Film Review: Lucknow Central 

17 Sep, 2017 20:03 IST|Sakshi
Film-maker Ranjit Tiwari executes this drama with appropriate skill, though he may miss a trick or two in the process.

From a small town in Muradabad – a sleepy town and no great credentials comes a man with dreams in his eyes and music in his ears. Obviously, the world he lives is not in sync with his visions and dreams. If this be not enough, someone up there is playing dice and casts one against him.

Wrongly accused in a murder case, the protagonist Kishan Mohan (Farhan Akhtar) lands up in jail. Things get worse with an inhuman jailor Srivastav (Ronit Roy) spewing hate. Gayatri (dainty Diana Penty) walks in as a jail reformer and seeks to build up jail band. Kishan sees a window of hope. The Jonathan Livingston’s Seagull is skimming. He goes about to recruit 4 members to his band – Victor (Deepak Dobriyal), Purushottam (Rajesh Sharma), Dikkat (Innamul Haq) and Parminder Singh (Gippy Garewal) – all guilty inmates at Lucknow Central jail.

As the band team gets cracking, they are the butt of ridicule and cynical distrust. Two parallels run through the narrative herewards. On the one hand is the execution of the escape plan from the jail, on the other is Kishan’s dream for applause and recognition as a musician. Dreams or freedom – that is the choice.

Film-maker Ranjit Tiwari executes this drama with appropriate skill, though he may miss a trick or two in the process. Balancing any shortcoming is the fine performances from the cast inclusive of the stern Ronit Roy, the graceful Diana Penty, the ever reliable Deepak Dobriyal and Rajesh Sharma. Even the rock band music has an earthly spirit to it. Not surprisingly there is the Rock On rockstar Farhan Akhtar who tries hard to fight his urban image. Even that doesn’t matter in the context of his amazing sincerity and his skill as an actor. Farhan, like ever so often, makes the film viewable. Visit Lucknow Central for that interesting clash between freedom and dreams and don’t miss it for Farhan Akhtar.

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