
His latest Corporate is a thriller that revolves around the rivalry of two companies hungry to expand their operations in India's burgeoning soft drink market. I read a lot of negative reviews for this movie which also sank rapidly at the box office, so its entertainment value took me by surprise. There are several things that work in this movie.
Bhandarkar has a captivating subject and he keeps the movie focussed on it. This movie is unwaveringly about life in the corporate world in India. Bhandarkar delivers insight into how Indians do business: in a fashion unique across the world. He deviates from this only to lend his movie some plot points around an ill-fated romance. This focus was the most watchable aspect of the movie for me.
Perhaps realizing that he is dealing with subject matter that can run dry quickly, Bhandarkar keeps the movie going at a brisk pace. His usual social commentary (which I thought reached solemnizing proportions in the sprawling and messy Page 3) is there but its not preachy. The scenes have a deft straight forwardness about them that Bhandarkar achieves by displaying but not milking the moral and emotional aspect of what is occuring.
All the characters have plausible motivation and the plot holes are kept to a minimum. This is a significant achievement for any Bollywood movie and worth much applause. Let's pause a moment while I do just that: :: APPLAUSE ::. CEOs, Executives, Politicians, Stock Brokers, even Lovers all have a good reason for doing what they indulge in and the motivation is established seamlessly in the movie without any special "let's establish movitation" scenes.

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