‘Hate Story’ movie review

Yes you read it right. As much as the PR agency of the film would like us to believe, Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘Hate Story’ falls miserably short of being called an erotic thriller. The film is a revenge saga and to put it simply lacks logic.

The story begins with newspaper reporter Kavya (Paoli Dam) exposing a big scam of a cement company. The company’s owner gives his son (Gulshan Devaiah), who also happens to the MD of the company, 12 hours to fix things. Gulshan manages to convince the CEO of the firm to take the blame. Meanwhile, he befriends Kavya, offers her a lucrative post in his firm and seduces her to sleep with him. Once the job is done, he humiliates Kavya and fires her from the job.

Damsel seeks revenge and for some reason takes up the profession of a prostitute to get to her enemy. No logic given behind the sudden transformation, but Kavya decides that sleeping with important men is the only way to get through her ultimate enemy, Devaiah.

Even though revenge sagas are not new to Hindi cinema, the premise still held some promise. But sadly due to a weak and prolonging script, the viewers are left bored. For those who are eager to know about whether there are bold scenes or not, well, most scenes are just merely suggestive. There is lot panting, sighing, huffing which just plain suggests lot of action between the sheets but that’s all.

Bengali actress Paoli Dam may titillate you with her bare back in the posters but will leave you unimpressed with a performance which lacks any kind of spark. Nikhil Dwivedi, who plays Paoli friend in the movie, just remains in the background. The baddie of the film, Gulshan Devaiah is perhaps the only actor in the film who gives a convincing performance.

A weak script and weak performance makes this film an ordinary revenge tale. Pitty, considering the way it was being marketed, it could have turned out be a bold erotic thriller and perhaps changed the thriller genre in the industry. But that would be asking for a lot!

Ratings: Two cheers for this one!

Paoli Dam is not bothered about Sunny and Poonam's entry in Bollywood

Paoli Dam is not bothered about Sunny and Poonam's entry in Bollywood
Sizzling beauty Paoli Dam is geared to make her Bollywood debut with bold film Hate Story, where she will be seen romancing with two Bollywood actors.

The movie has been in news for its bold content and the bong bombshell is least bothered with it as she is quite comfortable giving such scenes if the script demands so. But if you think she is the only hot actress making debut in Bollywood film then you need a check.

How could anyone forget about strip sensation Poonam Pandey and porn star Sunny Leone making debut in Bollywood industry as these two are busy working on their films. But we guess Paoli is least bothered about them as she says, "Why would their entry in Bollywood bother me?

It's true that apart from me Sunny and Poonam would also be making their Bollywood debut and they are also doing bold roles, but I frankly I don't take them as any competition. Bollywood is a huge place to work and if you are talented enough then you would get your share of work."

Well, it seems that the girl believes in minding her own work rather than peeping out of the window to get updates on others’ life!