Mubarak
Ho … Halaat Kharab hogaye Shakeel Bhai.. And this very one line ,Ladies and
gentlemen , Sets the tone for a hilarious ride called Na Maloom Afraad!
Before
I begin, let’s get one thing Straight, Na Maloom afraad is NOT inspired /
Copied from Hera Pheeri, Yes the idea
is similar. i.e 3 broke men coming together to hatch a plan on how to get rich
quickly. But that’s about it. Na Maloom Afraad is very Pakistani, as much as it
could get! And to further add as much as karachite it could get!
Naa
Maloom Afraad doesn’t promise to be different. It packs in ample laughs,
illogical situations, rib-tickling sequences and witty one-liners in those 2.30
hours. In fact, writer-director Nabeel Qureshi borrows everything available on
the shelf and comes up with a plot that may sound silly to a few, but
nonetheless succeeds in its endeavor of making people laugh.
Naa
Maloom Afraad is a story of 3 Halaat kay maray , mazloom Pakistani souls, Moon (Mohsin Abbas Haider) , Farhan( Fahad
Mutafa), & Shakeel bhai (Javed
Sheikh) , bought together by fate . In
pursuit of their dreams. They only have one aim,to get rich as quick as
possible. Together, they hatch an interesting plan and wait for the moment to
execute it and during their quest,they find themselves in one big mess. Were
they able to get it accomplished? Were they able to overcome all the obstacle
in their path and get what they wanted?
To answer that ,You would have to watch the movie..
Na
maloom Afraad is based on a very interesting story line. An original Pakistani
story which Is based on something every Pakistani can relate to.at the same
time. It’s like a breath of fresh air. I remember how much I had stressed that
we need to make movies for everyone. Some masla here and there. Some nice
songs. Some romance and a good story line. For some odd reasons our movies were
either way too “ Vey Gujra” or way too
serious! Mein hoon shahid Afridi did
the trick and Na maloom Afraad is another movie that falls in to the same
genre. Like the famous dialogue,
Filmein sirf 3 cheezon ki waja say chalti hain… “ Entertaiment , Entertaiment, Entertainment” and Na Maloom
Afraad is filled with it.
NMA
Starts really well. With straight out of life characters and incidents. Its
commending to see how the writer duo (Nabeel Qureshi & Fizza Ali Meerza)
haven’t gotten into showing off the intellectual side by showing oh I know so
much!! Look at it! .. Instead they have focused on the basics and what comes
out is a really well shaped movie.
To
be honest NMA comes as a surprise . Even the pre-polls showed 021 as the 1st
choice for the movie goers to watch this festive season. However NMA has taken
everyone by surprise
It
will be unfair not to applaud the efforts of the Cinematographer (Rana
Kamran) , Yes you can see Nabeel’s input
in it, however Na Maloom Afraad is a real showcase of Karachi, the streets, the
road side bun kabab stall, chaat and gola ganda at dhora jee, dhaabay ki chai,
strikes, jalao gherao. The famous locales of Saddar and the wonderful old
architecture of Karachi has been shot so beautifully that you can’t stop
falling in love with this amazing city!
I remember I went to Newyork right after I had seen Kal ho na ho….
That’s the power of great cinematography and trust me after watching NMA, you
would want to see Karachi! The real Karachi!
Nabeel
Questhi’s writing and direction are aimed at the masses. He scores brownie
points as a director however as a writer, he could’ve trimmed down the 1st
half. The dialogues are amazing and have been taken straight out of life,
something which everyone can relate to, as I mentioned before.. The movie is
very very Pakistani !
Shani
& Kami ,Vicky Haider’s music is of the popular genre. “Darbaar “Reminds you
of “Mein Pershan” from Ishq Zaday,
“Purr “Purr” sung by Sajjad Ali is good.
However the pick of the lot has to been billi, which is rightly aimed at
the masses and has the right feel to it.The tracks alsohelps in uplifting the
pace of the movie which was really needed towards end.
Naa
Maloom Afraad belongs to Fahad Mustafa and Mohsin Haider from Scene A to Z.
Infact to be honest Fahad Mustafa
doesn’t try any heroics and remains honest to the character, there are times
when the actor takes a back seat and let the debutant Mohsin Haider do the
talking and that is the real strength of
the movie. Mohsin Haider comes as a
surprise package, his comic timings is awesome and its really heartening to see
such an amazing talent debut in a grand way. In fact some of the best one
liners are delivered by Mohsin and how well he has done that. Haider is, for
sure the Star of the future. The lad can act! Sing as well as Dance. Just need to brush up on his looks and hair
style. Some tweaks here and there and we will have the super star! That’s
exactly how super stars are created!
Javed
Sheikh Delivers a towering performance. Very articulate and to the point. In
fact it’s his experience and maturity that’s fills the gaps and any short
coming! The chemistry between all 3 of
them is amazing and it shows
Salman
Shahid (gogi) as the main villain is great. In fact his performance will be
remembered for a long time! Watch out
for his dialogues!
The
movie is boosted with many small cameos. However the one that stands tall
amongst the rest is Saleem Mairaj’s scene. , which is for sure going to bring
the house down! Take a bow Saleem Mairaj!
Urwa
Hocane (Naina) as the leading lady doesn’t get much scope,at the same time. She
is amongst the weakest link of the movie. It’s been righty said that movies are
real tester and it really shows. Urwa falls flat. I guess the movie did not
have any scope for the mazloom rooti dhoti woman and hence she couldn’t keep up
to it.
The
new comer Kubra Khan (as hina Merchant)
is a decent addition. However is hardly there and also needs to brush up
on her urdu skills! Mehwish Hayat’s Track is not interesting, there wasn’t any
need for her induction in the story. The movie could have done much better with
her item song only!
Any
shortcomings? Yes, The Screen Play could
have been much tighter, especially in the 1st half, the movie does drag in the
beginning and few minutes in the 2nd half. However picks up right after the
item number, The movie should have been trimmed at least by 30-45 minutes to
keep it pace going!, however in all honesty, it will take some time before our
movies can get that. We can see the rawness which was bound to happen as this
is a fresh product with almost zero experience of prior Film Making. We could
see reminisce of Pakistani Dramas and that’s what our directors and story
writers need to learn. How to disconnect themselves from the Drama Mode!
On
the whole Naa Maloom Afraad has ample masala to keep its target audience, the
masses mainly — more than happy. At the box-office, the film has opened to a
thunderous response, the movie has already surpassed the business of BANG BANG
in Pakistani theatres, a total Paisa Wasool Flick aimed for the masses. Has all
it takes to attain the ‘Hit’ status due to the huge, record-breaking initial
from the movie goers
Written
by Faraz (
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