Roadside Romeo

Roadside Romeo, India’s first 3-D movie, produced by Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Pictures has finally released. It’s a special movie as it shows the power of Indian animation which was not exploited properly in the past. Without wasting time, let’s review Roadside Romeo.

Roadside Romeo is your regular Bollywood movie with all the masala and songs combined with superb animation. Double thumbs up to Jugal Hansraj, director of the movie, for awesome direction and creativity. Story is about a rich pet dog called Romeo (Saif Ali Khan), who finds himself on the cruel Mumbai streets when his family shifts to another country.

There he meets his new friends and his love, Laila, played by Kareena Kapoor, and also the bad dog of the movie, Charlie Anna (Javed Jaffrey). Roadside Romeo is your typical “Hero loves heroine but has to fight the villain to get her” movie.

Good points about the movie

1. Animation – It would be wrong to compare the animation to that of complex animations by Pixar as this is a first big project for Bollywood. Nevertheless, I was impressed with the details given to each character.

2. Direction – Jugal Hansraj certainly did his homework in the direction department but same can’t be said about writing one which we’ll talk about later. His love for animated movies clearly shows in the movie.

3. Charlie Anna – The bad dog of the movie is the most likable character of the movie. The credit should be given to Javed Jaffrey for his mind blowing voice over.

4. Ending Credits – After a long time, I didn’t leave the cinema before watching the credits. It was a really nice effort from Jugal and it paid off. Do watch the credits even if you didn’t like the movie.

Bad points about the movie

1. Story – Story is too simple and has nothing new to offer. Filled with clichés, references to other Yash Raj movies and stupid dialogues, story is the weakest point of the film.

2. Voice over by Saif Ali Khan – He was definitely not a right choice for the voice of Romeo. Ending each dialogue with “Guys” can be really irritating. Please don’t try to be cool using such words. You look like a wannabe.

3. South Indian accent of Charlie Anna – Javed did a good job playing the character but his dialogues can be difficult to comprehend for the kids. Sometimes, it was really difficult to understand what he was saying. More clarity could have done wonders.

4. Ending – This was the cheesiest ending after Kismat Konnection. I mean seriously, why are you trying to copy DDLJ? And how of a sudden did Laila agree with the story of Charlie Anna? Juvenile!

Verdict – If Jugal made this movie for the kids then he clearly missed the shot. It doesn’t have the excitement that an animation movie should have in order to capture the attention of the kids.

Rating –

Directed by – Jugal Hansraj
Produced by – Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra, Walt Disney Studios
Written by – Jugal Hansraj
Starring – Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Jaaved Jaffrey

Do you have anything to say about the movie or do you want to comment on my review? Then feel free to do it by using comment box below and also vote in the poll.

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