Review: ‘Drona’ a.k.a ‘Drown’a, an uninteresting legend!

Boasting of a top-notch start cast, with the likes of Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Priyanka Chopra and Jaya Bachchan, the movie adheres to a stereotype filmy drama which is an amalgamation of romance, vengeance and victory over evil. Picturised on time beyond time, Drona’s world was touted to be truly beyond imagination. It must have sounded outrageously ambitious. It's a film that starts in the US, moves to the deserts of Rajasthan and makes an exit run into a never-never land where blue petals shower down on the screen creating an area of enchantment and incandescence without letting the spectacle dominate the characters.

Goldie Behl’s second directorial venture leaves a lot to be answered, it ends up being a perplexed effort which leaves the audience bamboozled! However, it still manages to create a little impact with it’s somewhat unique super hero intervention. The film is a stylised ‘fantasy flick’, with a rather experimental score set by Dhruv Ghanekar.

The story goes like this…

The warrior, Aditya (Abhishek Bachchan) is brought up by a foster family, unaware of his real identity as well as the unique destiny that awaits him. But a haunting nightmare, keeps on distressing Aditya. On the other hand, an evil sorcerer, Riz Raizada (Kay Kay Menon) is desperate to know of a deep secret – the secret, which is the missing link, in his grand plan of taking over the universe. But to know the secret, he would have to confront Drona.

Eventually, the sorcerer comes to know that Aditya is actually Drona and he starts hunting for him. Just when Drona is about to be captured, a cult that believed that Drona is a Messiah come to his rescue. Drona meets Sonia (Priyanka Chopra), leader of the cult, who reveals Aditya's real identity to him. Sonia also takes Aditya back to his place of birth, the ancient kingdom of Pratapgarh where his mother, Queen Jayanti Devi (Jaya Bachchan) would have answers to all his questions but before that Riz roughs up with them.

Aditya now has no option but to rise to the occasion and embrace his destiny. For the sake of mankind he becomes the legendary warrior he was born to be - Drona. As the clash between good and evil becomes dark and dangerous, Drona comes to know about the mysterious secret and he is all set to save the world.

Confused….?

Well, that’s what ‘Drona’ has to offer you… a hell lot of complicated twists and turns, perhaps that’s exactly where it fails to impress!

For, a Hindi film the movie no doubt has amazing visual affects and is the stuff childhood fantasies are made of. But, that’s about it.

So, Abhsihek’s been saying that he is no superhero in the flick, yet powerful and the point is hence proved because ‘Drona’ hardly ever fights! For most of the film it's his sexy guard who takes care of all the action or the evil magician who is getting the better of him.

Abhishek’s performance falls flat as he has weighty issues. Guess he should take some cue ever-so-fit wife, Aishwarya!

‘Drona’ chants mantras and i<>shlokas, lifts his sword and receives a new set of powers. The complete lack of information about what exactly are his strengths is very unimpressive.

And, the 22 crore worth villainous look for Kay Kay was just good for laughs! But the fine actor that he is, Kay Kay gives the flamboyant villainy his best shot.

It’s two cheers for ‘Drona’!