The Film: Sur - The Musical
Starring: Introducing Lucky Ali & Gauri Karnik
Director: Tanuja Chandra
Producer: Fisheye Network Production
Music: M M Kareem
Lyrics: Nida Fazli
Score: * * *

Tired of stupid Bollywood flicks then watch this film. Sur has an interesting story and more importantly a subject that anyone can relate to – jealousy. Whether it is couple in the same profession, brother-sister or you class mates – one is bound to come across this situation in life.

One of the biggest plus point of this movie is the songs created by Kreem. Never heard so much bass sound in Bollywood songs. Melodious and peppy is what I would call the music soundtrack of this film.

The first half of the movie barely creates an impact, it is only when Gauri joins the music school of Lucky Ali when the real interest is created in the film.

Some how the narrative of the film is week and the emotional drama is not so tight.

SUR is the story of Vikramaditya Singh. A lone, middle-aged musical genius and one of India's most sensational voices who runs, as his passion, the country's biggest and most sought after music school. Recognized as a place where any individual with the potential to sing and create music is supported and encouraged to realize their musical dreams. He lives there, amidst his passion…..music, his students, his friends, his loneliness. And his need...

For Vikramaditya's greatest need in life is to find his successor. Someone who has the talent, passion, need and drive to be him. And better.

In a little village in the heart of mainland Goa, in a church by the sea, he stumbles across a young girl with the voice of an angel. Tina Marie.

Vikramaditya is ecstatic as he realizes that he has finally found the person his dreams were made of. And he sets upon wooing her to return with him, to his school, to train with him and master every musical note that ever was created.

Lending his name to the cast of SUR, is Lucky Ali. In his first cinematic performance ever. As the quintessential musical maestro, Vikramaditya Singh. A genius, whose passion for music overrides his passion for life. He is supported by Gauri Karnik. Young, fresh, beautiful, with the voice of an angel, she plays Tina Marie. Vikramaditya's only hope for an heir.

Add to the cast, Simone Singh as Vikramaditya's closest friend who is secretly in love with him, Achint Kaur as the creative head of Vikramaditya's record label and Divya Dutta in a special appearance as Tina's older sister and driving force and what you have is a film powered by explosive performances, great music, emotional tenderness and a passionate behind-the-scenes team.

The climax of the movie begins with the jealously Vikramaditya has with his student Tina. The scene where Tina and Vikramaditya are recording is extremely dramatic and looks real. But later when because of the hate created in Vikramaditya’s mind for Tina and when she quits the school somehow is not shown that well. Even Tina becoming a nun somehow is not very convincing.

Simone Singh looks her honest, only her wardrobe makes her look like a nun! Gauri is a surprise winner of this film, she does not have a glamorous face but she manages her part well except in few scenes where she is a bit too over.

There is absolutely no chemistry between Lucky and Gauri – they look like father and daughter on screen!

Lucky’s dialogue delivery is brilliant but he fails to deal some difficult emotional scenes. But overall he is definitely worth watching for. Tanuja’s direction is decent and this will be called as one of her better movies.

Good movie if you are not the typical masala watcher. Hey no item number here!!