Shootout At Lokhandwala Movie Review: What Can I Say? It Bombed!

Maybe this is what I can confirm about a couple of days from now, but I’m kind of psychic with such things. That is why right after watching the movie Shootout At Lokhandwala, I can say that this is one of “those” films. We have seen movies like Satya, Company, Omkara and a couple of others like Ab Tak Chappan, Gangajal, D and so on that have dealt with the underworld and police. This movie is supposed to be Apoorva Lakhia’s take on the much discussed encounter that happened at Lokhandwala which involved six terrorists. It has been ripped apart and not a single angle has been left over to speculate.

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The movie, in addition to showing the shootout sequence also tells us about the backgrounds of all the key people involved – in true Bollywood style. The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) which is represented by Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, and Arbaaz Khan are the model good guys who will even lay down their lives for the law and the country; that is so like other law enforcers in real life! The terrorist team is made up of Vivek Oberoi, Tusshar Kapoor, Rohit Roy and they each have their tormented lives that are supposed to be justifications for their anti social tendencies. For the eye candy we have Dia Mirza– who plays the role of a journalist. She is fighting for the masses and is against the harsh treatment of the criminals. There is also Aarti Chabbria as a bar girl and well, that’s it. Amrita Singh makes a come back on the silver screen as the mother of the famed Maya Dolas (played by Oberoi). Now that we have mentioned all those in the film, lets getting down to ripping them apart.

First off, the police guys- Suniel Shetty has GOT TO learn to act. There is more to it than just screaming and bad mouthing the press. Hey, maybe this is his way of getting back at the press for the less than flattering picture they paint of him as an actor. And Lakhia, get a little bit more realistic- real cops do not go quoting in English, Hindi and Urdu. It is just a big no-no.

As for the gangsters, well are you sure you want to peek into that closet? They have had so many problems growing up that it will be a psychiatrist’s dream come true to treat them. Though Vivek has done a good job (surprisingly), it is lost somewhere in the humdrum of the haphazard plot.

The main problem is that Lakhia has gotten in a lot of parallel tracks and this has led to a botched up film. Also, he has been very creative and imaginative with his story construction, leading to a potential lawsuit from Dola’s mother.

I was really zapped by the movie and trust the psychic reviewer, this one is an atom bomb and it will destroy all the financers of this great film.

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