The first we saw Alia Bhat debut in Karan Johar's college romance Student of the Year, not many people could have actually predicted the true potential of hers as an actress. She is not the best looking actress in Bollywood nor she is tall. Her acting skills displayed in her first movie was also not top notch. Not many people would have expected Alia Bhat to have a long run in Bollywood.
But in 2014 many things changed for her. She did '2 States' and 'Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya' and then came 'Highway'. In 'Highway' her acting skills were on full throttle ans she received acclaims far and wide. And now we have Udta Punjab. What a performance she has given? Her portrayal of migrant laborer girl who, while attempting to make some quick bucks, got sucked into the drug vortex of Punjab has to be seen to be appreciated. Alia Bhat lacks considerably in glamour quotient when compared to a Deepika or a Anushka; and that actually works in her favor when playing such roles.
Sahid no wonder delivered another nice performance. Again for him no one would have expected that he would be able to come out of the 'sweet lover boy' mould and move on to act in movies like Kaminay and more recently Haider. He has moved on from copying the mannerisms of Sharukh Khan to a more matured acting path. His career has seen quite an upswing since separating from Kareena.
Kareena also played a good role in the movie but at times her acting provided glimpses of Jab We Make. The enthusiasm and spark visible on Kareen's face did not quite gel with the background of an investigation on drug cartel.
The movie overall is definitely good and maintained a good pace. Undoubtedly the usage of expletives was quite rampant but then how would you depict a Punjabi society without those. Nihalni provided an unwanted publicity to the movie which turned into a craze. But Udta Punjab deserves every bit of attention it has received.
My Rating would be 4 out of 5.
Sahid no wonder delivered another nice performance. Again for him no one would have expected that he would be able to come out of the 'sweet lover boy' mould and move on to act in movies like Kaminay and more recently Haider. He has moved on from copying the mannerisms of Sharukh Khan to a more matured acting path. His career has seen quite an upswing since separating from Kareena.
Kareena also played a good role in the movie but at times her acting provided glimpses of Jab We Make. The enthusiasm and spark visible on Kareen's face did not quite gel with the background of an investigation on drug cartel.
The movie overall is definitely good and maintained a good pace. Undoubtedly the usage of expletives was quite rampant but then how would you depict a Punjabi society without those. Nihalni provided an unwanted publicity to the movie which turned into a craze. But Udta Punjab deserves every bit of attention it has received.
My Rating would be 4 out of 5.
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