Film: “Fatso”Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag, Purab Kohli and Neil BhoopalamDirector: Rajat KapoorRating: 
Some fine actors, who understand how to have a look at home even if placed in outlandish circumstances, carry this quaint tale of love, death, separation, resurrection and reparation to the extent of a reasonably engaging comedy.
Films about near-death and after-life tend to be flippant in tone while showing a global beyond the one who we all know. It’s the similar fear of the unknown that makes us laugh loudly after we are in a pitch-dark room in search of an exit.
This romcom makes its way out of the relief zone of a love triangle (actually, quadrangle, after which yet one more angle added somewhere down the line), gets sassy about laughing the entire strategy to after-life after which comes right down to earth with a soft thud.
There aren't any sharp curves or twists within the plot. Even if Purab Kohli goes to a spot as regards to heaven, his dialogues together with his hosts up there (Brijendra Kala and gang) resemble a high-school debate on replenish the admission form as opposed to an existential discourse.
“Fatso” is at best a sweet harmless comedy about Purab Kohli’s character almost dying and returning to earth to imagine his obese friend Ranvir Shorey’s body. Yup, that’s it.
The main challenge within the narration is to convince the grieving girlfriend (Gul Panag, sweet and restrained) that Purab isn't who he seems like though he now looks as if Ranvir Shorey, 40 kilos fatter than usual. The complications are kept at a bare minimum. The affection quadrangle is played out at a manageable octave, that you know, will ensure a snug ending for all.
One can see that the narration involves a dead-end, no pun intended. Left without a precise method to conclude the affection triangle, the film simply asks Ranvir to take over. He delivers a discernibly improvised I-love-life monologue which ends up with a cute kiss with Gul. That’s the way you shut all protest up when life threatens to get complicated.
You simply shoo away the entire misgivings and the dark patches that present themselves during life and cinema. And also you simply celebrate the magic of the here-and-now.
That’s what “Fatso” does with the smallest amount of fuss. It isn't a movie that pushes far enough in any direction, dark or light. But manages to make sufficient space in its range of vision in order for the characters don’t appear contrived .
There aren't any laugh-out-loud or sob-out-hard moments within the film. The tragedy of the lady losing her lover at the eve in their marriage is drowned in a pool of mock, surreal situations created more from a way of mischief than profundity. However the film is fun to look at. It makes the correct moves and noises. Nobody speaks out of turn. And also you don’t come clear of the film offended in any detail.
Technically, the presentation and packaging are reasonably neat. The film is shot in apartments in place of on sets. That helps to make you think these are real people. Not actors who've just mugged their lines at the sets.
“Fatso” is a natural, sweet, tangy and tender rom-com a couple of near-dead lover and a pretender. A just-right ensemble cast makes the proceedings look larger than laugh.
Don’t go searching for “It’s AN EXQUISITE Life” and you will come away quite proud of this film. – IANS
