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Haasil By Sanjay Shah ©2003 Bollyvista.com Credits Producer/s: Karma Network Ltd. and Zee Telefilms Ltd. Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Hrishita Bhatt, Irrfan Khan, Ashutosh Rana, Tinnu Anand, Sudhir Pandey, Raj Zutshi, Sharat Saxena and Rajpal Yadav Music: Jatin-Lalit Lyrics: Israr Ansari, Kausar Pandey, Devmani Pandey, Vinod Mahendra and Satyaprakash Now that’s what a cinema is. Debutante director Tigmanshu Dhulia’s film Haasil is a remarkable piece of creativity and a lesson for those who are living in an illusion that making a film that could appeal all Indians has become a Herculean task. Frame to frame, shot to shot, Haasil unwraps a story that may sound routine told imaginatively and so, at the end of the movie, the viewer feels highly satisfied.
Haasil revolves around a north Indian college politics. Gaurishankar Pandey (Ashutosh Rana) and Ranvijay Singh (Irrfan Khan) are archrivals and the former is the current president of the student union. The lives of both men have just one motive, beat, kill, exploit and threaten anyone but make sure you rule the college. And to achieve their goals, both do best of the tricks.
Haasil is a high voltage movie with just a few mistakes. In fact, while seeing film in the dark, one would find it really difficult to locate mistakes except one that the climax sequence is little longer than desired. Tigmanshu’s way of unfolding the narrative is as good as faultless. And as a writer of the film, he has done a great job that helps the film to grow on the mind with each passing moment. He has conceived and executed all the characters, be it a small or a big one, in a fine manner. That’s why the viewer will love to see Ani’s father (Tinnu Anand), Suggi the paper vendor, Ranvijay’s man at Mumbai (Rajpal Yadav), Jackson (Raj Zutshi) and others.
To show certain usual unavoidable moments, Tigmanshu has come up with really well designed scenes. Ani’s daring to kiss Niharika when they meet in loneliness for the first time, his smart move of employing Suggi to send letters to his girl, Ranvijay’s way of blackmailing and beating the CM with chappal and many other scenes are the examples of the director’s creativity that will be appreciated by all. Even dialogues are good. While they serve the purpose of showing hard-hitting facts of college politics, Tigmanshu successfully sees to it that they never become vulgar.
Haasil was shot at the last Kumbh Mela on location. The viewers will like to see the climax that happens in Varanasi. However, the film has no winning song and that is one of the problems it has. Cinematography by Rafey Mehmood is noteworthy. Editor Aseem Sinha’s work makes the film flawless. Action by Alan Amin is good at places. Though the music is not bad, it is also not extraordinary. But Abhishek Ray’s background score is above par. The other minus point that can be mentioned is the fact that Haasil is harsh and violent movie. For that matter, you can compare it with Satya where Ram Gopal Verma had shown realities in real effects without compromise. Haasil is very close to that film so far as this thing is concerned.
Ditto can be said for performance. Jimmy Shergill, for the first time after Mohabbatein, does a great job and leaves his impact. This film will definitely help him in career as he finally looks like an actor instead of a star. Hrishita Bhatt enlivens her role that is far better than a glamour doll. Ashutosh Rana reconfirms the fact that he is an actor of a class. Though his role is small, he performs it with great ease and wins hearts. Tinnu Anand, Sudhir Pandey, Raj Zutshi, Sharat Saxena and others lend able support. Though they are playing side characters, the viewers will take them along while going home. And the winner of Haasil is Irrfan Khan of The Warrier fame. He is the actor who stands apart in the film with his sterling performance. Haasil will be remembered as his film.
Director Tigmanshu Dhulia, who has worked with makers like Shekhar Kapoor, Ketan Mehta and Mani Ratnam, make an entry with a film that has turned out to be a real entertainer. Haasil will be enjoyed by all types of viewers in India and even by the viewers abroad. Now just pray that the film’s fate is not marred due to the lack of good publicity campaign.
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