Dastak - Surprisingly Good

So I pretty much had seen everything from my DVD collection, and then one fine day Dastak just fell out of nowhere and I was like wow now that’s an obvious sign for me to watch this film – OKAY Fine .. Am just being dramatic, Nothing of this sort happened. The truth is that I have watched Dastak a few times before and I have actually liked it – and am quite surprised about its not-so-impressive box office status.

Gorgeous Sush

The film is about a psychopath – and like most psychopaths, this one (Sharad) is creepy as hell. He is obsessed with Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen (Sush at her gorgeous best) and is often seen lurking around places she is at. He is also hell-bent on killing people who are close to Sushmita – Creepy right? Well, it gets creepier. Sharad manages to abduct Sushmita and fantasizes of marrying her. Rohit (Mukul Dev) attempts to save Sushmita from Sharad, however he fails. Sush even reaches out and tries to help and support Sharad to get better. What happens next? Does Sharad succeed? Or does Rohit save his damsel in distress? I have to admit that the plot has been recycled in a couple of films - But So what? So has the storylines of a lot of other movies.

Creepy dude !

The film is completely Sharad’s film. He is excellent as the creepy stalker/kidnapper/psychopath.




I even enjoyed watching Mukul Dev. He is impressive as a typical Indian cop. He has nothing much to do though apart from trying to look like a hero.

Tough Cop - Hud Hud Dabanng Dabanng !

The real icing on the cake was the beautiful Sushmita Sen herself. For a first film, I think she did pretty well. She was charming and her smile is to die for. Loved her interesting fashion choices in this film as well. Towards the climax, she was fierce and absolutely brilliant for a debutant actress.  
 

The songs are amazing – I repeat AMAZING ! Tumhe Kaise Main Bataaoo is so heart wrenching as Sharad to declare his love for Sush. Another personal favorite is Pal Bitt Gaya Toh – Which is so inspiring as it translates to “So what if one moment has gone … We will search for it again in our lives…” – or something like that. Sushmita’s entry song Piya is fast paced and pleasantly picturized. Jaadoo Bhari Aankhon Wali Suno and Sheeshe Se Bane Ek Ladki are also amazing songs with very beautiful lyrics. 

                                        

Thumbs Up: Beautiful songs, Sushmita is delightful to watch, Sharad is convincing

Thumbs Down: Screenplay is a bit sloppy, Mukul Dev character is wasted

So do watch this film if you havent done so already - Its rather delightful if you are into psychopaths and creeps -Not in real life that - Just in fiction ! :) 

Moce (This means Goodbye in FIJIAN) 

P.S- Pictures are from Google again - Too lazy to actually capture stills. Apologies earthlings !