There aren’t many movies which run entirely on the superlative performances of the actors in it. When the name of movie itself contains name of its cast, it is bound to become such a movie. Shamitabh (Dhanush and Amitabh), along with Akshara, give a spellbound performance and make the movie surely worth watching. After doing Cheeni Kam and Paa with the same director, Amitabh is as best as ever is this very different kind of role. Mr R Balki deserves credit as well, for a great storyline as well as continuing to envision such roles for the superstar.
Shamitabh is a story of having a passion to achieve something, to become something. And being ready to do everything to get or become what one wants. Not being stopped with what circumstances provide us and not getting bogged down by what others tell us. That’s the story of Dhanush, a “dumb superstar” (looks like oxymoron, isn’t it?). One who doesn’t have a good face which women will fall for, neither a good body which make villain afraid (forget 6 packs, he doesn’t have 1 pack). And being born as a dumb is like final nail in the coffin. Still, his persistent efforts make him achieve what he wants.
The other message that comes out is "talent is nothing without passion”. No matter how much talented we are, if we don’t like to do a certain thing, success will be elusive. At the same time, someone who may not be as talented as us, but does the work with all his energy and passion, will achieve much more. In one scene, Dhanush says this aptly,
“Mujhe talent se jyada apni chaahat pe bharosa tha. Jab aap kisi chiz ko bahut, bahut, bahut chaahte hain, to wo mil hi jati hain.”
Shamitabh is also a story of ego clashes between 2 people who are in a relationship. In any relationship, when one has more importance than the other, issues arise. In the movie, Amitabh plays the role of a drunkard loser, who even lives in a graveyard. But in Dhanush and Amitabh’s relationship, Amitabh thinks of himself as whiskey and Dhanush as water. He considers himself much more important when he says,
"Hai koi pani joh chadti hai whiskey ke bina ... pani needs whiskey ... whiskey ko zaroorat nahi kiski."
And
"Jis din meri awaaz finished, us din tu finished."
In many instances, Amitabh shows his pain of not getting recognition as he works only behind the scene and audience sees only Dhanush. Perhaps, that shows our inherent need of getting approval by people, of getting recognized and not just be an unsung hero.
What the movie tries to put across is that in any relationship, differences are bound to happen. However, bringing one’s ego in between to solve those differences does only harm.
Akshara plays more of a counsellor role in the relationship between Dhanush and Amitabh, asking both other stars to make up whenever they fight and make them understand the importance of each other. The best scene is when she teaches both of them ABCD of life and that pretty much sums up the problems and solutions for a relationship.
For a debutante, Akshara performs really well as per her role. She is helpful, understanding and instead of writing Dhanush off at first instance, she gives him time and uncover the talent hidden in him. Perhaps we also need someone in our life who identifies the talent in us and then help us in achieving our goals.
Overall, it’s a movie worth watching. A compelling storyline, the music of Ilaayaraja, superb performance of Dhanush, Amitabh, & Akshara, and an ending worth waiting for. These are enough to give value of your money.
Finally, some nice dialogues,
“Ego ki bible likhne se pehle bottle ka label toh pad liya hota”
“Jab audio ki vajah se video chalta hai, usko picture kaise bula sakte hai, it is not picture, it is mixture”
“Har partnership mein hamesha ek partner ka talent doosre partner se thoda zyada hota hai”
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