---My Reviews ---(Table No.21) -Review

Should I start with obvious statement that I LOVED the film…coz as a Rajeev fan its gonna be an obvious reaction… Table no.21, a film with strong content & script & equal amount of thrill.

 Film takes you through game journey of married couple Vivaan(Rajeev khandelwal) & Siya (Tena desae) who are on vacation in b’ful pristine Fiji Islands,  they get to play a game of Truth & Dare for whooping 10 million Fijian dollars ala 21 crores…but don’t think …that is what makes the title “21”… its not as simple as it sounds…coz the biggest catch is only lifeline to game is nothing but “Truth”… 

As a audience you will njoy the film if you like watching edge on your seat thrillers. With every frame you will be curious & intrigued to know what next task is in store for the couple & what gonna be Mr.Khan’s next question….& whether Vivaan-Sia will be able to fulfill the given tasks. You will enjoy the game…& will be involved in the game throughout.

As the film will progress the real faces, different layers, truths of characters will come out…which will change your original perceptions of the characters…Vivaan as a character is not someone you will love. ..you may love him till interval or you may love him as Siya’s husband…but as a person, as  a character I leave it to his individual fans.

I still remember the first review of the film’s trailer was “Paresh Rawal will make you hate him & Rajeev will make you fall in love with him” but now I wud like to add “Vivaan will make you hate him too”. Theatrical Trailer

From very beginning, throughout promotions, even the buzz around Table no.21 & a general perception was film has one hero (Vivaan), one heroine (Siya) & one villain (Mr.khan)  but after watching film guess the perception will change.  Till interval if u hate Mr.khan for putting Vivaan –Sia through all the adversities & weird tasks…by the time you reach climax guess you wud be the one supporting Mr.khan…because he was nowhere wrong…coming out of theatre somewhere a thot may strike you that Vivaan-Sia deserved it…for what all they did…Mr.Khan may have been harsh on the couple but his actions are justified through flashbacks.

Performance wise it goes without saying Rajeev-Paresh Sir take the cake…they were perfect for their characters, infact Rajeev will surely surprise as Vivaan, not because he is gone negative for first time…we have seen tinge of negative as Sujal also where inspite of knowing he was wrong we still loved him, but Vivaan surely went too far & what all he did is something not acceptable….I never imagined I wud hate any of characters played by Rajeev…& that itself proves the acting caliber of Rajeev…coz Vivaan is meant not to be loved.  Infact, Vivaan needed an actor like Rajeev khandelwal who cud potray the various emotions & various layers of Vivaan….He will really surprise u for sure coz with kind of image he has you wud have not imagined him to do the things he did on screen…he literally went too far & extreme…also Vivaan needed an actor who gives competition to Mr.khan.

 So Hats Off to Rajeev ...& I cant imagine any other actor cud have played Vivaan better than him….he has been perfect choice as Vivaan. 

Also, cant take credit away from Tena she did a fair job & made her presence amongst Rajeev & Paresh Sir…a special mention for Dhruv…I never thot in a Rajeev’s film apart from him any1 else can make me emotional…but Dhruv was good in his short role.

Frankly I was apprehensive abt the direction…after WYMM experience from Aditya…but he managed to pull off the film well … certain scenes got dragged but that’s ok small mistakes can be forgiven…The so talked abt “intimate scenes” cud have been edited…it was not much required…but yes Kiss surely was :P :P 

Movie had started like a fairytale…with so much in love couple Vivaan Siya, enjoying a free trip, My first impression was Vivaan is so like Rajeev :P principled & hardworking “khushi mehnat se mile toh maza hi kuch aur hai”… forgot the full dialogue…but boy how my perception changed later.

Initial tasks given by Mr.khan were easy & enjoyable too…specially the manipulation one…dat was surely a smart one…& its related Flashback scene was surprising never knew Rajeev will be able to pull that off (whole dialogue was so double meaning)…it was really mean of him & from there on I had thot Bobby was related to Mr.khan… & One task I hated was the blood one it was surely heart wrenching one…& there on tasks went on more devilish.

Overall film was a good effort, strong in content,  & for all those people & critics who said this is inspired by this movie, dat movie, so an so Hollywood film…I can say because I haven’t seen any of them so for me personally it was as new, fresh as first time…coz I didn’t knew anything abt all the films dat have been said to be inspired Table no.21…. & “to know that u don’t know is very important” So I thoroughly enjoyed the film & I don’t care even if it was inspired by any English or hindi film. 

Can say in Mr.khan’s style “I am impressed Rajeev” with the choice of film…out of 5 I wud give 4 coz I felt film had its own loopholes specifically the ragging scenes went too far & it was disturbing & upsetting to watch…also the intimate scenes cud have been done away with…

Film comes out with a good message… & I wud advise younger generation to watch it instead of watching the dhinchak masala kind of flicks…infact, colleges, Universities should also make their senior students watch this one… 

Table no.21 is a strongly recommended film, a must-watch,  you wud enjoy watching it & will come out satisfied that yes u watched something worthwile…Surely a one time watch (coz second time you wud be knowing wat wud happen next) …but if u want to watch you are more than welcome….Irrespective of fact whether you are a Rajeev khandelwal fan or not, coz if u are then it’s a treat for u to watch him…& if u are not his fan then after watching you wud surely be one…