Pick up a copy of Rebecca instead.

Grade: D

Anamika

Indian Release Date: 02/05/08
CBFC Classification:  U/A
Running Length: 2 Hours 10 Minutes

Cast: Dino Morea, Minissha Lamba, Koena Mitra, Gulshan Grover
Director: Anant Mahadevan
Screenplay: Anand Vardhan
Cinematography: Pushan Kriplani
Music: Anu Malik

In the bottomless pool of cheap Hollywood imitations, here we add another movie - Anamika. The original, Rebecca (1940), made by Alfred Hitchcock, an adaptation of a novel by the same name, had multiple Oscar nominations to boast.

Unfortunately, unlike its predecessor, Anamika holds nothing of interest for its viewers, except maybe the beautiful landscapes of Gajner. The story revolves around Vikram Singh Sisodiya (Dino Morea) and his newly espoused Jia Rao (Minissha Lamba). The couple, after a brief courtship, (the details of which are too ludicrous to even indulge into) move to Vikram's family home in Gajner (a really big pretty palace!!). Although, Jia accepts the second wife status in Vikram's life the enormity of it only hits her with the constant reminder of Anamika, the first wife, and comparisons drawn between them, by the whole town of Gajner including the sultry assistant, Malini (Koena Mitra) to the family butler to even the mad man who roams the streets of Gajner. Burdened with this inferiority complex, Jia (already a wannabe) tries to change to someone like, everyone’s beloved, Anamika. This leads her to discover details about Anamika’s death. The rest is all a hotchpotch of events that fails to create any suspense they were meant for.

The performance of all the actors is very damaging to their careers, especially Minissha Lamba, who is incessantly irritating as Jia Rao. The songs are all forgettable, unless if you find them remotely funny, then you might remember them for laughs.

Honestly after watching first 15 minutes of the movie, you wouldn't care less if I told you who the killer is.

Pretty landscapes and nice shots must be credited to Pushan Kripalani.

The rest watch it at your own peril.

Final Verdict: Pick up a copy of Rebecca instead.

Grade: D

 

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