Sapno ki Rani (Kannada)
Directors: Arun and Prasad
Cast: Srujan Lokesh, Aishwarya Shindogi
Barring films such as Rangitaranga and Ganapa, the Kannada film industry seems to be facing a crisis.
Sapno ki Rani will leave you flabbergasted. Until intermission, it seems like the filmmakers have a vague idea about the plot and that they just do not know how to narrate it. But in the second half of the film, it becomes clear that directors Arun and Prasad have no idea what they are doing.
Srujan essays the role of ‘Horn’ Krishna (he really likes vehicles and also happens to be a mechanic) who falls in love with the writings of Priya, a columnist in a newspaper. But Priya is actually the pen name of a man who is an aspiring filmmaker. In dire need of funds for his film, the filmmaker decides to con Krishna for money. This he does by making his friend talk to Krishna over the phone in a female voice pretending to be Priya.
Krishna wants to see Priya and so the filmmaker sends a random girl’s (Aishwarya Shindogi) photo to him. This girl becomes Krishna’s ‘Sapno ki Rani’. Krishna eventually learns about the bluff but he decides to pursue the girl in the photo anyway.
Not only is the plot ludicrous, its narration too is convoluted and aggravating. There are too many disjointed segments throughout the film and some glaring loopholes in the script as well.
Srujan is disappointing as the moping hero of this love story. Aishwarya, with her amateur performance, is not much better either. With its dramatic camera angles, preposterous story and melodramatic music, the film truly tests your patience.
ARCHANA NATHAN
