Producer by: Ram Gopal Varma Director by: J D Chakravarthy Starring: Aftab Shivdasani, Isha Sherwani, Chunky Pandey Music Dir: Nitin Raikwar [Watch Songs]
Comedy is the flavor of the year. Films after films in the comedy genre are gaining popularity. If likes of Neeraj Vohra are finding it lucky for their future to clone themselves as Priyadarshan, here comes a director who dares to be different. The name is J. D. Chakravarthy. If you still cannot recognize the chap, think of the bearded guy who did the title role in Ram Gopal Varma's hit 'Satya'. 'Satya' has been a protégé of Ram Gopal Varma since then and has recently got his due appreciation in 'Darna Zaroori Hai' for directing the Randeep Hooda, Zakir Hussain and Rasika Joshi sequence.
The chemistry between cinematographer and director was very much visible in that sequence and the same chemistry carries on in Chakravarthy's second film (as a director though) 'Darwaza Band Rakho'. He has directed a film titled 'Durga' in 2002. 'Darwaza Band Rakho' is another feather in his cap and most importantly this one from Ram Gopal Varma's factory after a long time has given value for money. Ramu has betted on many newcomers in the recent past and Chakravarthy stands next to E. Niwas, who made films like 'Shool' and 'Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega' for Ramu. In fact, 'Darwaza Band Rakho' takes off from where 'Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega' as far as the pretext of the story is concerned.
'Darwaza Band Rakho' starts with the story of four characters and culminates into three dozen characters. The goings on take off with Ajay (Aftab), Abbas (Zakir Hussain), Raghu (Chunkey Pandey) and Goga (Snehal Dabhi). These four people are good for nothing and in an attempt to earn quick money bang upon an idea of kidnapping a rich girl -- Isha (Isha Sharvani). Once the kidnapping is done, the next task is to hide the object and call her next kin.
And, the problems start from here. Circumstances are such that they have to take shelter in a house that later on proves to be a Pandora's Box. The house belongs to people who are more prone to mishappenings and not only this when the kidnappers call the father (Gulshan Grover) of the girl; they come to know that he has already left for abroad. Now, the girl is in the clutches of kidnappers but she enjoys it.
Kidnappers are in an alien house where a visitor arrives every minute. And to keep their identity under wrap, the kidnappers have to take hostages, one by one. This whole drama creates a situation where every character comes with a novel pinch of events and what follows is a superb laughter ride for the viewers. While watching promos of the film, I was curious to know as to how Chakravarthy is going to handle so many characters in one film. But, my fear was short-lived after the first scene unfolded on the screen.
'Darwaza Band Rakho' is a perfect example of the team effort. It shows how a film can entertain viewers despite having no star cast attached to it. This has happened with 'Malamaal Weekly' in the recent past and 'Darwaza Band Rakho' only enhances the belief of good cinema among people. It is not like Bhardwaj's 'Omkara' where a director takes help of foul language to attract the viewers and that too despite having so many super stars in the film. 'Darwaza Band Rakho' is a very good film; it works only because there is no super star enigma attached to it. 'Darwaza Band Rakho' works only because of its maker's conviction in the plot.
And, even many established directors will stay away from attempting films like these. However, it always pays to be different and Chakravarthy can take a sigh of relief now that his efforts have been appreciated by the lovers of good cinema. It is not an easy task to handle so many characters in one premise but he has done it. The credit goes to his cinematographer Chhota K Naidu too, without whom these kinds of sequences would not have been possible. The film is just perfect in all the technical departments and the credit goes to its writer Musharraf Ali Khan too.
'Darwaza Band Rakho' is another experiment from Ramu's den and this time it works in his favor. The film has hell lot of characters , right from the pizza boy (Nitin Raikwar), sales girl (Manisha Koirala), domestic help's husband (Ravi Kale), moneylender (Jeeva), doctor (Kota Srinivasa Rao), estate agent (Goga Kapoor), Isha's father's secretary (Pramod Moutho), gangster (Raju Mavani) and last but not the least Isha's father (Gulshan Grover). Aftab Shivdasani, Chunky Pandey, Zakir Hussain and Snehal team up as good fellows and their timing is just perfect for the happenings. On the whole, 'Darwaza Band Rakho' is a very good film, but due to lack of star it may suffer at the box office.
Producer by: Ram Gopal Varma
Comedy is the flavor of the year. Films after films in the comedy genre are gaining popularity. If likes of Neeraj Vohra are finding it lucky for their future to clone themselves as Priyadarshan, here comes a director who dares to be different. The name is J. D. Chakravarthy. If you still cannot recognize the chap, think of the bearded guy who did the title role in Ram Gopal Varma's hit 'Satya'. 'Satya' has been a protégé of Ram Gopal Varma since then and has recently got his due appreciation in 'Darna Zaroori Hai' for directing the Randeep Hooda, Zakir Hussain and Rasika Joshi sequence.
Kidnappers are in an alien house where a visitor arrives every minute. And to keep their identity under wrap, the kidnappers have to take hostages, one by one. This whole drama creates a situation where every character comes with a novel pinch of events and what follows is a superb laughter ride for the viewers. While watching promos of the film, I was curious to know as to how Chakravarthy is going to handle so many characters in one film. But, my fear was short-lived after the first scene unfolded on the screen.
'Darwaza Band Rakho' is another experiment from Ramu's den and this time it works in his favor. The film has hell lot of characters , right from the pizza boy (Nitin Raikwar), sales girl (Manisha Koirala), domestic help's husband (Ravi Kale), moneylender (Jeeva), doctor (Kota Srinivasa Rao), estate agent (Goga Kapoor), Isha's father's secretary (Pramod Moutho), gangster (Raju Mavani) and last but not the least Isha's father (Gulshan Grover). Aftab Shivdasani, Chunky Pandey, Zakir Hussain and Snehal team up as good fellows and their timing is just perfect for the happenings. On the whole, 'Darwaza Band Rakho' is a very good film, but due to lack of star it may suffer at the box office.
