Soumitra Ranade Production’s Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? (A) is the story of a disillusioned young man who is full of angst.
Albert Pinto (Manav Kaul) has a heart of gold. His girlfriend, Stella (Nandita Das), loves him so much that she doesn’t want to leave him despite opposition from her family and even after he becomes bitter and frustrated following his father’s suicide. Albert Pinto hates how the rich exploit the have-nots and also detests the habit of commoners of suffering in silence.
In sheer frustration and exasperation, Albert Pinto joins the underworld. He disappears without informing his family or girlfriend. The investigating police officer (Kishore Kadam) inÂterroÂgates Stella and Albert’s family members but to no avail.
Here, Albert accompanies Nayyar (Saurabh Shukla) to Goa to bump off his first two targets, Jagtap (Jayshankar Tripathi) and Suryakant (Sunit RazÂdan). Why is Albert so impatient to kill Jagtap and Suryakant? Does he kill them? What happens to him?
The film is inspired by Saeed MirÂza’s 1980 film, Albert Pinto Ko GusÂsa Kyoon Aata Hai. The story is not very novel or different from the stories of so many other gangster films. SouÂmitra Ranade’s screenplay is interesting but there are so many flashbacks that the less intelligent audiences would not be able to keep pace with the drama while the more intelligent viewers would feel irritated. Dialogues are alright.
Manav Kaul does a fine job in the title role. Nandita Das is very good in the role of Stella. Since Albert sees Stella in every woman he encounters, Nandita Das essays several roles and impresses in each of them. Saurabh Shukla is nice as Nayyar. Kishore Kadam is natural as the investigating police officer. Yusuf Hussain is alright as Albert’s father. Amarjeet Amle has his moments as gang leader Satam. Jayshankar Tripathi (as Jagtap), Sunit Razdan (as Suryakant), Omkar Das Manikpuri (as the villager) and the others lend fair support.
Soumitra Ranade’s direction is quite good. But so many flashbacks in the narration make the film confusing. Avishek Majumdar’s music is essentially functional. Lyrics (Ashwani Kumar, Parvez Khan and Alok UpaÂdhyay) are alright. Rahul De’s camerawork is appealing. Mehmood Akbar Bakshi’s action and stunt scenes are suitably raw. Art direction (by Nikhil Kovale and Shailesh Parvatkar) is okay. Aarti Bajaj’s editing is sharp.
On the whole, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? is too class-appealing and too devoid of freshness to make any mark at the ticket windows.
Released on 12-4-’19 at Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of BomÂbay thru Runaway-Luminosity DistriÂbution. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was very weak everywhere.