor divide’ clichés, rags to riches situations, 8o’s kind of a sidekick
and goons who are less dreadful and more of buffoons. While watching Freaky Ali
one would definitely wonder what would have made Nawaz to sign this film.
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Freaky Ali could have
been a good sports film if it had been handled with the required amount of
panache and cinematic sense of excellence. But unfortunately after watching the
movie one can easily gauge that the filmmakers didn’t have that kind of vision
to offer a class film to the world of entertainment. It seems they just wanted
to cash in the rising popularity of Nawazuddin Siddiqui by offering him the
titular role of Freaky Ali and Nawaz may not have had any other option but to
oblige the ‘Khandan’ out of love and regard.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
plays the role of Ali a Muslim orphan, found on the steps of a Dargah by a Hindu
lady (Seema Biswas) who he calls ‘Aaayi’ fondly. The film open up to a busy
market where Ali is found selling undergarments of all hues. The scene is funny
and arouses chuckles in the theatre but soon fades out due to below the belt jokes.
Ali thrown out of his job by his shop owner due to some flimsy reasons ends up
teaming up with his childhood friend Maqsood (Arbaaz Khan) in his extortion
business. Both works for ‘Danger Bhai’ (Nikitin Dheer) who is accident prone
and is more of a buffoon who is always in company of his clumsy and dumb headed
cohorts.
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In one of Ali and
Maqsood’s extortion bids they happen to meet a golfer Vikram Singh Rathod (Jas
Arora) and this chance meeting on the golf ground changes the destiny of Ali. Later,
armed and trained by a caddy Kishen Lal (Asif Basra), Ali challenges the
champion in many tournaments. What follows is breach of trust, fixing and
disappointment on the field. The film fails miserably even after having some
best talents in the industry like Seema Biswas, Nawazuddin, and Asif Basra
because of its weak story line, very poor execution, disjointed narration and
sequences. Amy Jackson as Megha, the manager and love interest of Ali has
nothing to do. She doesn’t even add the glamour quotient by her presence. Jackie
Shroff in his guest appearance as the big baddie is disappointing and
unbearable.
This plot of Freaky
Ali had the potential to become yet another inspirational sports story if made
by any other deft filmmaker and storyteller. In short, there is nothing much to
write and appreciate about Freaky Ali except to pray that may good sense prevail
in the future projects, if any, by Sohail Khan and his likes in the industry.
Life
Connoisseur Movie Rating: 1.5/5
Cast:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Ali), Arbaaz Khan (Maqsood), Amy Jackson (Megha), Seema
Biswas (Sulbha), Jas arora (Vikram Singh Rathod), Nikitin Dheer (Danger Bhai),
Asif Basra (Kishen Lal)
Genre:
Comedy
Director:
Sohail Khan
Producer:
Sohail Khan
Written
by:
Sohail Khan, Raaj Shaandilyaa
Based
on:
Happy Gilmore by Tim Herlihy
Music
by:
Sajid-Wajid
Cinematography:
Mahesh Limaye
Edited
by:
Prashant Singh Rathore
Production:
Sohail Khan Productions
Release
Date: 9th September, 2016
Duration:
120 Minutes
Language:
Hindi
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