MOM- Sridevi's Swansong ?


MOM 2017
By
Ravi Udaywar



If u give Nawazuddin Siddique an opportunity to appear  on the screen,he wud somehow leave behind his footprints on the silver nitrate film .Howsoever underdeveloped or flat the role might be,with Nawaz,u know he gonna create magic.He plays a private detective  in this film who aids and abets Sridevi as she seeks revenge on the rapists of her step- daughter.Semi-bald,sporting sports shoes,driving a scooter,offering unsolicited help and all the while mouthing Jai Bhole nath,Nawaz is the best part of the film.
The film follows the usual script-a stepmom,a rape and  the honourable acquittal  of rape perps from the court.Then the stepmom seeks vengeance and in comes the PD.A conscientious cop sniffs vigilantism,but sadly Akshaye Khanna doesn’t have a meaty role here.This guy is really a mystery.He has quite a bit of talent but is not willing to sweat it out.He must have his reasons.
The film is watchable because of Nawaz and Sridevi.She still had the charisma when she passed to lift a film on her shoulders.I didn’t find the film boring,but its not one of the best hindi films of the year either.

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