What happens later on forms the crux of the film. The story penned by Ranjit Tiwari and Aseem Arora stands on a weak wicket. Aseem Aroras screenplay is faulty and riddled with goofs. LUCKNOW CENTRAL just doesnt work and the glaring similarities with QAIDI BAND are not to blame. The beginning portions are still fine. But the film defies logic soon enough and that continues right till end. What was the relevance of Kishan pretending to be mute when he reaches Lucknow Central Kishan plans to escape from jail and then fulfil his singing dreams. How on earth hed do that and why didnt he realize that someone who has escaped from a prison would have to always hide from the cops and that becoming a famous singer is out of option, is inexplicable Also certain developments in the film are highly unconvincing. The manner in which Victor ditches Tilakdhaari Manav Vij and joins Kishan is difficult to digest. Also how Pandit agrees to join Kishan and why nobody has a plan after escaping from jail is too much. The character of Gayatri is also half baked. Its amusing to see her getting convinced by Kishan and decides to help him form the band. The Teen Kabootar song does spike interest but immediately afterwards, the jailor leaks the video which didnt make an iota of sense. Lastly, sequences seem to be inspired from films like Happy New Year, Gupt and even The Shawshank Redemption, further diluting the impact. Ranjit Tiwaris direction is simple but with such a flawed script, theres nothing much he could have done. Few scenes are well handled but they all get overshadowed by the many bad scenes. Aseem Aroras dialogues however are fine, especially the ones mouthed by Ravi Kishan. Farhan Akhtar delivers a decent performance and manages to carry his duty of a leading actor. But this performance is no way close to his other memorable performances. Diana Penty looks pretty and doesnt get much scope. After such a crucial role in Happy Bhag Jayegi, its disappointing to see her in such a weak part. Itunes Movies For Ipod Pokemon: Power Of One there. Deepak Dobriyal as always is dependable and gets the Bengali accent right. He is quite moving in the scene where he meets his father. Rajesh Sharma also proves his worth and performs ably. Inaamulhaq gets a raw deal and could have done better. He rocked the show in Filmistaan and also in Jolly LLB 2. But here he just doesnt work. Gippy Grewal gets a chance to shine despite the presence of so many actors. A fine performance and his look is quite interesting Ronit Roy is menacing as always but his performance suffers due to bad writing. Ravi Kishan Pawan Singh Chaturvedi takes the film to another level with his cameo appearance. His dialogue on Donald Trump will be loved. Robin Das Kishans father is okay. Manav Vij has intense eyes and is alright. Virendra Saxena IG does fine. Manoj Tiwari plays himself and theres nothing much to talk about his act. The Music of the film doesnt work and thats not good for a film that is about a band. Kaavaan Kaavaan is the only track that works. Teen Kabootar is interesting as its conceptualized well. The other songs like Meer E Kaarwan, Rangdaari and Baaki Rab Pe Chhod De are poor. Arjunna Harjaies background score is dramatic and adds to the tension. Tushar Kanti Rays cinematography is neat. Amit Ray and Subrata Chakrabortys production design is fine. Charu Shree Roys editing is bad. The film is too long at 1. On the whole, LUCKNOW CENTRAL is a poor show all the way. The weak script, lack of entertainment value and long run time of the film will work against it. As a result, its bound to struggle at the box office.