主演：AjayDevgccc
导演：RamGopalVarma
语言：北印度语
地区:印度
编剧：JaideepSahni
类型：剧情/动作/惊悚/犯罪
上映时间：2002-04-15
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用户标签：印度,印度电影,犯罪,惊悚,2002,动作,印度TOP250,剧情
片长：UK:155分钟
imdb编号：tt0296574
Author:Abhishek(moviebuff81)fromSydneyAustralia
RamGopalVarma'slatestoffering'Company'isprobablyoneofthebestIndiangangsterfilmsevermade(afterNayakanandSatya).Thisfilmissowelldonethattheviewersfeelliketheyarewatchingreal-lifeevents.AndpeoplelivinginIndiawillknowthatsomeoftheeventsareactuallyinspiredbyreal-lifeincidents,althoughthefilmdoesnotadmitit.
Companyisthestoryoftwofriends-Malik(AjayDevgan)andChandu(VivekOberoi)-howtheybuildupthe'Company'-Bombayunderworldonaglobalscaleandthusestablishtheirsupremacy.Asmallmisunderstandingbetweenthemturnsintoalargescalemafiawar.Thecastinthisfilmisgreat,aspecialmentionmustbemadeofVivekOberoi.ThesonofSureshOberoi(formerBollywoodstar)istalentedandseemstohaveputinalotofeffortforhisfirstfilm.Ionlyhopehedoesn'tgettype-castedinthefutureaftersuchahard-hittingroleondebut.AjayDevganfitsverywellintotheroleofMalik,acoldbloodeddonwhoalwaysmeansbusiness.ManishaKoiralaenactstheroleofMalik'sgirlfriendprettywellandisrefreshing.However,thebiggestsurpriseofthisfilmwasAntaraMali.ShehasdoneagreatjobasChandu'swife,anditonlygoestoshowthatthereisnodearthoftalentinthecountry.
Thenarrativeiswellpaced,andtheviewernevergetsbored.Somepeoplemightfindtheabsenceofsongsinthefilmannoying,buttheirpresencewouldonlyhamperthepaceofthefilm.Thescriptiswellwritten,andsomeofthedialoguesarereallymemorable-forexample,whenMaliksays"Toforgiveafriend'smistakeisanevenbiggermistakeinthe'Company'".ThebackgroundmusicbySandeepChowtareallycomplementstheplotandhecertainlydeservessomecredit.Butmorethananything,itisRamGopalVarma'sdirectionthatneedstobeappreciated.Hehasprovedonceagainthatwithagoodstory,anexcellentcastandalotofdetermination,onecanmakeamemorablefilmanddefysomeofBollywood'sageoldnorms.AspecialmentionmustalsobemadeofMohanlal.HeiscertainlyoneofthebestIndianactorsofalltimeandalthoughhisHindidialogue-deliveryinCompanyisquitesloppy,hedeservesalotofpraiseformakingagoodeffort.Hisportrayalofanhonest,determinedcoptryingtoeradicatecrimeinBombay(looselybasedonSivanandan,JointCommissionerofPolice,Mumbai)isverywellexecuted.
Thefilmgivesusanin-depthviewintothedarkworldofBombayMafia,whereonlythefittestsurvive,andhowtheiroperationshavespreadonaglobalscale.OnethingIfoundintriguingaboutthisfilmwastherolethatmobilephonesplay,howeverythingcanbecontrolledefficientlybyjustmakingonephonecall,andhowbusinessdealsandmurderscanbeexecutedwith,quiteliterally,justonepushofabutton.
Bottomline:Thisfilmisamust-watch.AlandmarkinIndianfilm-making,allthankstoRamGopalVarma.Aneasy9outof10.