Stars:**1/2
Cast:Rajeev Khandelwal, Tena Desae, Paresh RawalDirector: Aditya Dutt
Wanna be a billionaire? You got an opportunity to win it. Step into a game show of love, life and death with no use of general knowledge. You got to answer eight questions alongwith you need to pass on a task attached with each question to fetch a jackpot of Rs.21 crore. But before you become voracious we just want to outline some of the those tasks-Fill half a litre of empty bottle with your blood, digest insane flesh, make your beloved's head bald and a few more to make the contest interesting. There is just one rule in the game- you give a wrong answer and you lose your life. It's just that easy.
The game show set up by ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne' director Aditya Datt, sounds interesting but is not visually attractive as it could have been.
The contestants Vivan and Siya played by Rajeev Khandelwal and Tena Desae, a married couple is the happiest duo on Earth when they win a free trip to the mesmerizing Fiji Island. Their little moments of middle class happiness are clearly portrayed in the opening scene when they are in flight and Siya rocks her seat back and forth which interrupts Vivan. For her childish act she describes “Hum kaun sa rozana flight se ghoomte hai”( How often do we travel in air?).
But this free trip takes them to an unexpected deadly ride when they realize they are trapped into to a lethal game show called “Table no. 21” hosted by Mr. Khan, depicted after a long time by Paresh Rawal in a negative role.
Aditya Datt comes with a screenplay inspired by a reality show “Sach Ka Saamna” with a task attached to it and is followed by 8 million online viewers. Like Sach Ka Saamna, the flick is all about love, faith, truth and betrayal.
Hollywood's ‘Death race' witnessed a somewhat similar concept where millions of viewers register themselves online and bid for their favourite rider to win the deadly race, while horrifying R-rated 'SAW' series had similar bloody tasks.
