Mumbai Mirror (2013) User Reviews

not good!

[rmishra-rakesh-mishra · 4/10 · 18 January 2013]

Script Analysis: The movie script has been shamelessly lifted from the gritty and fantastic 1997 neo-noir film L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hanson. While there's no shred of respect for the book or the movie, writer Ghalib Asad Bhopali has instead used it to make the movie bear no semblance to sanity or logic. A crooked cop is understandable –and heck, even the new 'it' thing – but we have a policeman snorting cocaine, losing lakhs by betting on cricket matches, and you're supposed to root for him. You also have other policemen in his team who don't think twice before touching bullet shells on the crime scene with their bare hands. The hero calmly wakes up at the heroine's house after a night of substance abuse; how he got her address is our mystery to solve. Or even how he can serenade into Shetty's fortress and steal a packet of cocaine from his moll's bag. Or why two-bit roadside ruffians seem to be dealing coke. Or why they had a script for this film.

Abhijeet's wisecracks are accompanied by a "Dum pe lakdi" song and music, but his bland comebacks are not a lakdi on anything. The dialogues might make you laugh, but that's definitely not what the writer intended.

Star Performances: There's a Dabangg wannabe, there's a Salman Khan wannabe, and then there's Sachiin Joshi. Sachiin doesn't really have the charm or charisma, and when he tries to look nonchalant, he just looks cocky and arrogant. Considering the traits his character displays in the movie, he might give it a rest for some time. Gihani Khan mostly displays the twins while mouthing some uninteresting dialogues as Rani. Vimala Raman does well as the journalist-turned-nurse-turned-social activist Jia. The poor thing looks like she has to dance with a brick when Sachiin tries to shake a leg with her. Prashant Narayanan is wasted in his role as Inspector Prashant and delivers his dialogues without pausing for breath.

Prakash Raj sleepwalks his way through this movie (and is probably the only salvaging factor) but his character, traits and persona as Shetty are exactly the same as his roles in Wanted and Singham. Aditya Pancholi is alright as Durrani. Mahesh Manjrekar is good as Gaitonde.

Direction, Music & Editing: Ankush Bhatt does a bad job. A garbled script, jerky characters and a disappointing lead actor don't add up to any points for the director. Anand Raj Anand and Amjad Nadeem's music is alright. The item songs attack you out of the blue and are not even much to look at. The cinematography is alright. The editing is sloppy.

The Last Word: Mumbai Mirror is a terrible mistake. If you want to laugh at the utter nonsense going on on-screen, you might as well sit through it.

Nothing New To Watch...

[budhrajavishal · 4/10 · 20 January 2013]

We have seen this story many times before like in Dabangg, Ardh Satya, Singham but all above were well directed or at least have top Start Cast but here bhindi Bazaar Inc fame director is not able to put the point he wanted to. It is a story of a Cop who has a dirty past, trying to fight against all -ve in his own way. It is a amateur attempt to show corruption in Cop world & to differentiate mass killing and encounter. Script has many twists and has good start where main character hurts his back and spends the rest of the movie in pain, which remind us that filmy heroes are also human. Editing is below par, cinematography is OK in last song only. Clothing style is like showing nudity in B grade movies. Sachin Joshi dialogue delivery is really worst but at least better then his first flick. This time his acting has touch of Emraan Hashmi Touch. In Supporting role Mahesh play his part very well but director is not able make full use of talent of Murder 2 fame Prashant Narayanan. Prakash Raj is repetitive in his character. Aditya Pancholi has nothing much to do. Vimala looks pretty & Sudesh impresses. Last Words: This is a movie specially for single screen... nothing new to watch for.

Old scenes with old metaphor

[dineshprakash · 4/10 · 20 January 2013]

Director Ankush Bhatt was so overstressed to do something new that he even preferred to disclose the suspense of a suspense and crime film before it actually builds up, with the help of taking and actors expression. He fails to keep the suspense and thrill moving. Story is good but due to bad screenplay and direction it looses it's impact. They started with Dhobi Ghat fight sequence where main actor Inspector Patil , played by Sachin Joshi, got injured on his backbone doing silly stunts. They tried to focus on back injury but after some while they left it. They used chess as metaphor which is too old for now a days. A line in background score "DUM PE LAKDI.." was perfect for a fun film but they used it in a serious film and on serious note. A CBI officer tries to forcefully speak in filmy ,Bihari, illiterate person like accent, which is very irritating. This film needed badly a star. With a new face content should be star, which is not here. Plot of Dance bar, drugs and Mafia is so old. The old way of making two gangster's fight with themselves by creating confusion between them by lead actor, is very old also. Performance wise Sachin Joshi has good body, flat abdomen, flat expression and flat dialogue delivery. He has veteran like Prakash Raj (Shetty), Mahesh Manjrekar (Gaitonde) and Prashan Narayan (Inspector Manish) in front of him. They are master in their acting skills. He has to learn a bit with just watching them act. Nothing to say about female actors. An actor , who played Inspector Pawan's role is fairly good. Music is good. Especially a love track Marjawan and an item no. "ISHAQ ME DIL KO SURRENDER MAT.." have the potential to became chart buster. After all, anyhow it just touches the average line.

Mumbai Mirror Review : A spellbinding cop film that entertains till it ends

[Achyut_Prashast_Singh · 8/10 · 25 July 2016]

Movie : Mumbai Mirror (UA)

Rating : 4/5

Cop films are the basic ones of Bollywood. Usually an actor, who has become a mass hero, wears the khaki and does what every "mass hero-like" cop has to do: fighting, "dialoguebaazi", romance, and turning the tables on the villain. But very few are those who do such cop films to be one a mass hero, before they have become one. Many fail, many succeed. But if they work, they just work. Sachiin Joshi too has tried to portray a mass hero-like cop in his action thriller MUMBAI MIRROR, in which he plays a cop who does not just what every "filmy" cop does, but also something that usual ones don't do.

MUMBAI MIRROR is a realistic actioner that comes with pretty cools accessories in it: action, crime, drama, romance and of course, thrill. This film might appear a regular one from its synopsis. But once you watch it, you realize that it's something you have and you haven't seen before. Director Ankush Bhatt has placed thrills at right moments without disclosing any hint to them. This is what takes the cake, if not complete, then at least more than half of it. From beginning to end, there are several twists and turns that create a mystery which even you would like to solve. This is at least better than the film's promote as thrillers by their directors, but when you start watching them, they turn out to be drama films indeed. Ankush deserves a pat on his back for not doing this.

Sachiin Joshi carries the film on his shoulders. He looks dashing as a cop willing to uproot crime from his land. His dialogue delivery and fighting skills are likely to work among a major section of audiences, especially the mass audiences. Prakash Raj is though in a similar role to what he played in Wanted and Singham, yet he is entertaining. Heroines Vimala Raman and Gihani Khan have nothing much to do, except for entertaining the hero, and indirectly, the viewers. Sudesh Berry and Mahesh Manjrekar are good. Prashant Narayanan deserves a special mention for his performance though his role isn't too big enough.

The story might appear simple, but it's the screenplay that is a major plus. The film ends on an unpredictable note and leaves you completely satisfied. The visual effects are good for a film like this. The action of the film is its biggest plus point. The fights are choreographed and executed very well. The music is however, average barring a few songs. The editing is good, but still it could have been even better. The cinematography is good and the locations are good.

Overall, MUMBAI MIRROR is a well made and well plotted film that deserves to be watched, really. Despite of the number of times having watched cop films, yet it never looks like a deja vu. It looks real, and that's why, it's a complete mass entertainer.

Full timepass

[chetannaik-10846 · 10/10 · 9 May 2021]

People may say that there is nothing new in the movie. However this movie is much better than any of Salman, Ajay Devgun or Akshay Kumar movies. The action scenes are realistic and the story is not the old ghisa pita action movie story. It is relevant to today's era. Go with your friends or alone with lots of popcorn and enjoy it.