This is my first review for any movie and I am writing it in response to all those people who blindly criticize movies just for the sake of criticism. I have been waiting for the release of this movie for the last 2 months, because the trailers for this movie were really great (which is something unexpected for a Bollywood movie). And the movie justified my wait. I am not much of a fan of Bollywood, but this movie was totally worth the wait and worth every paisa of the Rs. 175 I spent to see it @ PVR Cinemas.
The predictability of the movie (something that a few people criticized and something that some may feel is a spoiler) was the beauty of the movie - RGV made sure the movie ended on expected lines. He didn't show us anything that we did not know - he just presented it in a very compelling way that makes us sit up and notice.
The music was really appropriate. The first half of the movie gives you a feel of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion" in it's pace. The second half of the movie is a bit slow, but the ending justified the pace.
This has to be the the second best role of Amitabh Bachchan in the last 15 years (after his role in Sarkar). Mohnish Behl was exceptional and it was nice to see him get a role that only he could have justified. Paresh Rawal and Sudeep also played good supporting roles. Ritesh Deshmukh has finally found a serious role that suits him well :) His acting skills may have be panned by many, but he did justice to his role in the movie. Rajat Kapoor was great as usual in his small, but significant role.
Don't watch this movie if you want to be entertained or get enlightened. See it to reinforce your distrust in the media, to think once more about what is right and what is wrong, to question your own judgment and to watch Amitabh Bachchan deliver another sound performance.
Varun Reddy.
http://www.varunreddylive.com
The predictability of the movie (something that a few people criticized and something that some may feel is a spoiler) was the beauty of the movie - RGV made sure the movie ended on expected lines. He didn't show us anything that we did not know - he just presented it in a very compelling way that makes us sit up and notice.
The music was really appropriate. The first half of the movie gives you a feel of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion" in it's pace. The second half of the movie is a bit slow, but the ending justified the pace.
This has to be the the second best role of Amitabh Bachchan in the last 15 years (after his role in Sarkar). Mohnish Behl was exceptional and it was nice to see him get a role that only he could have justified. Paresh Rawal and Sudeep also played good supporting roles. Ritesh Deshmukh has finally found a serious role that suits him well :) His acting skills may have be panned by many, but he did justice to his role in the movie. Rajat Kapoor was great as usual in his small, but significant role.
Don't watch this movie if you want to be entertained or get enlightened. See it to reinforce your distrust in the media, to think once more about what is right and what is wrong, to question your own judgment and to watch Amitabh Bachchan deliver another sound performance.
Varun Reddy.
http://www.varunreddylive.com