My Name is Anthony Gonsalves

Cast : Nikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao, Mithun Chakravarthy, Anupam Kher, Pawan Malhotra Director : E. Niwas Producer : Bhushan Kumar Genre : Comedy Release Date : 11-1-2008

Synopsis Bar waiter Anthony (Nikhil) dreams of becoming a film star। The bar he works in, serves as a front for illegal activities by owner Murtuza (Kher). Murtuza's most trusted lieutenant, Sikander (Pawan) had picked up an orphaned Anthony from the streets and handed him over to father Braganza (Mithun), who had raised him in his church. In his attempts to become a film hero, Anthony bumps into Rhea (Amrita), an assistant director working for an acclaimed lady filmmaker, Ms Bharucha (Lililette Dubey). StarBoxOffice.com Review Acting: Debutante Nikhil makes a good confident debut. His persona goes with his character and the ease with which he handles complex situations impresses. Amrita Rao looks sensuous and supports Nikhil well. Pawan Malhotra stands out with his brilliant portrayal of gangster with a conscience. Anupam Kher, playing a villain after a long time, is good. Supporting cast of Mukesh Tiwari, Dayashankar Pandey playing Murtuza's men and Javed Sheikh playing the police office chip in with good performances as well. Direction: E.Niwas tries his best to present an earnestly made film but is saddled by a lack of exciting script. He has done the casting of all his characters perfectly though. But the entire mafia angle appears stale giving a deja vu feeling of having seen it before. Also father Braganza turning into a karate champ in the climax ends being unintentionally hilarious. But full marks to E. Niwas for the simplicity he lends to the entire set up making it very believable most of the times. Script: The viewers’ interest takes a beating the first half for lack of fizz. The second half however makes up for it with some good thrilling moments. Anthony conned into believing he has arrived at the film shoot to play the hero, his first audition in front of Ms Bharucha, the confrontation between Anthony and Sikander and the pre climax are few of the most well penned and enacted sequences from the film. Music: The music score is by Pritam. Amongst the numbers, Tum Mile appeals the most with Amrita shedding her simple image for a sensuous one. The other songs appear mere gap fillers but thankfully don't hamper the narrative.