Tara Rum Pum
Siddharth Anand
The movie’s single biggest gimmick is the fact that it was largely shot in New York City.
Indeed, it is quite a treat to see the two Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji boogeying against the backdrop of familiar landmarks like Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty.
Pity then that the rest of the movie does not measure up. The story of a race-car driver RV (Khan) who faces a string of setbacks in his life is uninspiring and holds no surprises.
There's also the unexpected sour note when RV is urged to finish off his opponent during the climactic race.
What seems to be a promising vehicle turns out to be something of a lemon.
(ST)