It really irks me when one of these kids from a privileged background i.e. director Homi Adajania (see. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homi_Adajania) try to flesh out (in vain) some of the innermost feelings and closely guarded secrets of common folk who lead ordinary lives within the constraints of their demons and circumstances. To add insult to injury, in this movie, bollywood's prize bimbette:Deepika Padukone is the main protagonist. She has nothing more to offer than a combination of the only two things she knows to do best: Take off her clothes and play an agony aunt in distress. The film begins with her latter act and concludes with the former. Her narration of the movie is as deadpan as a kid reading out a page during an English literature class. Not much happens in the movie otherwise. A bunch of characters with many quirks set out to find Shah's lost love and discover themselves while doing so. How this happens is half baked, uneven and predictable. You can almost watch the road trip unfold before it even begins. Pankaj Kapur has the most intriguing character but that track is abruptly ended with a whimper instead of a bang. Apart from Miss Bimbette, everyone else (including Arjun Kapur) rise above the dumb script and stupid screenplay for a few moments of inspiration which is the saving grace. I am not quite sure what should one watch this movie for. If you want to watch Deepika do what she has done in numerous masala films then just watch those. If you want to watch the other more celebrated actors give performances then just watch their earlier films. If you want to watch a road trip movie then watch ZNMD, Darjeeling Limited, Little Miss Sunshine etc. This movie is just about a rich kid (the director) who saw a lot of such movies from acclaimed directors and said: I need to get me some of that.
Review of Finding Fanny
