UDTA PUNJAB: is a 2016 Indian crime drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik.
PLOT: Four parallel tracks, that of a
1.Punjabi rockstar Tommy Singh (Shahid) is a London-bred Punjabi musician who lives a luxurious lifestyle assisted by his successful music career. & is popular for his adrenaline-pumping songs that both were written with the help of and are about intoxication.
2. A Bihari migrant Pinky Kumari aka Mary Jane (Alia) was an exceptional hockey player, who, because of lack of financial support, landed up becoming a labourer. And since then, she is trying to find her place under the sun in Punjab.
3. a corrupt cop Sartaj (Diljit) who is quite happy to turn a blind eye to the drug traffic, till one day it comes too close home. and
4.a doctor Preet Sahni (Kareena) who runs a rehab clinic, addresses the insurgence of the drug menace in Punjab.Sartaj joins Preet in her crusade against drugs and exposing the drug mafias.
Their lives are sometimes linked to one another but usually not.
What happens when Tommy Singh and Pinky Kumari cross each other's path, and does Dr.Preet Sahani and Inspector Sartaj Singh succeed in their crusade of exposing the drug mafias of Punjab, is what forms the rest of the film.
PERFORMANCES:Alia Bhattis,show stealer,goes totally de-glam for her role.She delivers the performance of a life time. From accent to body language, she has got almost all of it right.Shahid Kapoor and his never-before-attempted 'rockstar' look had created a huge buzz, curiosity and excitement amongst his fans. He manages to pull off his role well while bringing in much needed humour in this otherwise serious film.Kareena Kapoor Khan is good in her part.Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh, who makes an impressive debut in Bollywood.
MUSIC: Composed by Amit Trivedi. couple of hummable tracks like 'Chitta Ve','Ud-Daa Punjab','Ikk Kudi','Da Da Dasse' are there.
The film's screenplay (Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Chaubey) jumps through multiple stories at the same time making it complicated.The film's dialogues are mainly in Punjabi and audiences who don't speak the language may find a bit of disconnect.As the film progresses however, it does seem to slip in parts, especially in the second half. In an attempt to narrate multiple parallel stories, Abhishek Chaubey struggles to keep it engaging in the latter half of the film.
Overall,Udta Punjab is surely watchable for the performances by the leading actors & for also its music.
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