 Sameer Behl (Shahid Kapoor) has come down from Delhi to Bollywood
town, Mumbai to fulfill his childhood dream of making it big as a
Bollywood star. But getting a break in Bollywood is not easy and
positive and brimming with energy, Sameer juggles various jobs to keep
him afloat while pursuing his one dream to get a break on the big
screen. This quest makes Sameer encounter a lot of ups and down, hopes
and disappointments.
But not the one to be disillusioned and armed with
a 'Never-Say-Die' attitude and dynamic talent; Sameer fights every
hurdle that comes his way because achieving your biggest dream is never
easy. In this challenging journey, he is helped by a spirited
choreographer Tina (Genelia D’Souza). Just when Sameer is promised his
big break, he is left without a house as he cannot pay his rent. Not
one to lose heart Sam starts living in his rickety old car and starts
teaching dance in a school to young kids who have never won any dance
competition. He hates kids and the kids hate dancing. The struggle in
life continues as the director (Mohnish Behl) who was to launch Sameer
now decides to choose his hero through a talent hunt. Sam is shattered
but he diverts his focus towards the kids. Getting over his initial
dislike of children, Sam not only emotionally bonds with them, but also
helps them win a prestigious inter-school dance competition and gets
their confidence back - aided by the spirited and beautiful Tina. Tina
urges Sameer to enter the reality hunt, with the love and support from
Tina and the kids, Sameer emerges a winner and eventually becomes what
he was destined to be, a superstar.
The film offers simply nothing in terms of a plot. Though it starts
of well, the lack of depth in characters soon gets exposed and the
boringness creeps in. There is a bit of a Hollywood film, School of
Rock added to the main plot but even that part doesn’t impress much.
Also, sadly like the previous dance disasters such as Lets Dance and
Fast Forward, Chance Pe Dance also suffers due to pitiable music (Adnan
Sami and Pritam) and a poor script. Ken Gosh has incorporated that
tried and tested melodrama and forcefully tried to add ‘Maa’ element in
the end. Technically though it scores good points and is crisply edited
and glossily picturised especially the songs musically though blah but
the production values are top notch and costumes are trendy.
Shahid however rocks big time in this average film. His presence,
moves and brilliant performance especially in the scene just before the
interval when he is dejected at being rejected of one more chance
provides some moments to this otherwise predictable story of a
struggler. Genelia provides him able support. Both Shahid and Genelia
share a very good chemistry. Mohnish Behl, Parikshit Sahani and Vikas
Bhalla leave their impression. The school kids are cute.
What could have been a rocking film ends up being a disappointing
affair. Ken Ghosh who had left a lasting impression with his first two
films, lets us down with this one. Watch it only if you want to see
Shahid setting the screen on fire with his amazing dance moves and for
the cute chemistry he shares with Genelia.
Rating: 2 out of 5*
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia D’Souza, Mohnish Behl and Parikshit Sahani.
Director: Ken Ghosh
Sampurn Media
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