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Annarth (General Movie ,2002) Starring
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Synopsis
The film tells the story of two brothers Jimmy (Sunil Shetty) and Raghav (Ashutosh Rana). The two run a small but successful
underworld operation in which Jimmy works as an underhand to his elder brother.
The family picture completes with their sister Preeti (Preeti Jhangiani) who keeps away from the shady deals of her two brothers. She
leads life as an aspiring model and a Music Video actress.
Preeti is in love with her childhood friend, Samir (Gautam), who was also once Jimmy's best friend. However, she is distraught to
learn that he too becomes part of the crime-infested underworld.
To Preeti’s relief she discovers that Samir is working as an undercover cop and this prompts her to participate in the joint operation
along with Jimmy to catch the city don, Dayal Seth.
Working alongside Samir is Iqbal Danger (Sanjay Dutt) an Ex-Don, who goes to jail for three months on a minor offence. When he is
released from captivity, he finds that his sweetheart Khatoon (Shweta Menon) has taken on another boyfriend.
A furious Iqbal murders her boyfriend in a fit of jealousy, surrenders to the cops and is sentenced to fourteen years rigorous
imprisonment.
In the prison, Iqbal takes to quill and starts penning shayari about a woman’s bewafai and unfaithfulness. Soon his
poems are published and he becomes well known.
After Iqbal is released from jail, he starts a bar called Bewafa Bar, where only people with broken hearts can come and
entertain themselves.
The twist to the film’s story comes in the latter half when Raghav kills off Jimmy. This enrages Samir and he sets off to a mission to
avenge Jimmy's death.
Review
Being the directorial debut of Ravi Dewan, whose forte is fights and stunts, the film relies too heavily on action sequences more than
anything else. The film’s climax in particular is replete with adrenalin savvy sequences of bomb blasts and gunfights.
The film is based on an oft-repeated subject that does not leave much impact on the viewer. Even the director’s presentation is shoddy
and screenplay is marred with jerky editing.
Still there are a few (and far between) shots that leave an impression on the audience. These include Sunil Shetty’s death sequence
just before the climax and Ashutosh Rana's portions in the first half.
While Sunil Shetty merely renders a mediocre performance, Ashutosh Rana impresses with his histrionic range. On the other hand, Sanjay
Dutt's character has been incorporated in the story just to enhance the star-value of the film.
The same goes for Preeti Jhangiani who appears in just-for-the-heck-of-it role.
Vinod Kambli shows a flair for comedy in a light-hearted role.
On the whole the film might have had the greater appeal had its director lent it a better emotional angle rather than relying heavily
on the battle of brawns.