First things first...This film is directed by a débutante director: Homi Adajania who also doubles up as a screenplay writer (his 1st attempt at that). Homi, an Ex model has acted (more of a special appearance) in just one more movie and hasn't made any other movie since this movie was released. Now why am I saying this? Well, simply because I feel this is a fabulous piece of work and the directer/script writer better get down to working on a film soon for man... is he a genius or what?!!! This film is brilliant, not only as an Indian English film, but simply because its a riveting piece of work that can and should be enjoyed by audiences anywhere in the world. The story begins with the entry of Cyrus, a fan, into the lives of a forgotten maestro sculptor living a life of obscurity in Panchgani with his buxom wife and soon turns into a forbidden tale of intrigue, passion and greed, interpreted mostly in first person by Cyrus. Every single member of a stellar cast pitches in with a great performance...Be it Naseeruddin Shah as the eldest son of a dysfunctional Parsi family, Dimple Kapadia, his glamor hungry wife, Boman Irani, the younger son living in Mumbai with his much younger wife - Simone Singh, or Saif Ali Khan as Cyrus, the teller of a tale that is most likely to send a shiver down your spine, every actor is in character and have put in brilliant performances. As Cyrus himself says at the end of the film 'the king and pawn do end up in the same box after a game of chess' Well they do and how! Saif Ali Khan is fantastic as Cyrus pitching in a performance that would undoubtedly rank amongst his finest. The screenplay is taut, the editing crisp, the dialogs extremely real, the cinematography fantastic and last but not the least, a brilliant score by Salim Sulaiman. This film has all it takes to be watched irrespective of whether you are an Indian/Parsi. Go for it!!!!
Review of Being Cyrus
