Even though I'm a diehard YRF and Rani fan, and loved Parineeta a lot (consider it a classic), I decided to give this one a miss in the cinema. Do I regret that decision? Yes, it was a dumb decision but not entirely my fault…in fact I blame YRF…they promoted this film like such a piece of boring crap!
My first assumption was that LCMD would be extremely boring and slow paced. I was wrong. It's not slow paced at all and doesn't drag at any point, it moves at a very fast pace in fact! The film consists of a very good screenplay and fine editing.
Another reason why I wasn't looking forward to it as much as I wish I had was because of the ridiculously stupid soundtrack. Even today I feel the music of this film is absolutely crap (no other word can describe it better)! Almost every song is horribly boring to listen to. 'Ik Theeki Theeki Si Ladki' is the only song that comes close to being decent.
Well we have this really dumb family from some village in Benaras, where everyone is either stupid, naïve or overreacts. Then we have this much calmer and cooler family (Abhi/Kunal's). Oh and throw a few gunda's and vamps in there too. The story isn't that exciting, it's quite predictable run off the mill stuff so I won't bother analysing that.
Compared to Parineeta, LCMD is quite a mediocre product from Pradeep Sarkar. It's not a classic (far from it!) however it is a good film nonetheless and it definitely has the repeatability factor (I can Imagine myself watching this DVD quite often).
Performance-wise the film obviously (as expected) belongs to Rani Mukerji. Rani delivers a perfectly natural and flawless performance, but that's obviously normal coming from her. She looks stunningly gorgeous and does complete justice to her role. However, I honestly do not feel this film gave her much as an actress – the character was not that exciting for her and I think she sleepwalked through it. There was nothing wrong with the way the character was written or anything, it's just that it wasn't as challenging a role as I had assumed it would be.
Jaya Bachchan is okay. I guess we can wait however long we want but Jaya Badhuri will never return – she has been replaced by this actress instead, who is not a patch on Badhuri and just about did an average job. Konkona Sen Sharma disappoints. She tried hard but did not seem to fit into the role very well. There are times when she shines like a star and other times when she fades into the background like a junior artiste. Kunal Kapoor is fantastic. He impressed me a lot. He's a brilliant actor with so much potential and made the most of his role here.
Abhishek Bachchan has nothing to do but being the natural he is, he does whatever he has to do with complete conviction. Anupam Kher had nothing to do either but done nicely in whatever he did. Others were okay.
The ending of the film seems to have created quite a stir with the audience. I personally accepted it fine… I don't have any objections with Rohan falling in love with and wanting to marry Bhatki, even after knowing of her profession. However one thing I did find hideous, old fashioned and pathetic was that we were shown the marriage of the couples at the end… what was that all about? Were we meant to throw flowers at the screen and cry out of happiness? Erm…no thanks. That just murdered the film for me… really stupid and old fashioned ending. It should have ended when Bhatki and Rohan hugged after confessing their love and accepting each other – that would've worked better for the film.
OVERALL, LCMD is a good entertainer… it's not the best film, it's not earth-shattering, but it is very entertaining and kept me glued to the screen throughout. I liked it and it was definitely better then I expected.
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