<p>Hindi </p>.<p>Director: Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy </p>.<p>Cast: Ehan Bhat, Edilsy Vargas </p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>A young man Jay (Ehan Bhat) yearning to learn and play music gets separated from his lover (Edilsy Vargas) because of her business-minded father who demeans his achievements.</p>.<p>To prove a point, Jay moves to Shillong to write 100 songs, along with his friend played (Tenzing Dalha). How he gets to his most important (100th) song makes the movie '99 Songs'.</p>.<p>The narrative shifts between Jay’s past and present and attempts an extraordinary presentation for an ordinary story by introducing magic realism and visual effects.</p>.<p>On the positive side, the performances of the three lead characters are refreshing. Some of the songs have the potential to become earworms. The movie has a 'La La Land' feel, probably because of the visual effects and music.</p>.<p>'99 songs', directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy and written and produced by A R Rahman, has good music but suffers from poor storytelling and direction. </p>.<p>Lisa Ray ends up becoming just another flirty, wasted character. In the end, the story also forgets to give closure to her character. Manisha Koirala has her moments.</p>.<p>The most important '100th song' is underwhelming. The film could have been shorter by 30 minutes. For a production that was years in the making, '99 Songs' ends up being just an average project. </p>
<p>Hindi </p>.<p>Director: Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy </p>.<p>Cast: Ehan Bhat, Edilsy Vargas </p>.<p>Rating: 2/5</p>.<p>A young man Jay (Ehan Bhat) yearning to learn and play music gets separated from his lover (Edilsy Vargas) because of her business-minded father who demeans his achievements.</p>.<p>To prove a point, Jay moves to Shillong to write 100 songs, along with his friend played (Tenzing Dalha). How he gets to his most important (100th) song makes the movie '99 Songs'.</p>.<p>The narrative shifts between Jay’s past and present and attempts an extraordinary presentation for an ordinary story by introducing magic realism and visual effects.</p>.<p>On the positive side, the performances of the three lead characters are refreshing. Some of the songs have the potential to become earworms. The movie has a 'La La Land' feel, probably because of the visual effects and music.</p>.<p>'99 songs', directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy and written and produced by A R Rahman, has good music but suffers from poor storytelling and direction. </p>.<p>Lisa Ray ends up becoming just another flirty, wasted character. In the end, the story also forgets to give closure to her character. Manisha Koirala has her moments.</p>.<p>The most important '100th song' is underwhelming. The film could have been shorter by 30 minutes. For a production that was years in the making, '99 Songs' ends up being just an average project. </p>