Aa Roje Movie Review
On my part, watching 'Aa Roje' was fun and probably a memorable experience just because the heroine of the movie Soumya was watching the show with me. Well, to be precise, 12 seats away and two rows behind where I was seating.
The gorgeous lass took all the boredom away from the screen. The partly filled theatre was buzzing mildly with activity as people wanted to make sure that the girl 'is indeed' the heroine of the movie and were moving closer to have a clear look. But for people not having the good fortune of watching the movie along with the heroine, it is definitely going to be a dampener. 'Aa Roje' is a no hoper.
The young cast of Yashwant, Soumya, and Bablu & Co has done its bit. But the director of 'Aa Roje' fails to move the audience. The story is weak and the direction is below average. There are so many things that the director has borrowed from popular movies from the past. Brahmanadam as a big baddy and acting tough is one case in point.
But the director does offer something new in 'Aa Roje'. The movie is based on the sensational bank robbery that really took place in Hyderabad. Robbers cut open the concrete ceiling of a public sector bank and made away with 500 millions. Also the issue of dating is deliberated in the movie. The director has been able to delve into the minds of a section of college going youngsters of today and has been able to map it properly. Some college going young men of today are keen on owning bikes, having girlfriends, going on dates with girl friends, and having a good time. But they are most unlikely to be law breakers and commit crimes.
In 'Aa Roje', three boys studying in a college are fed up with their poor lives. In order to earn money they somehow manage to sell a plot of land to Brahmanadam and pocket the commission. They buy bikes with the commission earned and win the companionship of the girls they want. And they go to a rendezvous far away from the city. En route, their luggage gets mixed up with the bank robbers. And the bag containing the robbed cash finds its way to the vehicle of the innocent and fun loving group. The dreaded robbers know that their cash is with the young group. So the chase begins.
The director rationalizes the desire of a section of the college going youth to go on dating by taking the opinion of pub goers. Pub goers of course have a very liberal view of dating. But in the end a police officer character that is tracking down on the robbers and the cash advises the group that they should be concentrating on their careers now instead of dating and having fun and the group agrees to that.
In India dating is a bigger issue and the director has finally labeled it as unwanted for college going students. It's the time for studies and career is his advice through 'Aa Roje'.
