Almost no film is like its trailer. Every which way, one is better than the other.
Like the promos of
Nanhe Jaisalmer suggest it will be one of those films about a nervy kid trying to act beyond his years and a
'beta'-gushing movie star. As it turns out, Sameer Karnik's second film (after the Aishwarya Rai-Vivek Oberoi fluff,
Kyun Ho Gaya Naa) is quite a well-meaning children's film.
Everyone, pretty much, grows up idolising that larger-than-life someone. The need to be be perfect and popular leads young minds to worship their favourite film and sport stars. While the object of their wide-eyed fascination cannot personally attend to each and every little fan and give them a crash course in Moral Science,
Nanhe Jaisalmer plays on this fantasy of 'what if they could?'.
Since the film is based in Rajasthan's tourism friendly city of Jaisalmer and not Mumbai, you won't find the star and his fan bonding over popcorn in multiplexes or unit
khana at an elaborate movie set. While that could be another script, it is the Golden City's backdrop that gives the story that extra edge.
Ten year old camel rider,
Nanhe, along with his constant four-legged companion Raja, makes ends meet by taking passengers on a dessert safari and other excursions.
Director Karnik is only too happy to showcase the stunning locales nabbing every opportunity to offer the viewer a panaromic view of the awe-inspiring architecture of Bada Bagh and Gadisar Lake, to name a few.
Meanwhile, Nanhe loves Bollywood hero Bobby Deol (playing himself) to pieces. He addresses him as
'Dost', which interestingly was exactly what Baby Guddu referred to big brother, Sunny, in Rahul Rawail's lavish
Samundar.
The two, apparently, have forged a unbreakable bond over numerous letters written from Nanhe's side by his sister, Jeeja. As the little earning member of his family, Nanhe still holds on to his childhood and yet realises the responsibility he faces