‘Hawaizaada’, as the trailers and name suggest, is the story of the first man made flight ever attempted even before the Wright Brothers. Directed by Vibhu Virendra Puri, the film tells the story of Shivkar Talpade a.k.a Shivy (Ayushmann) and his journey towards making the world’s first plane.
The movie has been set in 1890s in Bombay Presidency (as it was then known). Shivy is a typical inventor who although has failed in class IV, but still can invent clever contraptions and understand mechanics. Mithunda stars as Shastriji, who becomes Shivy’s guru and mentor and asks Shivy to complete his dream of an Indian, being the first person, to fly and become a ray of hope for a Free India.
The intent and story behind the move is nice. The art directors and cinematographers have tried hard to give us an old Bombay feel. These are the only positives of the movie, along with Mithunda’s good supporting role. Ayushmann tries really hard to be a true blue Marathi fellow; but, isn’t convincing enough. He tries to portray a typical nerd inventor, with his spectacles and hair dressing ,but that is as far as his gets. He never really seems to get a grip of the movie or his character, as his dialogues and acting seem lacking. Actually, roles like Vicky Donor are best suited to him as he seems wrongly cast for this role. Pallavi Sharda (‘Besharam’ fame) plays his romantic interest. Although she has ample screen time, she fails to leave an impression.
The movie seems to be poorly written, as the plot doesn’t seem to captivate the audience. It is a loosely directed movie with too many songs, which could have clearly been avoided and the time could have been used to give the movie a better direction. All in all, it’s a movie which is not worth the time. Just an average film.
Rating ( **1/2)
By: Sahil kamdar