
Author:Abhishek(moviebuff81)fromSydneyAustralia<br/> RamGopalVarma'slatestoffering'Company'isprobablyoneofthebestIndiangangsterfilmsevermade(afterNayakanandSatya).Thisfilmissowelldonethattheviewersfeelliketheyarewatchingreal-lifeevents.AndpeoplelivinginIndiawillknowthatsomeoftheeventsareactuallyinspiredbyreal-lifeincidents,althoughthefilmdoesnotadmitit.<br/> Companyisthestoryoftwofriends-Malik(AjayDevgan)andChandu(VivekOberoi)-howtheybuildupthe'Company'-Bombayunderworldonaglobalscaleandthusestablishtheirsupremacy.Asmallmisunderstandingbetweenthemturnsintoalargescalemafiawar.Thecastinthisfilmisgreat,aspecialmentionmustbemadeofVivekOberoi.ThesonofSureshOberoi(formerBollywoodstar)istalentedandseemstohaveputinalotofeffortforhisfirstfilm.Ionlyhopehedoesn'tgettype-castedinthefutureaftersuchahard-hittingroleondebut.AjayDevganfitsverywellintotheroleofMalik,acoldbloodeddonwhoalwaysmeansbusiness.ManishaKoiralaenactstheroleofMalik'sgirlfriendprettywellandisrefreshing.However,thebiggestsurpriseofthisfilmwasAntaraMali.ShehasdoneagreatjobasChandu'swife,anditonlygoestoshowthatthereisnodearthoftalentinthecountry.<br/> Thenarrativeiswellpaced,andtheviewernevergetsbored.Somepeoplemightfindtheabsenceofsongsinthefilmannoying,buttheirpresencewouldonlyhamperthepaceofthefilm.Thescriptiswellwritten,andsomeofthedialoguesarereallymemorable-forexample,whenMaliksays"Toforgiveafriend'smistakeisanevenbiggermistakeinthe'Company'".ThebackgroundmusicbySandeepChowtareallycomplementstheplotandhecertainlydeservessomecredit.Butmorethananything,itisRamGopalVarma'sdirectionthatneedstobeappreciated.Hehasprovedonceagainthatwithagoodstory,anexcellentcastandalotofdetermination,onecanmakeamemorablefilmanddefysomeofBollywood'sageoldnorms.AspecialmentionmustalsobemadeofMohanlal.HeiscertainlyoneofthebestIndianactorsofalltimeandalthoughhisHindidialogue-deliveryinCompanyisquitesloppy,hedeservesalotofpraiseformakingagoodeffort.Hisportrayalofanhonest,determinedcoptryingtoeradicatecrimeinBombay(looselybasedonSivanandan,JointCommissionerofPolice,Mumbai)isverywellexecuted.<br/> Thefilmgivesusanin-depthviewintothedarkworldofBombayMafia,whereonlythefittestsurvive,andhowtheiroperationshavespreadonaglobalscale.OnethingIfoundintriguingaboutthisfilmwastherolethatmobilephonesplay,howeverythingcanbecontrolledefficientlybyjustmakingonephonecall,andhowbusinessdealsandmurderscanbeexecutedwith,quiteliterally,justonepushofabutton.<br/> Bottomline:Thisfilmisamust-watch.AlandmarkinIndianfilm-making,allthankstoRamGopalVarma.Aneasy9outof10.








