Had it stayed a history lesson, or Aashutosh Gowariker's familiar arc of a 'cinematic historian', I would have still considered Mohenjo Daro as a mildly frustrating, entirely watchable kind of a film.
But the consistencies wear out so rapidly and the performances of the able cast are so badly blended into a nothing type script that it comes into a special category close to everyone's heart, "You know, it's so bad that it's good". That only makes 'Mohenjo Daro' a must NOT watch. Please skip it, or take a capsule of disprin if you must. It's a whole barrel of frustrating romances or bad headgear.

boring film with bad vfx and story I have that 1 just for harthik

boring film with bad vfx and story I have that 1 just for harthik

On the eve of our Independence day, I would like to request to my fellow Indians that let us all strive to make our nation better with our rightful thoughts & actions rather than always point fingers at the Government. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Dipa Karmarkar for her brilliant performance at Rio. After a day of disappointments, her performance brought smiles to many of us & gave me the interest for some entertainment in the form of "Mohenjo Daro". So will Ashutosh Gowariker's effort strike gold at the box office???

The Indus Valley civilization was considered as the cradle of the early civilization in the Old World & Mohenjo Daro was one of its prominent settlements apart from Harappa. The film unfolds in 2016 BC where we are introduced to Sarman (Hrithik Roshan) who with his brave acts is shown to be the darling of his village. Though he led a contented life with his uncle & aunt, he had a recurring dream of a unicorn (not exactly..seemed like some other animal) as well as making a visit to the famed Mohenjo Daro. Finally after much coaxing, he is allowed to make the trip & as expected, it turned out to be life changing.

Prior to the start of the movie, there is a disclaimer which states that the makers doesnt support or dispute any interpretation of the Indus Valley civilization. Well I do accept that it is pretty difficult to vouch for the authenticity, but attention was barely given to that aspect as it was all about a typical Bollywood hero who had come as a messiah as well as for vengeance. The movie could have been named Harappa & we wouldnt have noticed any difference to be frank as Ashutosh's script was downright ordinary. C K Muraleedharan has done a decent job with the cinematography while Rahman's music was impressive though it fails to linger due to the trite screenplay. The art direction manages to catch the eye but the costumes & computer graphics were mediocre.

Coming to performances, it's been a while since we have seen Hrithik on the big screen but this role barely challenged him & he does try his best to carry the movie but is let down by the weak script. Pooja Hegde is attractive for sure, however she has a long way to go before being addressed as an actress. Kabir Bedi was an ideal choice as the evil chieftain while the rest were just about average at best.

Verdict: This film has been in the news for quite a while primarily because of the people involved i.e Hrithik & Ashutosh. If the audience is expecting an encore of "Jodha Akbar", then they are bound to be disappointed as this cuts a sorry figure in comparison. In short, it would struggle at the box-office & if you ask me, it wont hurt to give it a miss.

Rating: 2/5

Regards...Ben

A typical bollywood film. Nothing new and most importantly Mahenjodaro could not brought us a real picture of the place. Weak story, very much common yet predictable. Costume designing is good rest are very poor.

Mohenjodaro is one of the biggest Hrithik Roshan films of an archaic genre that is somewhat related to the Indus Valley Civilisation. But just forget completely history and come to romance and vindictiveness and entertainment which one will surely see after having watched this film.

So the film is about a farmer Sarman(Hrithik), who goes to Mohenjodaro for selling his products. He there sees plutocracy, fights for it. But then is stopped. He decides to return. But he sees Chaani(Pooja), a devi's gift to Mohenjodaro who charmingly arouses his interest. He falls for her and decides to stays there only. And till the intermission their love story continues and keeps on inflaming one's anticipations and adrenaline both. Post the 1st half the film picks and from then on the viewer can with much ease engage himself since it is shown that Sarman is the Real prince of Mohenjodaro since his father was the King before but was killed by Mahim, the present ruler of Mohenjodaro and was falsely blamed to be a betrayer for the people. Sarman is then desirous for revenge and with a vengeance succeds.

Hrithik and Pooja as Sarman and Chani respectively do fully recognize the worth of their characters and do justice to their roles. But somewhere terribly they impact marginally just tepid in their performances. The film is more annihilated due to its lengthy runtime cum romance and plot. Not a mandatory watch since it is poorly executed, sharply irritable and insatiates one. I'm going with 4 stars for this Mega Mediocrity.

Ok. One day I was walking in the park late in the middle of the night and saw these 2 guys kissing each other. One guy grabbed the other guys butt and squeezed it. They went on kissing for hours and they left the park for the back of the first guys car then they began to take their clothes off then do each other. I swear to god That was the gayest thing I had ever seen....until I saw this movie.

Ashutosh Gowariker has again come up with an interesting theme, but too bad, the execution falls through.



Sarman (Roshan) is an inquisitive farmer-cum-merchant who travels to the city of Mohenjo Daro to sell his yields against the wishes of his well-wishers. He is an outspoken and courageous fellow who enters the city, sells his first batch, and immediately falls in love with Chaani (Hegde), a princess of some kind who is widely known in the city to be a ray of hope for the citizens. Chaani reciprocates and Sarman pledges his alliance of love. However, Chaani's hand in marriage has already been given to Moonja (Singh), heir of the crown which is currently held by the dark-eyed, evil Maham (Bedi). Soon Sarman gets embroiled in the city's merchant market and becomes the voice of the poor against Maham and Moonja, the evidently autocratic rulers. His love for Chaani gives him power and helps him avenge a hidden truth and save the entire civilization from an inevitable flood.



The story is clichéd, no doubt about it. But, even the arcs that take the running time to about 150 minutes, are muddled with clichés and usualness. What an average viewer would expect from a theme like this is some novel insights into how the civilization worked, its market, its people, its culture. But, all we see is mockery of the civilization; introducing a unicorn and basing your cultural dance on it is not the way to go for a historical film. I personally do not know much about the city other than what my grade X history books taught me, but I was expecting something else - not 21st century AD in the disguise of 21st century BC.



The reason I rate this a 5 is because of the action sequences, the production setup, and an average execution. It's very clear that the writers did less-to-no research for this film, or they purposely tried to mix fictional romance into a topic held sacred by so many. Otherwise, it would have been a much interesting watch.



Roshan and Bedi perform well among the cast. Hegde should take more acting lessons. Music is not exhilarating and neither is the CGI. That's it; not much to talk about.



BOTTOM LINE: Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro is a disappointment; but we were warned, were we Wait for TV premiere.



Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES