Faltu Movie Review

Film: Faltu

Starring: Jackky Bhagnani,Pooja Gupta,Angad Bedi, Arsha Warsi etc

Director: Remo D’ Souza

Producer: Vashu Bhagnani

Banner: Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd

RATING:2.25/5

Directed by choreographer turned director Remo D’ Souza, Faltu is a coming of age story. It is loosely taken from English flick Accepted [2006].

Faltu revolves around a group of friends who are considered an utter disaster. Add to it, these backbenchers take pride in being called useless. Thanks to their low grades, Jacky Bhagnani, Angad Bedi and Pooja Gupta hardly get a seat in a college.

Then Jacky gets an idea of starting a college and with the help of Arshad Warsi he does it by setting up Fakirchand And Lakirchand Trust University [F.A.L.T.U.]. Arshad brings inn Riteish to Faltu to be the principal. Riteish works as a school teacher before called upon by Arshad. The film progresses as many rejected students turn upto Faltu. The second half deals with Jacky’s take on education in India and the prominence of alternation education to youth instead of following the regular format.

Faltu is without doubt catered to the youth of the country. Songs like 'Chaar Baj Gaye, 'Bhoot Aaya', 'Fully Faltu' and 'Le Ja Tu Mujhe' are composed keeping in mind of youth and they strike right chords with the youth.  Performances from the leads are refreshing as Jacky, Angad and Pooja slip into their roles with ease. Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh alongwith Boman Irani are bankable actors and they live upto their standards.

The problem with Faltu is the cinematic liberties that it took. Writing is very weak and at times very childish. Senseless humors, logic less characterizations are seen though out the film. Arshad warsi is named as Google in the film and there isn’t an explanation to it. Arshad has money for every problems, can’t understand from where it comes. Setting up the university by renovating it, its permission, accommodation for students etc etc happens in 24 hours, wonder how?

Even though there are too many loop-holes in the film, on the whole Faltu says one thing to youth, follow your heart. Keeping heart in perspective, Faltu can be viewed only when you leave your brains at home because it is an out and out complete masala flick. Not a must watch but can risk it after all there are no Bollywood releases for a long time.

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