Helicopter Eela

Cast: Kajol, Riddhi Sen

Writer/Director: Pradeep Sarkar

Producer/s: Ajay Devgn, Akshay Jayantilal Gada, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada

Plot:

Helicopter Eela Movie Review Rating: 2/5 Stars (Two stars)

Star Cast: Kajol, Riddhi Sen, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Neha Dhupia, Tiffin (Dabba)

Director: Pradeep Sarkar

What’s Good: There are sequences so half-wit that you actually start having fun with them, Kajol – the only silver lining of this otherwise dull and dark cloud!

What’s Bad: The story has no sense! It had a purpose to display Helicopter parenting but instead it ends up covering every other irrelevant thing.

Loo Break: Not break, you’ll need loo break(s) while watching this!

Watch or Not?: A Star Is Born, First Man, FryDay, AndhaDhun, Aravinda Sametha, Boyz 2 – there’s at least one better option in every language, do you really need to go for this one? Read ahead and decide!

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Eela (Kajol), a mother who’s obsessed with anything his son Vivan (Riddhi Sen) is connected to. In the start we see Eela getting admission in the same college as Vivan’s. Out of nowhere we are taken to the flashback sequence to see how she was a dreamer. An aspiring singer, Eela of 90s is ready to sing anything even if they’re jingles for television. While riding on a bike with Arun, his boyfriend, she gets down at the vintage Rhythm House and calls it as her ‘Zindagi’.

In the entire flashback sequence there are way too many unnecessary cameos of Anu Malik, Mahesh Bhatt, Ila Arun, Baba Sehgal and Alisha Chinai. We see how Eela over a very illogical reason loses her husband and raise Vivan as a single mother. Cut to current scene, we see Eela and Vivan having some issues in the college and how the problems bring them together is what the story is all about.

Helicopter Eela Movie Review: Script Analysis

Based on Anand Gandhi’s Gujarati play Beta, Kaagdo, the script of Helicopter Eela has been reworked by Mitesh Shah. From Eela’s ‘dreams do come true’ attitude to being a Helicopter parent and annoying the life out of his son, the script is scattered badly. Touching many different chords, makers compose a not-so-soothing melody.

You’ll literally root for the climax because you need to get done with whatever you’re in for. The effort of holding you back to your seats is visible but unfortunately it’s not a successful one. The issues that create misunderstanding between the mother and son are so trivial and that’s where the script fails.

Helicopter Eela Movie Review: Star Performance

Kajol redeems the dull story with her eccentric performance. Had there could’ve been anyone apart from Kajol, things would’ve been worse. She just smile her way in and stay there for the most of the time.

Riddhi Sen, a National Award winning actor, is decent with his portrayal of a frustrated son. His emotions are on-point, it’s just with a good script he could’ve done wonders. Tota Roy Chowdhury, for a considerable amount of screen space, does a fair job. Nothing memorable from the rest of the supporting cast.

Helicopter Eela revolves around the concept of Helicopter parenting which means how a parent plays extremely close attentive to their child. The initial hour of the film majorly explores the flashback of Eela’s (Kajol) life and her dream of becoming a singer. Eela along-with her boyfriend writes and composes the songs.

Eela starts with a jingle which is loved by the composer and she gets a chance to sing a remix song. From Anu Malik to Mahesh Bhatt, Eela’s flashback has too many cameos and is unnecessarily stretched. The forced melodrama doesn’t go well and it just adds to the dragging pace. The present scenario has Eela studying in the college of her son (Vivaan).

She has the complaint of how her son isn’t giving her enough time. They lay some ground rules when it comes to college and each one has to follow it.

Helicopter Eela revolves around Kajol as single mother to a son, and someone who aspires to fulfill her dream of completing education and pursuing music.

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, the film also stars the National Award-winning actor Riddhi Sen, who will be playing Kajol’s son.

Written by Mitesh Shah, the movie is co-produced by Ajay Devgn’s and Jayantilal Gada of Pen India Ltd. The film is slated to release on October 12. Stick to this space for full review!