<p>Potholes on Indian roads are as commonplace as people slumped over phones — hard to avoid, and you’ll encounter them everywhere. Yet, it took so long for the film industry to spotlight this silent menace. </p>.<p>In that sense, ‘Kaam Chalu Hai’ is a commendable effort that raises awareness about the great Indian civic apathy that claims several lives on the road. </p>.<p>However, the Rajpal Yadav-starrer, even at one-and-a-half hours, feels stretched with its naive storyline and unsophisticated execution.</p>.<p>A good 30 minutes is spent on establishing the ‘happy family’ where Yadav and his wife (Giaa Manek) dote on their only daughter.</p>.<p>An overdose of saccharine sequences tells us that the girl is the apple of everyone’s eye and a budding cricket talent too. The father’s dream is to see her in the Indian jersey.</p>.<p>Then surfaces the villain in the plot — a pothole that changes their life forever.</p>.<p>Rajpal Yadav delivers a heartfelt performance as a middle-class man tirelessly seeking justice from an unyielding system.</p>.<p>As months turn into years, he takes it upon himself to fix the roads, if not the system. </p>.<p>‘Kaam Chalu Hai’, inspired by true events, offers some food for thought. But it’s bland.</p>
<p>Potholes on Indian roads are as commonplace as people slumped over phones — hard to avoid, and you’ll encounter them everywhere. Yet, it took so long for the film industry to spotlight this silent menace. </p>.<p>In that sense, ‘Kaam Chalu Hai’ is a commendable effort that raises awareness about the great Indian civic apathy that claims several lives on the road. </p>.<p>However, the Rajpal Yadav-starrer, even at one-and-a-half hours, feels stretched with its naive storyline and unsophisticated execution.</p>.<p>A good 30 minutes is spent on establishing the ‘happy family’ where Yadav and his wife (Giaa Manek) dote on their only daughter.</p>.<p>An overdose of saccharine sequences tells us that the girl is the apple of everyone’s eye and a budding cricket talent too. The father’s dream is to see her in the Indian jersey.</p>.<p>Then surfaces the villain in the plot — a pothole that changes their life forever.</p>.<p>Rajpal Yadav delivers a heartfelt performance as a middle-class man tirelessly seeking justice from an unyielding system.</p>.<p>As months turn into years, he takes it upon himself to fix the roads, if not the system. </p>.<p>‘Kaam Chalu Hai’, inspired by true events, offers some food for thought. But it’s bland.</p>