Yawn…Ashutosh Gowarikar And His Lengthy Snooze-Fest movies

When Ashutosh Gowarikar made Lagaan, no one complained about the length of the movie. It was a great movie and the viewer watched the saga of the village cricket team with rapt attention.

Then came Swadesh. It was refreshingly simple and it may have kind of dragged a bit at places, but it was sweet and the viewers were inclined to forget the length of the movie. The NRI and his effort to give the village electricity was a heartwarming tale.But it lasted wayyyyy to long!

Jodha Akbar was splendid and the sheer large scale of the movie made it an epic so we yawned our way to end just to see the climax. Once again Ashutosh managed to get away with a long movie without any one complaining too much but we are reaching saturation point.

Look Ashutosh, not to burst your bubble or anything dude….but have you ever heard of something called editing? Seems as if What’s Your Rashee? is yet another snooze-fest and this is cause for concern. This movie does not have either the taut plots like Lagaan and Swadesh, nor does it have the epic substance of your Jodha Akbar. So tell me why would anyone (with a life) want to sit through a half that lifetime watching an already over-exposed, synthetic Priyanka throwing out 12 different versions of that vapid, colorless personality? Get my drift? Back to the editing room!