Awarapan [2007]

Awarapan
Reviewed 14.08.2007

I'm a huge fan of the Bhatt's and Emraan Hashmi so I was really awaiting Awarapan and had even wanted to see it in the cinema, but was unable to as it released with Apne! The film did not live up to my expectations because the pace was extremely s.l.o.w...! I was disappointed to an extent as I have very high expectations from the Bhatt's. It's a good film but had potential to be a lot better. The screenplay and general pace were the biggest let down's!

The soundtrack is simply outstanding, it's by far one of the best albums this year... Amazing songs! I love 'Mahiya', 'To Phir Aao' & 'Tera Mera Rishta'.

Performances were good overall. Emraan Hashmi yet again proves that he is a complete natural performer. He's a brilliant actor and has everything going for him. Fantastic performance as always! Oh and I loved his hairstyle!

As far as the girls go, Mrinalini Sharma gave a very good performance and looked absolutely gorgeous! I really liked this girl a lot... Absolutely fantastic! Shriya was average. She looked quite bad but performed fine in whatever little she had.

Ashutosh Rana did justice to his role, but I did not like him as much as I have in some of his past films. Salil was very good!

Overall, I find that Awarapan is a good film but it's slightly disappointing coming from the Bhatt's! It has it's moments but could've been a whole load better with a finer screenplay and a better pace! A recommended watch nonetheless. In comparison to this films I've seen this year I'd say it joins Guru...LMKK...JBJ...The Train with a 6/10 rating.