Aa Dekhen Zara... Out of focus

Pace is the key when it comes to action thrillers. So far we have seen many action movies which are slow paced. My complain with the makers of this movie is that its a little too fast paced. For a moment I was wondering if I had missed a scene or two.

I cant help but compare this movie to one of the all time classics 'Mr. India'. While the former's story, characters and treatment made us believe in the invisibility gadget and then root for the protagonist, AA Dekhen Zara falls flat on the face in this aspect. The story idea was noble and fresh but the screenplay has gone haywire. Writers Sheershak and Shantanu should have focused a little more on the screenplay.

Ray (Niel Nitin Mukesh) is a jobless photographer with nothing going right for him. He inherits a camera from his grandpa after his demise. Apparently the camera only clicks on a future date and time. When the pictures are developed they show the scene on that future date and time. In his first handling of the camera, Ray figures out that the camera predicts the future and his reaction is such that it would make you think, you can buy such cameras from your nearest chor bazaar and is very normal. There was no explanation akin to that of Mr India.

Ray goes on a picture taking spree and wins lotteries, horse races and becomes a crorepati in the progress. He also starts dating Simi (Bipasha) but doesn't let her into his secret. Meanwhile he comes into the spotlight after winning so much money in the horse races. Captain (Rahul Dev) comes to know of his secret behind betting correctly every time. (I don't know when Bollywood will let go of such cheesy names for bad guys. They could have seriously come up with a better name than captain). Even he doesnt show a surprise element after coming to know the secret of Ray's success.

As if the bad guys were not enough Ray discovers in one of the pictures that he is gonna die in 5 days. His life goes Topsy turvy and the chase begins to save his own life. There are several characters who are introduced in this time frame but they are insignificant. Watch out if Ray can defy the future and make 'honi ko anhoni'.

The music by Pritam is below his standards. 1-2 tracks stand out but are absolutely unnecessary in the movie. Neil Nitin Mukeshlends his voice to the title track. Intelligent mixing with Kishore da makes him sound nice. Peppy number.

On the acting front, NNM is ok. He has played a safe bet by choosing a similar genre to Johnny Gaddar. Bipasha did not need to do this movie after her successful run with Bachana Ae haseeno, Race etc. She doesn't get scope to act. It was good to see Rahul Dev back. Sophia is ok in her cameo.

To be fair to director Jehangir Surti, there is only so much you can do with a bad script. He tried his level best but the movie was weak at its heart. A better screenplay for the story would have worked wonders.

The last scene of the movie keeps the hope for a sequel alive. Only if we would have had Ray's camera we could have known if that's gonna come true. Hopefully not, for the audience's sake.

Rating: *1/2 (kisna se thoda zyada, yaadein se thoda kam :) Skip it !!)