Crew Movie Review: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan & Kriti Sanon ...

Crew Movie Review

Language: Hindi

Cast: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kriti Sanon, Diljit Dosanjh, Kapil Sharma

Director: Rajesh A Krishnan

Tabu, Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s Crew has smashed all stereotypes whether it is ageism or women led heist films. Most importantly Crew is a very honest film. You may ask why? When you are pushed against the walls, with no money in the bank and you have loans and children’s school fees to pay and your PF is stuck because the management and the owners are having a good time, what option do you really have?  I am sure many people have gone through similar situations when the big bosses have real deep pockets, but when it comes to paying their employees, they are bankrupt.

In the film  Crew , Geeta (Tabu), Jasmine ( Kareena Kapoor Khan ) and Divya (Kriti Sanon) work for Kohinoor Airlines, which has massive debts under its flamboyant owner Vijay Walia (Saswata Chatterjee) who has all the fancy money for his swanky lifestyle. But no money to pay his employees. It is indeed a tricky situation when the owners don’t pay salaries for months and you have your own responsibilities which many can’t understand. What do you do when you are completely under this pressure and how do you sail through this financial crisis? Too many questions, you may say. But I am sure when you have gone through this tough patch in your life you will understand it better.

After watching the film all of you will realise that there is a huge resemblance with another failed airline led by the King of Good Times with a very similar name of the owner. Crew reflects the true story of the underpaid middle class employees who struggle every single day of their life to meet ends while nothing changes for the bosses including their suits and boots.

But you cannot quit your job even when every single day you think of giving up because a lot of things are at stake including your provident fund. You slog at work and at home while your bosses have all the fun with your money. Nothing changes for them. In fact it gets better because they don’t have to pay their employees. They are actually having fun in their employees money throwing lavish parties, daughter’s wedding, designer clothes and lot more. And there are always those one or two or maybe three frauds at the top who make all the money.

Very few can understand the struggles of middle class people in our society, though they are the majority.  Crew  is a beautifully made movie with funny dialogues and most importantly when you have gorgeous ladies from different age groups playing their age as leads, it adds more zing to the look of the film.

All three leading ladies Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon have done a brilliant job. It is the screen presence of all three leading ladies of Crew which makes it a delicious watch. But Kareena Kapoor Khan stands out with her performance. Her dialogue delivery is just too funny and those funny expressions will steal your heart. She displays the wickedness of her character with lot of style.

Kareena fits into the role perfectly especially in the scene where she is applying foundation and Geeta (Tabu) tells her ‘Ma’dam foundation hai, time machine nahi’. The way she mimics Geeta (Tabu) is hilarious. Basically what Geeta (Tabu) meant to say is you cannot conceal all with a concealer, especially your fine age lines and spots. At the end of the day age will show on your face no matter how much you try to hide behind make-up.

Tabu as usual is effortless in her craft. And most importantly she plays her age with a lot of grace. In fact, it  was beautiful to see both Tabu and Kareena Kapoor owing their age and most importantly celebrating it which is so unlike any other Bollywood film. Kriti Sanon ’s performance is getting better with in every film that I watch of hers. Diljit Dosanjh and Kapil Sharma make a special appearance in Crew, but leaves an impactful impression.

On the whole , Crew is an entertaining and delectable  film with hard realities of being a middle-class in India when you have to show to the world that all is fine, when in reality everything around you is falling apart. It is indeed an art to deliver a serious message with a hilarious tone.

Rating: 3 and half out of 5

WATCH the trailer of Crew here:

Lachmi Deb Roy is the entertainment editor of Firtspost, Network18. She reviews films and series with a gender lens. Her interviews are called 'Not Just Bollywood' because she takes huge interest in world cinema. OTT over theatrical releases is her preference unless and until its a King Khan film. She takes interest in fashion, food and art reviews too. see more