Apr 04, 2007 10:35 AM
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A realistic, slice-of-life story doesn’t necessarily make a good film. It is how the story is presented by the director and how the characters are enacted by actors that makes or breaks a movie.
Director Anand Kumar’s movie ‘Delhi Heights’ has neither depth nor height to catch your fancy. The film is more like a shoddily put collage of several characters living in a high-rise residential apartment in Delhi.
Abhi(jimmy) and suhana(neha) have culminated their long romantic relationship with wedlock. The newly married couple lives in a building called Delhi Heights.
In the same building lives Abi’s friend Bobby(Rohit Roy) with his wife Saima(Simone Singh). Bobby is a compulsive flirt who starts making advances on any attractive woman he meets. Saima is more or less a stoic wife who spends her evenings waiting for her husband.
Abi and Suhana are working on the same project, but for rival companies.Things come to a boiling point when Abi and Suhana’s professional rivalry causes a rift in their personal lives. On the other hand, Bobby’s philandering ways are exposed to Saima.
At this crucial moment, the circumstances take a turn, after which both the couples are made to reflect upon their respective relationships.
Rabbi Shergill’s music provides a little respite. But, then again, the picturization of the songs leaves much to be desired.
Among the actors Jimmy Shergill is the only one who manages to hold your attention. Neha Dhupia is superficial in her expressions of over-enthusiasm. Rohit Roy goes over the top in most of his scenes. However, he does have a decent dialogue delivery while Simone Singh is pretty plain.
