Gowariker's least ambitious film
After making one of Bollywood?s most expensive film ?Jodha Akhbar?, Ashutosh Gowariker returns with ?Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey?. A story based on the 1930s Chittagong raids that started a revolution and eventually paved the way for India?s Independence from the British Rule. It seems like Gowariker spent all his energy, money and creativity in ?Jodha Akbar? and whatever funds he had left went into the making of this mediocre fare. Apart from Abhishek Bachchan, who plays the hero Surjya Sen, the acting is mediocre and I didn?t care for much of the characters or what happened to them. If you?re really feeling patriotic then just pop in a DVD of his Oscar nominated film ?Lagaan?. In fact I am going to go do that right now, to remind myself of how good of a film maker Gowariker really is. (for more honest, insightful reviews go to ***tickingticket.blogspot.com. )