Roy

Cast: Arjun Rampal, Ranbir Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez

Director: Vikramjit Singh.



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Poster of Roy Poster of Roy

Roy was supposed to be a romantic thriller but there is nothing romantic or thrilling in it!

It's the story of Kabir (Arjun Rampal) a commercial filmmaker who is working on his next film Guns (part three).

His working style is very unique. The film is about to start but he is just smoking and staring at his typewriter, he has not even written one line of his film. He is busy drinking, smoking, thinking, walking, swimming but not writing or doing anything constructive to make his film happen. The famous Casanova makes headlines wherever he lands, not for his work but for the number of girls he has dated. Girlfriend number 23 is Ayesha (Jacqueline Fernandez) who is also a filmmaker and also happens to shoot her next film Malacca Diaries around the same time.

As you are watching Kabir and Ayesha's story, which is not easy to understand things get more complicated. By the side you are also watching his film in which Roy (Ranbir Kapoor) is the hero and lady opposite him is also Jacqueline Fernandez. That's the story we saw in the promos in which Roy will steal some famous artwork. Two silly stories run simultaneously and you are left confused.

Every film has some moments you enjoy but Roy has none! Not once does Kabir takes his direction seriously but his film is made and is also a super-hit. Somewhere behind the scenes Ayesha's film is also ready and she wins an international award for the best foreign language film because Kabir was on the jury.

In so many long scenes you just see one actor at a time doing nothing! You want the film to move but it just doesn't.

Terrible idea to cast Arjun Rampal, he is just not convincing in the role of a filmmaker! Leading lady Jacqueline Fernandez looks gorgeous but that we knew even before Roy released, the poor writing doesn't give her anything to do. The best talent of the lot Ranbir Kapoor is wasted in this film and how! A star his level better have a good reason to do Roy!

The best part of the film is the music but the songs come so abruptly and are totally out of place for anyone to enjoy.

I'm told releasing a film is not easy. One has to have a good story, get the cast in place, and convince a producer to back it and then get a studio to release it. After all kinds of checkpoints it's appalling that this film has made it to the theatres.