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Drona (2008)

Director: Goldie Behl

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From Time Out London

Bollywood’s ‘Harry Potter meets Indiana Jones’ is a fantastic failure. Adi (Bachchan) is unaware of his superhero powers as he sings a song in an unnamed Eastern European city. When the camp villain Riz (Menon) turns his mom to stone, our bearded hero transforms into the cross dressing Drona, the ‘lord of the universe’, who must prevent Riz from acquiring the ‘nectar of immortality’ and save the world. Behl’s ambitious and expensive fantasy has no redeeming features: overblown special effects, cringe-worthy dialogue, inane songs, ham acting and unimpressive set pieces. It drones on, taking itself far too seriously without any understanding of the genre it is trying to emulate. Bachchan and Chopra emote by slapping on as much mascara as possible.

Author: Anil Sinanan

Time Out London Issue 1989: October 2 - 8

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Anna said...

Posted on Oct 07 2008 00:22 Awful, awful, awful. Next time you carry your heroine across the wilderness, Abhishek, try looking at her, instead of affecting a silly walk. You need to work harder, mate.

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shail said...

Posted on Oct 06 2008 19:44 This has to be the WORST ever superhero film to be made. Better watch lovestory 2050 again n again. Shame on the Producers and Directors for spending all that 'millions'. Mr Behl next time don't fool the audiences, Donate the money to charity. This film is unrated.

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NAZ said...

Posted on Oct 06 2008 14:50 i have never seen a more boring movie then this before

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