One kingdom…one throne…two fierce animals! A battle…slaps…revenge…elopes…forgiveness…
This is the plot of Habib Faisal directed ‘Ishaqzaade’. We remember
Shakespeare’s Capulet’s and Montague’s, while we browse our eyes on the screen
for the film. The movie portrays a small town Almore, (in Uttar Pradesh) and
two bloodthirsty families – the Chauhans and the Quereshis. The families are
indulged in political rivalry for supremacy in the town. The enmity is
engrossed in each and every member of the rival families. “Tu Chhipkali…Tu
Saala Kutta” are the frequent utters heard while the leads are kids. As they
grow up, they sore to eye. The two are born to hate but destined to love.
The cantankerous Parma Chauhan (Arjun Kapoor) is an
arrogant, rude, stubborn guy of the Chauhan family who can do anything to make
his grandfather happy. He loves to flex his muscles and boast his family name.
On the opposite side is Zoya Quereshi (Parineeti Chopra), an intelligent,
frisky girl belonging to a political Muslim family. She is outraged, ready to
bite the bullet! She aims to become MLA someday like her father.
The Chauhans and the Querishis are political rivals and can
fight even on diesel cans and the notch girl Chand Bibi (Gauhar Khan). Their
fights often lead to the bullet chases in the daylight too.
Disguised in a violent love story, Ishaqzaade reveals a
message of honor killing.
The love-to-hate relationship between the two blocks of
Almore goes headstrong when Parma and his cousins Dharma and Karma, hinder a
party at the Querishi mansion and oomph away with notch girl Chand Bibi (Gauhar
Khan). To avenge this Zoya slaps Param in front of her entire college.
Soon he falls for the girl and bills and coos for her
retaliation, which after some time, she does. The two secretly tie the knots
and indulge into a night’s pleasure. Habib has here very successfully added the
twist when Parma abandons Zoya and claims his deed as his revenge for the slap.
He even reveals her photographs getting married in a Hindu way, without showing
his face… of course! to every cell phone in the town. This brings a bad fame to
the Querishis, who loose their election seat to their rivals.
Zoya’s father finishes all the terms and relations with his
daughter. Meanwhile Zoya elopes from her home in order to shoot Parma to death.
What happens next? Does she actually shoot him to take her revenge? What
happens to both the rival families?
Well, coming to the script writing which was penned down by
Aditya Chopra and Habib Faisal is amazing. They have done full justice to the
screenplay. Their age old concept of a love story with rival families and with
a twist was well acceptable. The first half is all engaging and full of
suspense and surprises but as you heed towards the second half, the plotline
loses interest. The angle of Hindu-Muslim enmity has very exploited very well.
The dialogues need a special mention.
The chemistry between Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra is
flawless and awe inspiring. Arjun Kapoor has done an incredible job as a debut.
He delivers his dialogues well and dances delightfully. Parineeti Chopra is as
charming as she was in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl or I must say, way better!
The music is a must mention of the film. Lyrics by Habib
Faisal and Kausar Munir are fine. Ranjit Barot’s background score is awesome. Choreography
of Chinni Prakash and Rekha Chinni Prakash is a pleasure to watch. Action scenes
created by Shyam Kaushal are realistic.
On the whole, Ishaqzaade makes an entertaining watch. It is
no wastage of your fares (sic). A love story with a twist is a rare concept in
Bollywood and this is one of them. So go for it!
RATING: 3/5
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