Superstar review Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevisoin LTD Star cast: Kuna Khemu as Kunal Mehra, Tulip Joshi as Mausam, Aushima Sawhney as barkha, Reema lagoo as Kunal’s Mother, Sharat Saxena as Kunal’s Father, Vrajesh Hirjee as Mishra, kishori Shahane as kusum saxena, and others Director: Rohit Jugraj Music director: Shamir Tandon & Abhijit Vaghani
 An actor enacting dual roles isn’t new for bollywood. Dilip Kumar- Ram Aur Shyam, Rajesh Khanna –Sachajhootha and Amitabh’s –Satte Pe Satta are all examples of this dual role characters.
Even the actresses are not beyond in playing the dual characters. Hema Nalini – Seetha Aur Geetha and Sridevi in Chaalbaaz have again proved that they are not far beyond their male co-stars. Even present Celebes like Salman and SRK also played dual roles in Judwa and Duplicate. Unfortunately Superstar also has the same old story wrapped in a new sheet. With Bollywood as a backdrop, SUPER STAR looks at greed taking a person, who manipulates things to suit himself. An interesting idea without doubt and the director Rohit jugraj’s execution lights the frames well. But still lacks something to make it a hit at the box office. (click read more for full review)
Story Kunal ( Kunal Kheemu) defines the youth of today. He dares to dream of making it big in he bollywood one day. Kunal wears the tag of a bollywood struggler lightly, as he knows it is only a matter of time before he makes it into the big league. Until, that is, life decides to play a prank on him. The entry of the rich, debonair Karan ( Kheemu) in a dual role, in bollywood as well as his life ,crushes all of kunal’s dreams.
And suddenly the struggler is transformed into a superstar. Public adulation and unwavering media attention, he receives it all. But the truth is something else…..
This film looks normal when the story is read, but the taking of the film is very well carved. A story like the one in SUPERSTAR cannot do without a solid actor and Kunal Kheemu handles the various shades with aplomb. in fact , his performance is the mainstay of the enterprise and he has the talent to hold the scene without making the audience feel restless. This is the second film of Kunal as a hero and may be a 14th film as n artist as he was a child actor previously who used to appear in child artist characters in various films and teleserials. This helped him to change into a full fledged actor and his toned body makes him apt for the character in this film. Keeping aside the performances of the artist in this movie, the screenplay and the story ahs some loopholes in between. Take for instance the bonding that develops between the star and the struggler. How do they become thick friends in the first place? Also, why doesn’t the investigating Journo (Zafar) telecast the truth, when he has already planted the hidden cameras in Darshan Jariwala’s House? Prior to this Darshan passes the MMS clippings to a private channel. The writers as well as the director need to take few lessons in screenplay writing for sure!
Kunal is the lifeline of the show. His performance leaves the audience speechless as he gets into the skin of his dual characters. Tulip as nothing much to do then show her skin in some sequences. Aushima Shwhney looks mature for Kunal. Darshan is perfect and Sharat saxena leaves his won mark in the film. Especially in the scene when kunal comes visiting after a gruesome incident. On the whole, SUPERSTAR is a strictly average fare. But the collections will surely be dull and may get back the investments. At the most the film will run for two –three weeks.
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