Hema Malini's Tell Me O Kkhuda: Tell me kyun khuda?
Hema Malini's another directorial venture Tell Me O Kkhuda is just a reminiscent of her previous film. The film fails to have any positive impact on the mind of audience, and Esha Deol just seems like her previous self, nothing new at all.
WHEN HEMA Malini announced that she is going to re-launch her daughter, it was tented to be a magnum opus vehicle, but there were just 3 things that I was sure what that film won't have: 1. Esha Deol's old childish acting
2. Esha Deol crying; and
3. Esha Deol's real parents playing her reel parents.
But well voila! As luck would have it, the last one was actually there in the film. Yes the film had both Dharmendra and Hema in it. And well voila! Again it had the first two as well.
I took my chances with the film with quite some interest mainly due to two reasons; one because of the magnificent stars it boasted of as its cast and two because it was Hema Malini's directorial venture.
There was a magnificent array of stars casted indeed but what I found to be, far too predictable characters and roles. And sensitive subjects were taken up in the plot but their handling showed an immaturity of mind and time.
TMOK is reminiscent of Hema Malini’s debut directorial venture ‘Dil Aashna Hai’, similar central story, somewhat similar characters, and well same upper-handed take on feminism. The movie is filled with predictable story lines and immature handling of a sensitive subject.
The only difference is that there the protagonist searched for her biological mother, in particular, and here the protagonist went out looking for her biological father. Also I believe Divya Bharati was really a good actor of her time. Comparing that to anything that Esha Deol did on screen in TMOK is no less of a shame for the film.
At least after you know about ‘Dil Aashna Hai’ you feel relaxed that as to why throughout you felt the film’s story line to be outdated and something hurriedly rehashed.
So the story is about young author Tanya, she is hip modern and a girl who lives her life on her own terms; yet at the same time she is still grounded, a loving daughter and a great friend. But Tanya’s world comes collapsing all at once, when she gets to know that she is an adopted child; and so begins her search for her real parents. All she has as a start is a hospital bracelet that has just a visible letter ‘A’ on it. Her quest leads her to Rajasthan to Abhay Pratap Singh (Vinod Khanna), to Turkey to meet Altaf Zardari (Rishi Kapoor); and finally to Goa to meet Anthony/Tony Costelo (Dharmendra). In tow are her best friends Kuki (Chandan Roy Sanyal), and boyfriend Jai (Arjan Bajwa).
I think the director and producer’s main concern was just one; the film’s supposed to be a Deol re-launcher, so let’s forget everything and just makes sure there is no frame left without her being present there.
You ask me why I’m so overtly irritated by this film.
1.) The most basic response-waste of my money and time
2.) The waste of good supporting cast, that was over all definitely much better than the one who got all the screen time and space.
3.) Talented parents have given birth to such an amateurish offspring and then they are ready to support her even though they too very well know that it is all a waste in the end.
4.) The film is just a proof of what extend parents are ready to go to support their most wasteful progeny.
What irritates me even more Dharmendra’s excessive hamming as the Don Tony Costelo, and listening to Esha Deol as the narrator (I’m telling you there was no escape from her face and sound in this film).
Well other than the star cast and all, even the music and songs of the film are quite. There is no song that catches your attention, both in terms of listening and vision. I just felt that there was just one love track being dragged all throughout, vaguely and weirdly in between at random times.
The story has too many flaws. Not only does it reek of being a rehashed version of ‘Dil Aashna Hai’ and ‘Mamma Mia’, but it is also about loosely integrating unnecessary social issue all in one, just for the heck of it.
So all in all I would rate the film as 1.5 out of 5. One mark for the supporting cast, and seeing Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, and Dharmendra all together once again in one frame. And rest of the marks for the loving and doting parents, that Dharmendra and Hema Malini have proved to be through the release of this film.
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