There were times when Circus was one of the best source of entertainment for a weekend fun - watching clowns, acrobats, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers and magicians perform various antics who kept us engaged. However, with the advent of smartphones and other gadget, circus shows took a back-seat. Ram Singh Charlie,premiered today, gives a harsh reality of the performers, who bring smile on our face, but become butt of jokes outside the world of circus.
Ram Singh Charlie tells the story of a circus artist, Ram Singh (Kumud Mishra) whose life turns topsy-turvy when the owner of the Jango Circus decides to shut it down owing to the unbearable losses. Ram Singh and his family is transformed into out-of-circus world where he struggles to make the end meet. Ram Singh does all the odd jobs under the sun and swear to start his own circus one day but fate has its own story to tell..
Directed by Nitin Kakkar, who made the hilarious Filmistaan and Jawaani Jaaneman, steps into the different world of circus which gave us a wonderful memory of our childhood during the 90's days when it was running to packed houses. However, with technology taking over in form of electronic gadgets, audience showed little interest and circus almost died down.
Ram Singh Charlie opens in a flashback mode when the world of a talented artist collapses and his struggle period begins who has no other skills to survive. To make the ends meet, he does all odd jobs ranging from cartoon character to make kids birthday party exciting, hand-rickshaw puller and car-cleaning guy in the hot and humid condition of Kolkata. It is only when he performs at the Father Day event at his son's school, he realizes that he is meant to entertain and would do anything to bring up his own circus. Till this point, the film keeps you engaged but an event when one of his ex-colleague is physically assaulted halts the pace of the film. Here after, the film loses the focus and becomes a melodrama, which could have better executed until the climax. Despite the shortcomings, the outstanding effort by Nitin Kakkar and writer Sharib Hashmi could not be overlooked. After Mera Naam Joker and DD 90's serial Circus, not much attempts were made revolving around the lives of artists in the colorful world of circus. Ram Singh Charlie shows how difficult it becomes for the circus artists in the real world due to their physical appearances and shortcomings.
Ram Singh Charlie also scores in terms of editing and story line. Though the cinematography, art direction and background score is decent, Ram Singh Charlie is a performance driven film and it is Kumud Mushra who finally proves that he can carry a film on his shoulder, despite playing diverse supporting characters in big-budgeted cinemas. The versatile actor excels in his role as Ram Singh and brings out the emotions whom you will be able to relate. Divya Dutta is another gem of an actor who keeps on surprising with her powerful performances. I liked Farrukh Seyyer in the role of Shah Jehan and he played it confidently.
Overall, Ram Singh Charlie works on electrifying performances, strong storyline with a beautiful life lesson - Never Ever Give Up. Encouraging 3/5
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