Mukesh Bhatt's production house delivers great music and hard-hitting plots. Their latest film Awarapan is no different. A friend of mine told me that it is a lot inspired by 2005 Korean film A Bittersweet Life but I don't know because I don't watch Korean films. The film was only watchable because of Emraan's terrific acting and had a good setting in Hong Kong but wasn't entertaining. Directed by Mohit Suri who also made Zehar, Kalyug and Woh Lamhe but seems to be losing his touch because Zehar & Kalyug were terrific films and Woh Lamhe was really disappointing. The best songs are Toh Phir Aao - Lounge mix, Tera Mera Rishta - Remix and Mahiya. The story was good about Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) who is trying to escape from his tragic past and memories of his lost love (Sriya Saran), Shivam lands up in Hong Kong to work for his gangster boss Malik (Ashutosh Rana). Before a trip to London, Malik tells Shivam to keep a close eye on his mistress Reema (Mrinali Sharma), but he discovers Reema is planning to escape with her Pakistani boyfriend. Overall it's OK to be watched once but not the kind of film to be bought on DVD.
Review of Awarapan
