Disclaimer: Before you scroll down to find how many stars or what numerical rating I’ve given this film, let me make it clear that I believe in descriptive reviews rather than a quantitative verdict. Some of the past Gujarati Film Review Blogs to know how I review:
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Few years ago on a family trip to the U.K., a dad’s friend misplaced his passport. With no smart-phone or a concept of Google search being prevalent then, all we did was filing the loss report at the nearest police station and then contacting the Indian Embassy at London. The latter helped us in everything – from issuing a temporary passport to doing all the legal formalities. What if something similar had happened to someone in India today? And say that person is an American citizen. If a decade ago this could have been solved easily, I am sure it won’t be a big fuss today. So in case you don’t know the powers of your country’s embassy and/or you haven’t read this article “What to do if you lose your passport while traveling abroad”, you might not find a logical loophole in the Gujarati movie “Passport” which has released today.
The film revolves around Kabir (played by Malhar Thakar) and Anna (played by Anna Ador). It took a bit over 45 minutes to set the plot, and a similar duration went on to depict the romance which is not the crucial element of the plot. So Anna, an American student comes to Ahmedabad to explore the city’s culture and heritage. This learning wraps up in a song and a few drone shots. Well, she couldn’t do the exploration since she loses her purse that has her money, an iPhone, a bracelet and her Passport. Kabir, along with his college friends Shyam (played by Ujjval Dave) and Aditi (played by Lipi Goyal) help her in getting it back! As I said earlier, a basic Google search could have avoided this whole fuss, but then a movie had to be made, right? So after setting aside my logical glasses, I decided to accept the fact that internet would’ve been banned (since it is shot in Gujarat). After this, the movie made sense and the brilliant one-liners made it look like a good show. The applause and hooting in these one-liners definitely makes your paisa totally vasool.
Music
You will love the music of this movie. I hadn’t heard the songs before so I couldn’t hum them the way people around me did in the cinema hall. I’m sure I’ll listen to them more often now. The ‘Awesome Amdavad’ song is a delight – both visual and audio.
Notable Performances
Overall, “Passport” has joined the bandwagon of comedy films prevalent right now in our regional cinema. Though it has additional elements of romance, tragedy and emotions in fair amounts, they do not strike the right chords. I wouldn’t consider suspense as an element in the movie, because there was nothing that created it, sadly. The movie is definitely a family entertainer. If the festive mood is still afresh in your minds and pockets, you can consider this movie as a tool to spend some good time with family.
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Sahi chhe Sir… Will avoid this film
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Anna speaking impeccable Gujarati actually hurt my ears. Words like ‘hoonf’ are very typically gujarati and a girl, merely 8 years old and that too a US citizen wouldn’t have learnt them and remembered them all these years.. too gujjufied.. ‘gom no diyar’ dialogue?? NRI’S staying in the US too wouldn’t know this level gujarati..
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