Delhi. Again. This time a
story about a group of professional thieves who work for a kind-hearted
modern-day Fagin. They practice on mannequins and get on with their
lives without ambition. One of them, Satbir (Deepak Dobriyal), decides
to go legit and ends up moonlighting as a giant samosa that serves as
advertising for a food stall in a mall.
Certainly putting Dobriyal in a madcap costume is a masterstroke idea but in the end, it is only a gimmick much like the rest of the film: where's the samosa's stuffing? There's no real meat - not even to last the modest runtime of under 100 minutes - to make CCSC memorable in any way.
The film sells itself as satire, but it is only for a brief period - in the initial bit of the second half - where it takes on television to make a point. This is also the most engaging part of the movie. Another good bit is when we see the thieves in action, but it lasts only one scene and there is not nearly enough of this. Soon enough, the chors display a remarkable set of skills in areas not directly related to their vocation such as acting and uh, VFX. Massive suspension of disbelief is required.
Certainly putting Dobriyal in a madcap costume is a masterstroke idea but in the end, it is only a gimmick much like the rest of the film: where's the samosa's stuffing? There's no real meat - not even to last the modest runtime of under 100 minutes - to make CCSC memorable in any way.
The film sells itself as satire, but it is only for a brief period - in the initial bit of the second half - where it takes on television to make a point. This is also the most engaging part of the movie. Another good bit is when we see the thieves in action, but it lasts only one scene and there is not nearly enough of this. Soon enough, the chors display a remarkable set of skills in areas not directly related to their vocation such as acting and uh, VFX. Massive suspension of disbelief is required.
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