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Hari Puttar has been in news recently as Warner Bros filed a lawsuit claiming that the title sounded very like to its smash hit series Harry Potter. A few days back, an Indian court discarded the lawsuit and cleared the film for an all India release. The movie targeted mainly at kids, directed by Rajesh Bajaj and Lucky Kohli released on limited prints.
Hari Prasad (Zain Khan) or Hari Puttar, as he is lovingly called, is a bright 10-year-old who has recently moved from India to U.K. with his parents. His father, Prof. Dhoonda, is assigned to work on a furtive project with the Defence Forces at a remote location in U.K. He has access to secret information that is stored on a chip and safely kept at his house.
Within days of their arrival in London, Hari's aunt (Lilette Dubey) and uncle DK (Jackie Shroff) visit the Dhoonda house with their own as well DK's boss' children. Unexpectedly, the home is filled with the effervescence of no less than ten kids.
At this point, everything goes for a spin for Hari Puttar. Not only is he thrown out of his room to accommodate the girls, he is also tattered and ridiculed by all the other kids for being too naïve. Hari Puttar suddenly feels unwanted, undermined and unappreciated.
The family takes off for a holiday, leaving Hari Puttar and Tuk Tuk (Swini Khara), his cousin, behind, who confront the two goons (Saurabh Shukla, Vijay Raaz) out to rob the chip.
The scripting is a big disappointment. It is incompetent to the development, ability and standards of today's kids, their access to various kinds of toys and other stuffs to bring down a thug. Moreover, why are the robbers dressed like buffoons? What is the hot Shamita Shetty in meager clothes doing in a kid movie? The dialogues aren't amusing either.
Master Zain Khan has the capacity and he does well. Swini Khara performance in Cheeni Kum was astonishing and I was shocked to see the same girl put up a boring performance in Hari Puttar. Jackie Shroff, Saurabh Shukla and Vijay Raaz are below average. Sarika just cannot speak Punjabi. Lilette Dubey is wasted.
Overall Hari Puttar is an average film. |