Review : RK/Rkay : Just like an abstract painting!

An abstract painting is read differently by different People. It seldom matches the thoughts of the creator. Same logic applies to  movies too. In the era of diminishing gap between the popular cinema and the art/parallel cinema comes #RajatKapoor directorial #RK/Rkay. The movie is like an abstract painting and the characters from the reel life enter real life. The dilemma in the writer-director’s mind is projected in a film within a film. It’s a good attempt but Rajat Kapoor has made more interesting movies earlier. Though the efforts are sincere, many may feel that the logic is missing.

RK (Rajat Kapoor) is a director wanting to make a successful film as his previous attempts had failed. Luckily he finds a producer, Goel (Manu Rishi Chadha) who is ready to bankroll the film. He represents the businessmen who despite having lucrative businesses want to be associated with the glamour world. RK casts himself in the leading role of Mahboob and for his love interest Gulabo, Neha (Mallika Sherawat) is selected. KN Singh (Ranveer Shorey) is the antagonist in this fifties’ film. The movie’s shoot is complete and it goes for post production. While having a quiet dinner at a restaurant with his wife (Kubbra Sait) RK receives a call from the editor and is informed that the ‘Hero’ is ‘missing’. Baffled with the prevailing situation, he rushes to the editor’s office and finds that Mahboob is gone missing from all the reels. They even try to lodge a police complaint but find Mahboob at the railway station waiting for his lady love Gulabo. Later reel ‘Rkay’ lives with real ‘RK’ and receives a lot of love from the people unlike his creator. RK tries to convince him to go back but….. . What happens next is interesting to watch on screen.

Rajat Kapoor has created something out of the box by bringing reel hero in real life. The concept is good but the story lacks logic at times. Two personalities of persons like, Neha, RK and K N Singh are very well etched out and the Rajat Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat and Ranveer Shorey play along with elan.  The film touches upon subjects like cinema, life, mind games and classical romance of the fifties. The undertone of quirky humour keeps flowing throughout the movie. The functioning of the creative person’s mind is depicted through RK’s character. By keeping the happenings cheerful Rajat Kapoor prevents RK/Rkay from becoming a bitter satire. The film does get repetitive but moves to a satisfying climax.

Rajat Kapoor has aced both the roles. He has extracted beautifully the nuances of contrasting personalities of RK and Mahboob. He definitely stands out in acting department. Mallika Sherawat too has managed to regale in both the personalities, i.e. Neha and Gulabo. She has presented both the characters, i.e. yesteryear heroine Gulabo and Neha with professional ease. She has shackled away her earlier ‘Bold’ image and has displayed her acting prowess elegantly. Ranveer Shorey too is good in his limited screen time. Manu Rishi Chadha is impressive as the harried producer so is

Kubbra Sait as RK’s wife.

Viewers who like Rajat Kapoor brand of cinema will definitely like RK/Rkay.