The big budget movies are coming thick and fast this year from the Mumbai film industry and there seems to be no let down in the coming months as well. Vivek Oberoi, the forgotten star son in the industry who is making a sort of comeback is ready with his latest movie Prince-Its Showtime. He tried his hand with the Karan Johar produced and Rensil De Silva directed Kurbaan which didn’t set the box office on fire but his performance as a reporter received applauds from the audience and critics alike. Vivek has a career that is often marred with controversies with fellow actors and actresses, is said to be an unwanted guest in some gatherings of the industry. But despite this, his performances are cherished by fans and his well wishers.
Vivek’s last thump at the box office came with Shootout at Lokhandwala where he was in a negative role and his performance received special credit. Now he has teamed up with Kookie Gulati in his latest offering Prince–Its Showtime who has directed many popular music videos in the past and is taking a step further in direction. In its initial stages the film was named as Prince of Thieves but the title was finally changed when the film was completed. The film stars Vivek Oberoi as a thief called as Prince and Nandana Sen (daughter of the Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen) playing the love interest of Prince as Maya.
The film revolves around the life of its protagonist Prince who commits his biggest heist. He is among the most savoir-faire thieves of the world. The following morning he is not aware what actually transpired on the preceding day. He has a wound but is unable to recall the cause of it and his journey starts to unravel the truth about himself. He comes to know that his name is Prince and he works for a man called as Sarang and also has a girlfriend called Maya. The film is about Prince finding his identity and saving the human race while keeping the biggest criminals and FBI at bay, as he is the person who knows about the robbery and is the most wanted man in the country. In such a scenario, Prince can rely only on his instincts as he is caught in a web of trickery where he can trust no one. He even confronts many girls claiming to be his girlfriend Maya.
The plot looks to be a lucrative one that has the potential to resurrect the haywire career of Vivek Oberoi but it’s a delicate one too as the director is a novice when it comes to directing films and there is not a big star cast to support the cause either. The topic itself looks to be a borrowed one from Robert Ludlum’s bestseller The Bourne Identity and off late a movie has also been made with same title featuring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. The movie was a big hit worldwide so it would be a big challenge for the cast of the film to repeat that in India. Let’s wait and see what is the fate of the movie and how much the film resembles with its Hollywood version or the novel itself.
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