Raasta (2017) User Reviews

Raasta – Road To Foolishness

[shafiq-siddiqui81 · 2/10 · 2 April 2017]

Sahir Lodhi is among the most loved celebrities of Pakistan; this statement holds true as people love Sahir Lodhi whether he is hosting FM shows or morning shows. Sahir is one of those celebs who have a huge following. But the question is will his fans spend money on tickets to watch his movie? Will he be able to prove himself as the next superstar of Pakistani Cinema with his debut feature film Raasta? Let's explore this all and dissect Raasta The Movie. Samir (Sahir Lodhi) is the younger brother of righteous police officer Sultan (Aijaz Aslam) who is married to Sana. The bond between Samir and his sister-in-law is very thick. Samir keeps on applying for jobs but he seems "over- qualified" for most of the jobs and because of no solid reference he fails to get a job every time. Shamoon Abbasi (Don) and Naveed Raza (Chhota Don) are the baddies who are brothers; shown as smugglers and involved in human trafficking. Sultan plans to crack down their empire but soon he faces an attack from Shamoon because of which Sahir comes face to face with Naveed. In this game of cats and dogs, Samir becomes one of the most wanted criminal beside Don and Chhota Don. What happens next is what Raasta is all about. Raasta is a dull attempt in totality. The film lacks in good (read: sensible) script. Raasta is just like a food that is served without salt. Sahir Lodhi is not at all a hero material. Sahir looks lethargic and fatigued in scenes. It looks like he is trying too hard to be convincing. Sahir's performance falls flat in Raasta. Aijaz Aslam is a decent actor but in Raasta he is below average. Directors and actors need to understand that in every sequence one does not have to be high on intensity. Naveed Raza is another let- down, tries to look cool but rather looks retarded (or mentally challenged) with his looks and expressions, which he was not playing. Shamoon Abbasi is the only actor who gave somewhat mature performance in Raasta. Both the actresses Abeer and Saima can hardly be considered as character actors because of their performance, diction and body language. Raasta is one of those movies where the center of attraction is only one character, and that is Sahir Lodhi. More than 85% of the movie is on and about Sahir Lodhi, either he is shown on-screen or he is narrating. This would be one of a kind film where after every ten to fifteen minutes there is narration. Narration keeps on moving with the film. Obviously it is narrated by Sahir Lodhi. The plot of Sahir Lodhi's Raasta is big time inspired from hit Bollywood movies from 70's and 80's era. You take some scenes and basic plot from Deewar (1975) add a little Arjun (1985) and Gardish (1993) to it and then mix it well with Shakti (1982); Raasta is the end product. Settings of songs are also inspired from Bollywood; choreography and cinematography of Dil Faqeer is inspired from Suraj Hua Maddham (Kabhi Khushie Kabhi Ghum) and Teri Ore (Singh Is King). Mathira looks horrible in item number titled "Yaar Sajjan Mein Launra Channiya". On the whole, Raasta is a total letdown. One cannot find any sensibility in the movie. Dialogues are weakest and songs hardly make any impact. Raasta is all set to go on the route to failure. At the box office, it won't be a hit. I rate Raasta 1.5/5 stars.

Movie's name should be sameer instead of Raasta

[faiqahmedd · 1/10 · 10 June 2020]

Raasta is a movie where 90 percent of scenes are focued on one main person, thats right Sahir lodhi himself. Overall the movie is confusing and bad. Maybe we will get more good movies from Sahir Lodhi in future i.e if he learn from his mistakes

Raasta The movie

[telenorsouthii · 10/10 · 5 April 2017]

The Movie Raasta is excellent. when i watched the trailer it was little bit of confusing that what story is about? but after watching the movie i got shocked because the story was very unique & excellent. i think this is the movie where i watched love, action, romance. The songs of the movie are very soulful and beautiful. specially rahat fateh sung very nice song Sahir Lodhi acted so well, all the cast in the movie were acting very professionally i hope Pakistan keep producing these type of movie & i recommend everybody to watch the movie Raasta

Raasta for Pakistan film industry

[fazilasaeed · 10/10 · 6 April 2017]

RaastaAa is one of the excellent movie of Pakistan film industry's ...the reason behind to watch Raasta it is for Pakistan...locations..singers...actors...directors all r Pakistani...if someone stand for betterment of industry yew should support them not criticized them...please away from hatred...watch Raasta movie and appreciate them or write something else but please first yew watch the film...It is the first movie so ignore once and support..may be it is the Raasta of Pakistan film industry in future...

Exceptional Performance!

[xainmuhammad-93215 · 10/10 · 18 April 2021]

Indeed, Shah Rukh Khan is a versatile actor. His over all performance was epic. Best Pakistani movie of all time. I hope it gets an oscar. Inshallah, Raasta will become a sensation.