Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami is a satirical take on political corruption. It revolves around the life of Purushottam Joshi (Anupam Kher), a man who endeavours to lead a clean and honest life. He hasn't taken a single day's leave in his 37 years of career as a "jamadar" with BMC, where his job is to fumigate gutters with anti-malaria drugs. As a result of being very truthful and honest, he hasn't been able to exploit the various opportunities in life lest he paid the price of compromising his integrity.
Both his children despise him for him not being able to move up the ladder of success quickly. They have a very practical attitude to life. One of them is a staunch loyalist of the corrupt Chief Minister.
On his retirement day, Joshi is not given a relieving order and he is accused of stealing the fumigating machine, which he had brought to return on the previous day. The machine is in fact, stolen by a colleague in BMC. This causes profound grief to Joshi and with his children making fun of him, he suffers a heart attack and dies. Before dying Joshi lays down a condition that he be given 21 canon salute so that his pride is restored. Overcome with grief, their children set out to fulfill that wish.
Coincidentally, the corrupt Chief Minister also dies of heart attack on the same day and is about to be given a 21 canon salute on behalf of the state,
The storyline in the first half comes across as very childish and immature. If you thought the second half would be better, then you are mistaken!
The second half is a complete melodrama and you feel like pulling your hair. A dead man is carried on his son's shoulders - him being adorned a helmet, given a pillion ride on a bike, adorned a neck belt, spectacles and put on a wheel chair so that he appears alive. While he is away, another person takes his place as the dead man and falls asleep. Another dead man (CM) is taken off his grave so that his finger prints can be taken for transferring Swiss bank accounts.
In the end, the climax is very preachy. Music in between the story line comes across as speed breakers and is very disturbing. Anupam Kher is the saving grace of the movie as he does his role well, but God knows, why he is picking such movies devoid of a good script. Neha Dhupia, playing the role of the Chief Minister's mistress is more of a disturbance in the movie.
One and a half stars to this movie. Horrible. Avoid.
Both his children despise him for him not being able to move up the ladder of success quickly. They have a very practical attitude to life. One of them is a staunch loyalist of the corrupt Chief Minister.
On his retirement day, Joshi is not given a relieving order and he is accused of stealing the fumigating machine, which he had brought to return on the previous day. The machine is in fact, stolen by a colleague in BMC. This causes profound grief to Joshi and with his children making fun of him, he suffers a heart attack and dies. Before dying Joshi lays down a condition that he be given 21 canon salute so that his pride is restored. Overcome with grief, their children set out to fulfill that wish.
Coincidentally, the corrupt Chief Minister also dies of heart attack on the same day and is about to be given a 21 canon salute on behalf of the state,
The storyline in the first half comes across as very childish and immature. If you thought the second half would be better, then you are mistaken!
The second half is a complete melodrama and you feel like pulling your hair. A dead man is carried on his son's shoulders - him being adorned a helmet, given a pillion ride on a bike, adorned a neck belt, spectacles and put on a wheel chair so that he appears alive. While he is away, another person takes his place as the dead man and falls asleep. Another dead man (CM) is taken off his grave so that his finger prints can be taken for transferring Swiss bank accounts.
In the end, the climax is very preachy. Music in between the story line comes across as speed breakers and is very disturbing. Anupam Kher is the saving grace of the movie as he does his role well, but God knows, why he is picking such movies devoid of a good script. Neha Dhupia, playing the role of the Chief Minister's mistress is more of a disturbance in the movie.
One and a half stars to this movie. Horrible. Avoid.
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