8 x 10 tasveer a disappointment

After a long time I went to the theatre to watch 8 x10 tasveer. I am not a great fan of Akshay but I still admire him for his ability to cut a niche market for himself especially with the Khans around. Moreover it was Kukoonoor venturing into a new genre. Not that I was not sceptical with the outcome, I still expected something special. Many a times I have been fooled by Bollywood before and sadly this time was no exception. What baffled me is that Kukoonoor has also been credited for the story of the film. The subject was acceptable, but the treatment was highly appalling especially towards the end. To succeed in the genre that Nagesh has chosen, one has to hold the interest till the last minute and that is exactly where he has failed. The concept is interesting although I am not sure whether its original.Akshay is a forest ranger in Canada possessing some supernatural power. He can travel backwards to the past and his medium is the photograph. He uses his supernatural power to unravel the mystery of his father’s death. Now the script demanded unmasking the identity of the killer at the end.Nagesh did that with élan but the reasons that compelled the murderer to commit the crimes were far fetched and seems like being borrowed from a cheap paperback regional thriller that is usually available in railway stations.Akshay's performance was sincere, Ayesha-natural as usual and Sharmila graceful. But the high point of the film was Javed Jaffrey. I sincerely feel that he is an actor who is highly under rated. With Bollywood getting mature by the day and new directors with a fresh mind and fresh subjects coming in, this actor if exploited properly can go miles. The cinematography with its exotic locales in Canada and South Africa was breathtaking but all in all come to think of the climax, it was extremely disappointing.