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Is the Yash Chopra camp out of concepts? Something is certainly not going right in their favour with what we have observed in films like Aaja Nachle, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag in 2007 and now Tashan in 2008.

Tashan has blackmarked the comeback of superhit duo Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan in an action flick after a very long time. The film has nothing in particular except for a never ending storyline. The best part about the movie is its magnetic title – Tashan…No Jashan this time.

Bhaiyyaji (Anil Kapoor) is a stylish gangster who is ruling the city of Mumbai. His niche to converse in English finds Jimmy (Saif Ali Khan) to execute the task of teaching the fundas of the language to the don.

Now, Miss Pooja (Kareena Kapoor) who is Bhaiyyaji’s helper dupes her master of 25 crores rupees. And, look who has helped her – Jimmy. Bhaiyyaji entitles Bachchan Pande (Akshay Kumar) to get back the money and the traitors. However, one man Jimmy bows down, leaving Pooja on her spree.

Director Vijay Krishna Acharya has messed up the entire story and extracted performances which have lead the entire flick into no man’s land. The film has revisited many flicks from the past including Hollywood ones to achieve the platform from where the train never moves on.

The only high point of the movie arrives when Akshay Kumar makes his raw entry into the scene but even that didn’t go well with the mentality of the director who worked well to worsen his part.

The film rides on the heroics of Akshay Kumar, if it rides! Saify has not much to do in the film and Anil Bhai goofs ups with Hinglish lingo. The action scenes are too tacky and one wants to get rid of them at the earliest.

Musicwise, one can certainly say that Vishal-Shekhar are almost lost in this one. The songs have failed to catch up with the audience. One reason being the lowline promotions of the film.

Focus is all that one requires to attain success at any level and this time debutante director Vijay Krishna Acharya has lost it. Glam and gloss is good but it is not the materialistic path to glory.

Cinematography is good. Dialogues are average. Editing is below average.

Actingwise, Akshay Kumar is the best among the worst. Tashan is surely going to be his first flop after delivering four consecutive hits in 2007. Kareena Kapoor is good, both as an actress as well as a bomb. Saif is non-existent. Anil Kapoor is okay.

All in all, Tashan is nice word to catch upon but not the movie on the whole.

Rating: 4/10