Sunday
January 28, 2008
Actors: Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Irrfan Khan, Arshad Warsi
Director: Rohit Shetty
Music: Daler Mehendi, Shibani Kashyap
Lyrics: Farhad Sajid, Kamran Bari
‘Sunday’, a moderate thriller with little romance, revolves around solving the mystery of some incidents that took place on a particular Sunday night. The film begins with an element of suspense — a scene of a cold blooded murder, the body of a woman found floating in a lake with unexplained scratch marks on the neck of another.
The story starts with a simple girl named Seher (played by Ayesha Takiya) who one day decides to have a night out. She goes to a night club with her friend on a Saturday night and her drink happens to get spiked by some guys looking for fun. The drink takes effect and from then on she loses control of herself and ends up on the streets of Delhi meeting five persons on the way. The sixth one she meets tucks her in bed. She suffers from amnesia and is forgetful, the cause of all troubles. Then comes Mr Cop — Rajvee (donned by Ajay Devgan), who is confused as to whether the girl could be a suspect in the murder. After the night’s incident, Seher finds herself being chased by some gangster who thinks that she is trouble for them. Arshand Warsi (a cab driver) and Irfan Khan give the audience comic relief throughout the film.
Inspired by the Telugu film Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005), Director Rohit Shetty has directed ‘Sunday’ on the lines of Teesri Manzil. He has tried to give the audience more reason to be happy than any other recent comedy. The film evokes giggles and laughter although the story is not path-breaking. Shetty whitewashes his previous highly competitive works (Zameen, Golmaal) with this movie. The screenplay holds your attention all through the first hour. The second half is a bit slow. Shetty, however, steers it clear through uncomfortable waters with his expert execution.
The songs in the film have been scored by six music composers. ‘Missing Sunday’ is a hip-hop number with a groovy beat. Mahua Kamath sings the song ‘Missing Sunday’ with an attitude and carefree abandon. Composed by Sandeep Chowta, the song features good musical arrangement and mixing. Kamran Bari and Mohammed Ali sing the romantic song Pyar Toh Hona Hi Hai. The Pakistani band ‘Suroor’ sound like ‘Strings’. Loot Liya is a masti song, sung with gusto by Daler and Sunidhi Chauhan, ‘Loot Liya’ has a very desi flavour with dholkis, dhols and baaja. Kashmakash by Shibani Kashyap is a situational track with a strong dose of drama. Cinematographer Aseem Bajaj captures Delhi with all its brightness. On the whole, Sunday is a well-made Bollywood entertainer and has the potential to click with moviegoers.
