After a series of misadventures Ram Gopal Verma has tried a take on the real life incident in “Not a love story”. One has to appreciate the tenacity of the man who with his perseveration & indefatigability surprises us again and again. Forget whether his movies are good or bad or dismal, one can never question his love for the medium & never ending quest for experimentation.
Right now he seem to be obsessed with the real life stories with him following up a biographic “Raktha Charithra” based on the life of Paritala Ravindra with this one which is based on a real life story of an aspiring actress colluding with her boyfriend to murder a producer.
Thankfully “Not a love story” is one of the better works of Ramu though it might not be close to his best. That the movie is based on a murder case which is fresh in everyone’s mind & recently only verdict has been given, kindles up enough curiosity at the outset.
Movie tries to be faithful to the story that one has read about in the media about the case with liberal doses of artistic liberties taken to make the happenings spicy & riveting. Up to three fourth of the length, the movie is realistic bereft of any clichés or being cinematic. The manner in which the story unfolds makes one travel along with the central character’s travails, joys, frustrations which all get undone by a moment of rage & madness. At this point one tend to feel sorry for both the perpetuators as well the victim.
Last quarter of the movie undoes the good work by resorting to melodrama , theatrics & some inane moments like that of the victim’s mother’s outburst against the killers of her son , investigation room scenes & the court room antics by the lawyers. By allowing such absurdities to creep in , Ram Gopal Verma has once again lost his rendezvous with artistic greatness which he achieved with movies like Sathya , Company and Sarkar.
Mahie Gill in the central character of an aspiring actress with loads of greyness is brilliant. That at one point of time one starts to sympathize with the character & her plights and wish her to be let off is a testimony to the strength Mahie has brought into her portrayal. Deepak Dobriyal is adequate though he overacts a bit now & then .Zakir Hussain is neat while Ajay Gehi as the victim has nothing much to do.
Sandeep Chowta’s background score is definitely a strength. The “Rangeela re “ song blaring out again & again as the ringtone of the lead character irritates one after a while (Overdose of allegory i suppose )
Cinematography of the movie is irritating in the form of experimentation. The weird camera movements & angles coupled with jarring close-ups are pain for the eyes.
On the whole , “Not a love story ” is not the best or even closer to his best , but Ram Gopal Verma might redeem a bit of his reputation after a series of utter craps (with exception of “Raktha Charithra”)
Bottomline : “Not a love story”--> Not a bad movie..
3/5
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