Game Review

Game

Game is an upcoming movie which was slated  to release earlier however due to some hiccups the release date was postponed and now finally the film is set to release this spring on the 1^st of April 2011. Earlier the film was titled Crooked however the producers decided to change the name and “Game” was chosen as the final and permanent title.

Taking the helm of the director’s seat is Abhinay Deo, an ad director,  who is also directing Amir Khan production’s youth centric Delhi Belly. On the production side it is backed by one of the successful banners in the Indian film industry, Farhan Akhter and Ritesh Sidwani’s, Excel entertainment. The production of this film commenced in January 2010.

Cast, Genre & Shooting Locations

Game’s cast is led by renowned stars like Abhishek Bachan (Neil Menon), Kangana Ranaut (Sia Agnihotri), Anupam Kher (Kabir Malhotra), Boman Irani (OP Ramsay) Jimmy Shergill (Vikram Kapoor) and Shahana Goswami (Tisha Khanna) among others. Besides the two leading ladies mentioned (Kangana Ranaut & Shahana Goswami), the film also introduces a new face to Bollywood and the public “Sarah Jane Dias” (Maya) as the third leading lady. Initially Aishwariya Rai Bachan was considered for one of the leads however due to date issues she had to decline the offer.

The films genre falls under the action thriller type, most of the shots have been taken in scenic and exotic locations like Greece, Turkey and Thailand and the film tends to have a Hollywood-esque touch to it.

Official Synopsis

Game is a story of 4 strangers (Neil Menon, OP Ramsay, Tisha Khanna and Vikram Kapoor) who have been invited by the reclusive Kabir Malhotra, to his private island of Samos, Greece. It’s a stylish mystery tale with twists and turns involving love, revenge, retribution and good old-fashioned murder.

Music Review

As the film appears to be a classy action thriller, one expects its music score to belong to the same genre and comprising songs with “an edgy and thrilling groove”. And when composers like Shankar Ehsaan Loy work together with a Lyricist like Javed Akhter the expectations inevitably escalate. And one can say that Shankar Ehsaan Loy has provided a very stylish soundtrack which would appe al to the foot tapping crowd, however most of the songs are integrated with the films narrative so they are rather situational and are there to maintain the mood of the film. The soundtrack includes 7 songs including the rocking title song “It’s a game” which will be used in the opening sequence of the movie.

Final Words

With so many prominent names attached and an intriguing storyline, this project has created a lot of buzz and hype in the industry. The expectation quotient will therefore be reasonably high and the public will be excited to watch this film. It won’t be surprising if the movie becomes a hit with such expectations.

Author Name: Fahad Shah