Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)

Taarzan: The Wonder Car
Reviewed 11th July 2007

The Burmawalla Brothers direct yet another fast-paced, exciting, thrilling and unique cinema experience in form of 'Taarzan: The Wonder Car'.

I've always loved this film so it was great watching it again yesterday after such a long gap (as I finally added the DVD to my collection).

The story is brilliant. Screenplay is fantastic and gripping. The music forms yet another catchy soundtrack on Himesh Reshammiya's resume - the man is so versatile as a music director making it a shame that today when he's focusing more on the trends in HiFI's music industry, people are forgetting that he has proved his capabilities in composing various types of music over the years (having been in HiFI's music industry for 10 years).

Direction is in full form as Abbas-Mustan prove for the nth time that noone can match them when it comes to this genre [thrillers] in Hindi Cinema.

Vatsal Seth gives a stunningly natural performance and it's tough to keep in mind that this was a newcomers performance. He delivers a mature and natural act, leaving no scope for people to wish another actor had done his role. He's excellent! I wish he had more good offers after this, I know A-M were very impressed by his work so I hope he gets to work with them soon and until then I guess Samir Karnik's MBM is not a bad project to be associated with either!

Ayesha Takia is gorgeous and natural. Her adorable, innocent looks and good fashion sense contribute to liking her even more, but it's her ability to appear so real infront of the camera that really impresses me. She's such a natural performer and can do justice to almost any role!

Ajay Devgan is brilliant in his appearance! And you don't forget him throughout the film 'coz even when he's not there in body you feel he is still there in soul (through Taarzan) hehe

Farida Jalal is the best onscreen mother figure our industry has ever seen! She exudes such warmth and love, you feel like giving her a big hug! Amrish Puri is first-rate and natural as ever. I miss him so much! This was one of the last movies we got to see him in...He was a legend. Gulshan Grover, Shakti Kapoor, Mukesh Tiwari, Rajpal Yadav and all the other character artistes were absolutely brilliant and fitted their roles perfectly. No one annoyed me!

The brilliance of the film is that it is made in pure Abbas-Mustan style [their filmmaking style has become a genre in itself]. The fast-paced thriller catches your attention so well you never once lose focus or get bored. The comic moments [primarily those with 'Jojo' and his father] are so hilarious, I actually had to hold my stomach 'coz I couldn't control my laughter haha... That Jojo character is as much a legend as the Jojo from Soldier.. I just love A-M's Jojo's LOL Though the one in Humraaz was annoying!

The romantic moments between Ayesha and Vatsal are really sweet and they make one helluva adorable pairing!!

Overall, Taarzaan: The Wonder Car is another classic in my eyes, from the super talented director-duo. I love it!