Director Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru
Cast Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal and Mithun Chakraborty
Story Lucky (Sneha Ullal) is a shy schoolgirl. She is the daughter of an Indian diplomat based in Russia.
During a crossfire between some rebels and the Russian government, Lucky meets Adi (Salman Khan). Amidst the war-torn environment, the two become soulmates, irrespective of the age difference between them.
Meanwhile, Adi’s father hires Pindidas Kapoor, alias PD (Mithun Chakraborty), to bring back Lucky and Adi.
The rest of the film is all about how Lucky and Adi discover feelings for one another, how PD finds them and how they manoeuvre their way through terror-struck Russia.
Ravi Deshpande
Resident of Oshiwara
“The movie was good. Salman Khan and Mithun Chakraborty have acted very well. The cinematography is excellent. But, the story isn’t gripping enough. Sneha Ullal has done a good job. However, it would be unfair to compare to Aishwarya Rai at this stage.”
Priya Mehta
Resident of JP Road
“I came to watch the movie only for Salman Khan and he has done a great job. I like the songs in the film, especially Sun Jara. Some shots in the film remind you of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Though Sneha Ullal plays Lucky, the film belongs to Salman Khan.”
Rahul Gaiekwad
Resident of Oshiwara
“Salman Khan and Sneha Ullal don’t look good together. Though she looks like Aishwarya, the two don’t share the same chemistry. Also, she looks much younger than Salman. The music in the movie is okay. The best part of the movie is its cinematography.”
ENJOI!!!
princess_naz
15-04-2005, 10:12 AM
salman is the best....n he looks sooo gud in this movie.......
PuNjAbI KuDi
15-04-2005, 12:37 PM
has ne one seen the movie? is it good?
princess_naz
15-04-2005, 12:49 PM
i havent yet but i realli want to...i fink its that kind of movie that will make u cry.......
SunnyDlove
15-04-2005, 04:13 PM
Salman has done brilliantly in this movie..
No Entry is next.
newoctron
16-04-2005, 11:37 AM
the weekend boxoffice showed tht LUCKY was actually not tht lucky EVEN TO RECOVER the initial investments. BLAME goes to INDO-PAK match !!!
The US box-office was relaly cold frm the start itself. BUt in UK too.., from tuesday onwards it dropped drastically.
This time SALMAN failed to CLICK!!!
princess_naz
16-04-2005, 04:06 PM
seriously?.....n how is that due to the games?.....maybe if it came out later or earlier....it wud hav dne better rite?....but i dnt care what they say....its a brilliant movie....i watched it this afternoon....
PuNjAbI KuDi
16-04-2005, 04:40 PM
yeh i wanna watch it too! i've only heard good things about this movie...so i dunno how it can be said that this movie "failed to CLICK"....
aksstar
16-04-2005, 05:20 PM
it not going to be able to recover its initial investment..at this rate...
golden_girl...
16-04-2005, 07:34 PM
I Thought The Movie Was Good
It's Worth A Watch
miss_teryus
16-04-2005, 07:35 PM
dayam hareena!
sizzling siggie!
lol
princess_naz
17-04-2005, 02:27 PM
ewww.....he is horrible....^^^
miss_teryus
17-04-2005, 04:46 PM
lol frigg...
he's so frikkin hott yo...(in that pic)
wut'r u talkin bout??!
Ðë§ï_Kûdî
18-04-2005, 12:56 AM
i wanna watch lucky too lol :D
princess_naz
18-04-2005, 05:13 AM
lol frigg...
he's so frikkin hott yo...(in that pic)
wut'r u talkin bout??!
eww he is so not...he looks so artificial.......
royce4u2002
20-04-2005, 02:15 AM
yeah naz gettin too personal with him.....lolz
hassanshanoon
26-04-2005, 12:35 PM
You tend to expect the moon when a keenly-anticipated film hits the marquee. And if the film is produced by an actor's production outfit, with the leading music company as partners, the expectations are enormous, gargantuan, gigantic.
LUCKY, directed by debutante Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, is amongst those films that is expected to bail the film industry out of its crisis. With millions invested in the enterprise, a lot is at stake for sure.
LUCKY has its share of plusses and minuses…
You do encounter roadblocks as you embark on the journey called LUCKY, but despite the obstacles [in the first half specifically], the final outcome is fulfilling enough.
Mercifully, LUCKY works primarily because of four factors -
Breath-taking locales of Russia. The film makes a tremendous visual impact.
Adnan Sami's music. The mellifluous tunes linger in your thoughts even after the show has concluded.
Fresh pairing. The on-screen chemistry between Salman Khan and Sneha Ullal is endearing.
Vibrant action [Mahendra Verma, Sergei, Oleg]. You really don't mind the gun-shots and blasts, for a change!
Most importantly, LUCKY heralds the arrival of two talented names - Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. Yes, the duo falter in the writing department [the screenplay could've been taut and the dialogues classier], but the impact they create in the post-interval portions deserves praise.
Set against the romantic and majestic backdrop of St. Petersburg, LUCKY is a tale of love that brings together two people who probably wouldn't have met if not destined.
Lucky [Sneha Ullal] is the quintessential dreamer - soft, beautiful and gentle. Her one big belief is that if you search from the bottom of your heart, you will find not just the rainbow, but also the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
One fine morning Lucky is riding to school, praying that she clears her test, scheduled on that date. But her journey to school becomes her desperate journey of survival.
Caught unawares by an unexpected wave of insurgency in St. Petersburg, Lucky tries to reach for safety. As dread and fear overtake, she meets a stranger, a fellow countryman Aditya [Salman Khan], who's smart, wicked, charming.
They have nothing in common. She's excessively naïve and he blasé. They are bound together by just one common goal - to reach home safely.
And now begins an unforgettable journey, from burning highways and moldy cemeteries to abandoned theaters and icy snowdrift. A journey where violence and tragedy stalk them constantly…
As they march through savage ambushes and the icy wilderness of a foreign land, they discover the limit of their endurance. Amidst all commotion, an Intelligence guy, Colonel Pindidas Kapoor [Mithun Chakraborty], helps them reach home.
It's common knowledge that a love story works if and only if it's high on emotional quotient. And the moments linger in your memory. LUCKY walks into your heart gradually!
The film starts off well, but the story comes to a screeching halt the moment Salman and Sneha find themselves stranded in a cemetery. The conversations between Salman and Sneha at this juncture are dull and boring, which is a glaring flaw from the writing point of view. The grip is clearly missing!
But the pace picks up gradually in the post-interval portions. And it gets all the more engrossing the moment Salman and Sneha are held captives by the terrorists. From thereon, right till the finale, LUCKY goes higher and higher on the graph.
If Radhika and Vinay score as technicians - the film wears a Hollywoodish look all through - they don't deserve as many marks as writers. From the writing point of view, Mithun looks more like a buffoon than an intelligence officer. Also, you often wonder how Mithun reaches the right place at the right time - there're no explanations offered!
Besides, what is the idea behind making the characters talk in Russian to a large extent? Fine, it has to look authentic, but sub-titles for such sequences are a must. How do the makers expect the Hindi-speaking audiences to fathom what's being discussed time and again?
Even the dialogues [Milap Zaveri] are pedestrian at times and oft-repeated at places. The dialogue writer is at a loss while penning some mushy, romantic, sensitive one-liners.
Despite the hiccups, Radhika and Vinay have handled most parts of this 'offbeat' love story well. Every frame looks well worked upon and the two principal performances are worth noting.
Adnan Sami's music is soul-stirring. 'Jaan Meri Ja Rahi Sanam', 'Sun Zara', 'Lucky Lips', 'Chori Chori' and 'Shayad Yehi To Pyaar Hai' are tunes that you'd want to hum again and again. The impact of the music is elevated thanks to the lavish picturizations. Cinematography [Sudeep Chatterjee] is award-worthy. The locales of Russia enhance the impact to a major extent. Background music [Monty] makes a valuable contribution as well.
Salman Khan goes over-the-top in the first few reels, but he delivers a knockout performance in the second half. Looking dapper [as always!], the actor handles the emotional part with amazing maturity. Sneha Ullal is photogenic, acts confidently and most importantly, looks the character - a school girl. Her sequences with Salman, in the post-interval portions especially, are cute.
Mithun Chakraborty does not deliver. His portions seem forced in the screenplay. Kader Khan is wasted. Vikram Gokhale, Navni Parihar and Ravi Baswani are adequate.
On the whole, LUCKY works for the aforesaid four reasons [fresh pairing, soul-stirring music, vibrant action and breath-taking locales]. And with terrific promotion undertaken by T-Series, besides no major opposition for the next two weeks as well as commencement of summer vacations, LUCKY should keep its investors in the plus, from the business point of view.
hassanshanoon
26-04-2005, 12:48 PM
You have seen him as a lover lad, a tragic hero, the funny man and the action hunk. Now watch the shirtless wonder become a cook!
The director duo of Lucky, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru recently told us of an amusing incident about the bare-chested Khan of Bollywood. “It was the last leg of the shoot for Lucky and we were shooting at an ancient amphitheatre in St.Petersberg, Moscow” Radhika recollects
*Deewani*
26-04-2005, 03:59 PM
I wanna see it soo bad!
salman's die hard
28-04-2005, 12:36 AM
i havent yet but i realli want to...i fink its that kind of movie that will make u cry.......
NO Naaz, it is not rona dhona, movie n thats the beauty of movie without much rona dhona, so many light moments, this movie looks like hollywood flick, go for oit, Its really cool, can be watched with whole n sole family.
swapnil, the salman's die hard
SunnyDlove
28-04-2005, 01:24 AM
Great Film.. Another Splendid Performance From Salman Khan.. Another Successful Film Under His Belt..good Songs.. My Fav Being 'sun Zara'.. Sneha Looks Fabulous.. And She Is Definitely Looking Like One For The Future.
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