Story - Lottery

"Life is beautiful.", it is always said, and for Rohit Avasti (25), this seems to be very true. Though his job as a junior accountant with "Trendz", a leading fashion magazine, is not very promising, he is still enjoying every bit of it because that's the only way and place where he can meet Simran. Simran Kapoor (24), his love, his obsession, his goal in life.

Rohit's friend Kabir (26) has made several attempts to warn Rohit that Simran is only manipulating him for her personal gains, but fails to succeed, and it is in this scenario, that Soha is introduced to Rohit.

Soha (24) is aware of Rohit's one-sided unconditional love for Simran, yet finds it difficult to hold herself back. Coming from a disturbed family background, she craves for a strong relationship, with a caring man who can heal her deep wounds. Her heart beats faster whenever she is with him and reiterates the fact that she is indeed in love with him.

Soha's mystic persona draws Rohit closer to her. His otherwise dull life is sprinkled with colors of Soha's virgin love and charm. Both of them hold hands to walk the aisle under the rainbow unaware of the dark clouds hovering above them.

Just when things were going good for Rohit and he was basking in Soha's love, he is made to participate in a bet without his consent by whom and why??? Rohit fails to understand. The bet. "A pregnant lady whom Rohit does not know is about to deliver a baby. If she delivers a baby girl Rohit stands to win rupees 3 lakhs in cash and if in case she delivers a baby boy Rohit will get nothing."

Though not wanting to, Rohit wins the bet and earns Rs 3 lakhs but who is playing this game with him, he wonders again. This is when he is lured into the second bet. This time the stakes are higher and so is the risk. Life is not only beautiful but also very grateful, Rohit thinks, for love is smiling at him on one end and on the other the goddess of wealth.

He plunges himself in the second betting willingly and wins Rs 7 lakhs and now the battle of love and greed starts. The beautiful life that promised happiness and bliss is now spitting fire of disaster. Friends have become foes. The greed for money has overshadowed the brightness of love. The last bet for one crore rupees turns ugly and Rohit is framed for a murder which he did not commit. The fight for truth begins and the ensuing drama unfolds a story never told before.

Rohit, who always wanted to make it big, but had no means and when he had it, life had some other bloody plans for him.

Lottery: Don’t gamble on this one

Lottery begins with Abhijeet Sawant shooting himself and when it ends you feel like gunning for the film’s makers and actors and every single person who was responsible for the making of this film. This apology of a film tells the story of Rohit Awasthi (Abhijeet Sawant) who fancies a hot model Simran (Manisha) but can’t do anything more than just ogle at her. His best friend Kabir (Sanjay Narvekar) once gets him her port folio CD but at the end of which is game which tries to lure Rohit playing a guessing quiz which if he wins shall make him richer by 3 lakhs. It is about guessing whether a soon to deliver lady will give birth to a baby boy or a girl and if Rohit’s answer is right he will win the money. Rohit takes it lightly and shows this CD next day to Kabir but that time, this game is not seen on it. But Rohit gets a pleasant shock on receiving the prize money for guessing it right.

Meanwhile he gets a new neighbour in Soha (Rucha) and starts dreaming about spending his whole life with her with all the possible riches he can have. The game now gets to the second level with Rohit now being lured for playing the guessing game again. This time the prize money is Rs. 7 lakhs and has a criminal’s (Mukesh Tiwari’s) life at stake. If this absconding criminal visiting a bar gets arrested then Rohit will not get the prize money and in fact will also lose what he has won before. Tempted to win more, Rohit helps the underworld goon escape from the police dragnet and wins the prize money. Now his greed takes him to the stage where he gets implicated in a murder. Rohit realizes he has been set up and to prove his innocence and find answers to who is the mastermind behind all this, he runs away from police custody.

First things first – Abhijeet Sawant cannot act! If he is a wise man, he should put a full stop to his acting dreams and save the audience the torture. The film’s basic good premise is a lift from Hollywood hit starring Michael Douglas called The Game. But the pathetic screenplay aided by extremely incompetent direction makes it an endless torture to sit through for two hours. The end is such a cop-out that you really wonder whether the makers were serious at all while making the film. They have taken India’s first reality show sensation and put him in a mindless film which takes the aide of a reality show.

Speaking about technical aspects will be a waste of time, space and energy as there is not a single thing worth an appreciation. Despite having a fairly good singer in Abhijeet Sawant the music directors Santosh Singh and Sanjay Pathak give extremely forgetful numbers. Also imagine a happy tune being played in the background when the situation is serious.

Abhijeet Sawant proves to be a worse actor than musician turned singer turned actor turned irritator Himesh Reshammiya. He carries one single expression throughout. Manisha Kelkar looks hot but still a long way to go as an actress. Rucha Gujarathi is just about okay. Dedh Futiya of Vaastav Sanjay Narvekar brings a few laughs but that’s it.

Avoid wasting your money on this Lottery the prize for which is just a severe headache.