Cast and Crew
Director-Anubhav Sinha
Music Director-Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Rajjyanni
Lyrics- Vishal Dadlani, Niranjan Iyengar, Kumaar, Panchi Jalonvi, Anvita Dutt, Anubhav Sinha
Starring- Arjun Rampal, Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Sanjay Dutt(Special appearance), Priyanka Chopra(Special appearance), Satish Shah, Dalip Tahil, Sahana Goswami, Suresh Menon, Tom Wo and Rajinikanth(special appearance).
About the Film
Three characters stand out in this movie. Ra-One (Arjun Rampal), G-One (Shahrukh Khan) and young Armaan Verma who plays Prateek Subramanian. Kareena Kapoor for once is thrown into the background, so is SRK (Shekhar Subramanian) who gets his Tamil accent off-centre. The supporting cast would be the action team and the sound engineers led by Resul Pookutty. Jeff Kleiser, heading the visual effects team has packed in as much digital technology as can be to make this a visual treat of sorts for sci-fi freaks.
Anubhav Sinha may be credited with the direction, but if one looks closely, RA ONE has the SRK stamp. This is not to take away from Sinha, but most sequences would have been pieced together by Kleiser. I mean it's not a director's film, if you know what I mean.
The Story
SRK has used good gimmicks to get the novel idea off to a flying start. Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt and SRK as Lucifer engage in a very deadly duel. But later it turns out, that Prateek (Armaan Verma), a sci-fi addict and computer games freak, is dreaming in the classroom. Prateek uses the code name Lucifer whenever he plays his games. His dad (Shekhar Subramanian) is an embarrassment of sorts for the 'Yo man' dude. Son feels that there should be a game where bad man wins, like all young sons, Prateek also thinks that super villains are cooler than super heroes. So his father Shekhar creates the ultimate clash of good against evil by putting a very powerful anti hero Ra One against a seemingly less potent good guy. But is it possible for the good guy to lose?
However, to impress his son, Senior Subramanian decides to create a game for him, which would also be a trump card for the company he works for. RA ONE is the bad robot, and G One, the good one. Prateek is allowed to experiment with the game even before it's complete. As usual, he logs in as Lucifer and engages in a duel. Before you know it, RA ONE comes alive and is out to destroy Lucifer. Then the game of deadly robotic chase begins, which also sees G One being brought to life to annihilate the threat.
The first half is a visual delight. It is bloody awesome in deed. The plot moves slickly from one sequence to another gripping you in the wake of destruction that RA ONE brings along. WOW, is the first word you utter because it's flawless. Technologically, SRK has not left any stone unturned. He fulfills our expectations.
It's only after the interval that the plot meanders a bit, but Arjun lights up the screen. As G One, in the initial scenes, SRK is spot on but fails to maintain his robotic gait. He becomes a little bit repetitive in 2nd part. This here, I would say is the fault of the digital team. But the RA One (Tom Wu) who mesmerizes initially is almost 'Terminator' Schwarzenegger-like in his finesse. He brings an icy-cool, steel like momentum to his body language. It is bloody cool.
Ra One works on several accounts. First it has some interesting clashes between G One, the good robot (Shahrukh Khan) and Ra One, the bad robot (Arjun Rampal). Ra One can take the form of anyone he wants. Secondly the bond that G One builds with the family he supposed to protect from the evil Ra One. Kareena and her young son Prateek is warm and beautiful. There is also a lot of wit throw in here and there in the screenplay, and they are very good, especially when the film concentrates on the geeky and loving Subramanian's family dinners. And finally it is the excellently sung and choreographed Chammak-Challo which keeps the mercury rising to another level.
Some Drawbacks
The film little bit falls back in emotional quotient. We all know that robots have no feelings at all, but remember even the steely Terminator managed to have a very good bonding with the mom and her messiah son.. Also considering so much money has been poured in to the film, the special effects and the hi tech gadgetry lacks the glitzy feel of Hollywood science fiction. In some places, it even gets somewhat tacky with all those unnecessary things like flying cars hurting into nowhere and the digital game screen going gaudy in orange.
Quick Guide
- Chitti (Rajinikanth) making an appearance is a wasted gimmick which was not needed. G One was doing the job of keeping the baddies at bay. So the film doesn't need Rajini uncle.
- What could also not be fathomed is how both the robots take the flight out to India from the UK where the film originates. Security in today's day and age is at an all-time high! So it disappoints a little bit.
- G One coming back to life after the completion of his job is a definite disaster. With this move, you don't send the audience away with anything to talk about. This is the main drawback of the movie.
- "Condom Condom," a dialogue mouthed by young Prateek in a children's film too is questionable.
- A thumbs-up to the digital scene where the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai is show crumbling after a local train is taken over by RA ONE.
Conclusion
Ra One is sure to usher in a cracking Diwali at the box office, you can its SRK's Diwali gift to us. Ra One is giving the audience a full "Paisa-vasool" entertainment, with the fine performance by the both SRK and Kareena, even the young Armaan is talented enough, he is also at his best in the movie, and as Ra One Arjun is also pretty good. So just visit your nearest hall and have a blast. If you want to have the best experiences then watch it in 3D
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