| Noted film maker Ram Gopal Verma has come to | | | | with Jai. So the story is clichéd and research is |
| the real battlefield with his reel one titled 'Rann'. As | | | | poor. All this fake and sensationalism is unearthed |
| it is with most of his movies, this one was also | | | | by a disciple of Mr. Malik called Purab Shastri ( |
| anticipated by viewers and critics. This eagerness | | | | Riteish Deshmukh) who is an ideal journo. |
| was despite the fact that his recent movies failed | | | | Coming to loopholes in the film, since when a |
| to make an impact- both critically and monetarily | | | | prime minister of a country would resign on the |
| but the expectations were natural from him as he | | | | furor created by a sting operation. In India, we |
| is credited with some path breaking films like | | | | have seen many sting operations without any FIR |
| Sarkar (both 1 and 2) and Rangeela. | | | | being lodged forget about the resignation. There |
| This time he has come with a totally different | | | | are many other loopholes in the script that are |
| script in the name of Rann which primarily deals | | | | clearly visible. For instance, Mr. Malik easily takes |
| with exposing the electronic media and could also | | | | the fake sting operation CD and airs without |
| have been a great one if it was well researched | | | | caring about its source, the role of an investigating |
| and well written. The movie is based on the | | | | agency like CBI is also forgotten (maybe it |
| inherent corruption in various news channels of | | | | doesn't exist for our director). |
| today. The movie shows that TRP's make | | | | This idea of exposing media would have been |
| channels lose their conscience and ethics and | | | | great if Ram Gopal Verma had a tight script and |
| sensationalism is the only way out. Thus, they all | | | | a firm story. There is no character development |
| have converted news into entertainment but here | | | | in the film and all the characters remain same |
| Vijay Harshvardhan Malik played by Amitabh | | | | from beginning till the end of the movie. More so |
| Bachchan is an exception. | | | | all of them are either Black or White and rarely |
| Surely, these are among certain issues that need | | | | Grey. |
| our attention but the film itself proves to be a | | | | The background music is not great and lyrics |
| sensational one like the channels portrayed in it. | | | | irrelevant to say the least. As far as acting is |
| The film has Vijay Harshvardhan Malik as the | | | | concerned Amitabh Bachchan is the usual scene |
| head of a news channel who is losing its battle in | | | | stealer with his enigmatic screen presence. Riteish |
| TRP's to its competitor owned by Vijay's | | | | and Suchitra are also good in their roles to give |
| erstwhile colleague Amrish ( Mohnish Behl). His son | | | | relief from the deafening music of the film. |
| Jai (Sudeep) comes to his rescue by making a | | | | The movie is not a bad cinema but a banal one. |
| Faustian bargain with a wicked politician Mohan | | | | Ram Gopal Verma goes for wild camera moves |
| Pandey ( Paresh Rawal) and his brother in law ( | | | | and follows in the steps of Madhur Bhandarkar in |
| Rajat Kapoor). He fakes a sting operation and | | | | revealing an industry. He has also gives Amitabh |
| takes his father into confidence to air it who has | | | | Bachchan an impressive eight minute monologue in |
| the credibility among the viewers to make believe | | | | the end depicting media ethics. He impresses in |
| anything. | | | | delivering it while storywriter fails in giving him |
| We all are aware of the bargains made for a | | | | creative lines to speak. This hampers the film and |
| worldly pleasure by Marlowe's Faustus and his | | | | even stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan despite |
| ultimate fate and it's the same case here as well | | | | their brilliance may fail to save it. |