Nauker

This movie is branded as a comedy, however it was not that funny. I was expecting a lot considering the main cast, but this was disappointing. The premise could be interesting, and could work very effectively as a comedy-of-errors plot, but the actual product was a bit of a mess. Not a lot to write home about- both lead actors were okay but considering the screenplay, they didn't really have much else to do. I got bored often, but carried on because I kept expecting some kind of a plot twist, or something funny. Suffice it to say, this was really a sad state of events. A one-time watch for me.

The movie is not exactly a comedy but more of a Drama but the idea is Brilliant. I was a kid when it was released and I still remember people complementing it at that time. I watched it years after on DVD and felt that I should have seen it much earlier. What a miss it was! Sanjeev Kumar was OK. Jaya was her usual self. It was actually Mehmood who stole the show. And that too after a very long time he (Mehmood) is seen in a very memorable role. There was a very rare appearance by Shailendra Singh who plays Mehmood's Brother and I was overjoyed to find him in the cast. The movie carries emotions and the story how the Idealism in relationship between a Servant & Master should be. Each is ready to make a sacrifice for the other. I just loved it as Today's world may find it unconvincing in the race to make money where people are ready to cheat rather than yield.

I was really looking forward to watching Nauker. I thought it would be a great and entertaining movie. Well, after all, what else can you expect when you are going to see a film starring Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Mehmood and Lalita Pawar? But it was a serious disappointment. I would not go to the extent of saying it was unwatchable, but throughout the film I waited and waited for some turn in the story or something more interesting, but it just remained in the same state, needless to say that I indeed found myself fast forwarding many sequences. The story is quite unimpressive - a widowed man wants to marry some young girl who would be a perfect mother to his little daughter, and in an attempt to do that, pretends to be a servant while having his own servant taking his place. Well, nothing quite worked there. The film is supposed to be a comedy, but it actually lacks humour, charm and wit. The direction is not very good: at times the film has a messy feel to it, at times it is overly melodramatic. On the plus side, I would say the film is mainly watchable for the actors and for RD Bruman's music. Sanjeev Kumar plays a role which does not do justice to his talent. Jaya Bhaduri is the film's saving grace, acting as naturally as ever, but still the role is nothing special to talk about. Lalita Pawar is amazing and hilarious as always in her role of a typical and loud Indian mother. She acts and mouths her lines so effortlessly that you can't but appreciate it. Other actors, including Mehmood and Manmohan Krishna, lend adequate support. Nauker is an ordinary fare from the late 1970s. Watch it with your family, but only if you have absolutely nothing else to do.