Movie Preview : Blue

My intuition is wishy-washy on this one. Promises to be another blown-up, bloated, can-you-do-this stunt-filled film with more hype and very little matter (hopefully will be more complimentary in the Blue movie review) i.e.; another wanna-be Indian action/thriller. For starters there is Aarav, Akshay Kumar , owner of “Blue Shipping & Fisheries” (that’s probably where they got the name, no ?) , eminently eligible bachelor, risk-taker extraordinaire, and very-very sun-glassed. In his honor, an ode to similarly sun-glassed men :

Ah, so cool,
So very, very cool,
I drool
Drool : nothing but saliva

Then there is Sanjay Dutt, the man who must never, ever appear in a wetsuit in public, or else we will all be blinded. Which I am. I can’t type.

** 2 hours later ** Apparently the blindness is temporary. So back to business. Saagar (Dutt) is Aarav’s closest friend, and, the website says, “a straight-forward, simple man with a troubled past and a modest future”. OK. Sam (Zayed Khan) is Sagar’s estranged brother. He’s also arrogant, passionate about bikes (I didn’t see that coming), and seeking refuge from an accidental brush with the mafia. Lara Dutta’s character is creatively named Mona, and she is a marine enthusiast, and Sagar’s lady love. She’s also pretty, “effervescent” (according to the website) and compassionate. How nice, really ! The part about her being compassionate, and . . . er, effervescent. Must help with the floating in the H20.

There is also Katrina Kaif, sporting a chin stud, dishevelled hair, and presumably the surprise package, because the official website doesn’t mention her in the cast. Accidental ommission ? I think not. Anyway, the story is that the 3 males go treasure hunting in the Pacific Ocean, amid shark-infested waters. Ms. Dutta is presumably a hanger-on of sorts, because the story doesn’t explicitly mention her role.Very few come back from the deep, we are told. So will these pretty people ?

The music looks good. “Aaj dil gustakh” is very nice, although I do have reservations about the “Chiggy wiggy” song – wish it didn’t have the Bhangra beats forced in there. Kylie Minogue is in the movie as herself. Lara Dutta joins the bevy of bikin-clad Bollywoodian beauties, and looks fit and svelte doing it.

Blue floats up Oct 16th – here’s the official website.

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