David (Hindi Version)
Released date : 01/02/2013
Runtime : env 2h 40m
Written & Directed by : Bejoy Nambiar
Produced by : Bejoy Nambiar, Sharada Trilok, Chiyan Vikram (Saw it in the title cards)
Studio : Getaway Films & Reliance Entertainment
Co-Writter : Natasha Sahgal
Music : few musicians
Starring : Vikram, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vinay Virmani = 3 Davids. In some scenes - Tabu, Lara Dutta, Isha Sharvani
David tells the tale of 3 people who not only have the same name, but indeed play a role in each ones life at a crucial point of time. But its not "Ayutha Ezhuthu" and in no way their lives are related or their paths cross. But still, like a chaos theory, what one David sows is reaped by the other - no matter how futher they are in time.
Story
1975 [London] - David => Loyalty
Neil Nitin Mukesh is a sidekick to a gangster. What if his loyalty is shaken ?
Spl mention : Costumes, decors, Gani gangster character
1999 [Mumbai] - David => Duty
Vinay Virmani is a ambitious youngster who wants to become big as a guitar artist. He has dreams to get his family to a good position and wants to get his sisters married to well-to-do family. What if things happen in a such a way that his duty is shaken ?
Spl mention : sets
2010 [Goa] - David => Passion
Chiyan Vikarm is a failure turned alcoholic looking only for a girl who could love him such a way he loves her. Will his passion give him the courage to make that decesion that he should not take ?
Spl mention : Goa as beautiful as it is always for me [Love this place and people]. Isha, Tabu & Vikarm, humour (not stomach paining ones, but liked it when all (man or woman or kid) speak the same way to Vikram).
So you got 3 climax according to each David's suituation. And the 3rd Climax explains you why its David. Because he is David, he cannot be Peter. Also we do not know whether Peter would do what David did.
The climaxes happen on 3rd March. I was toiling to know why this date and went long to search for historical events or details. But came to the conclusion for the simplest reason => 3 David / 3 / 03 => maybe ! [Have not watched Tamil version - maybe it happend on 02/02 ... ?
Film Making
The stories are quite simple, nothing out of the box. But its the packaging that is intruding. The maker has knitted the 3 seperate story [presented in 3 different tone] into one with right moments and breaks. Initially the scenes with each david is long, but as it moves forward, the scenes are short and the last moment of David 1 becomes the present moment of David 2. At a point of time it looks like the 3 Davids characters are part of the same story. They have brought it out sucessfully and without the master editor it would not been possible.
Slow or Boring Factor
This movie is not a master piece, but a work worth noting. Ofcoarse its style seems to be slow, but the point is in establishing the characters and the maker takes his own sweet time. If you are passionate towards cinema, you will adore it. If you are a Fan of cinema you will certainly feel a bit let down. But at the end of the day its entertainement that counts, and David surely is a good entertainer as eventhough there are several breaks, the climax would satisfy your time spent.
Performance
Neil Nitin Mukesh & Vinay Virmani performed good. Vikam who got to be on the brighter side is just out of place. As a alcoholic he is better, but his accent is what that concerns me. But towards the end he does give a heart warming expressions (and thanks to the bgm too). He is cool in the (Samy type) intro and it was a joy to see Remo Fernandes performing a song. The Dream Duet between Vikram and Isha is romantic - thanks to the pretty Isha and passionate Vikram (Reminded me of Oh Butterfly song). The other songs are good, if you like to see peotry on screen. The 3 ladies, the prettier being Vikram's pair, dont give an impressive performance, but they pass.
David - Its not Dabaang as its David.