Ek Second - Jo Zindagi Badal De Review

What is it all about?

Partho Gosh whose stories are centered around women and who has given us hits like `100 Days', `Agnishakshi' and `Daalal' now chooses Gwyneth Paltrow's starrer `Sliding Doors' as his next churner starring his favorites Jackie and Manisha.

`Ek Second Jo Zindagi Badal De' uses parallel time-lines to explore the different paths that a woman's life might take as we see the role fate plays on Rashi by played by Manisha.

Interesting idea but the movie is marred by feeble screenplay and sleepy narration.

The Story... Of course

`Ek Second Jo Zindagi Badal De' tells the story of a couple - Moammar Rana, an author and Manisha Koirala, his beloved. Moammar two times Manisha with Nikita Anand, who is his first girlfriend and she suffers from depression disorder. What happens when Manisha misses a train by a fraction of a second? Two stories - the first involving Moammar, Manisha and Nikita and the second involving Jackie, Manisha and Roza - run concurrently thereafter.

What to look for?

Manisha coming after a hiatus still looks pretty but lines are visible now on her face. But she is engaging as the two Rashis. Nikita Anand is impressive as the fatal attraction. Pakistani actor Moammar Rana, is decent. Roza looks hot but her acting and expressions are ice cold. Suniel Singh is funny.

Shot well, the lenses of Damodar Naidu and Kumud Verma makes the movie look like a postcard from Malaysia.

Music by Sawan Kumar, Arvinder Singh and Anand Raj Anand is okay.

What Not?

The screenplay doesn't hold you after the interesting start.  The narration is sleepy. Jackie looks completely not interested.

Conclusion: Go if you must.

Rating: **