Filmistaan (2012)
6/10
Give it a watch, it has a heart.
6 June 2014
Warning: Spoilers
The movie is based on a wanna-be-actor Sunny who gets kidnapped (mistakingly) and taken to Pakistan near Rajasthan border.

Watch it for the two lead actors Sharib Hashmi (Sunny) and Inaamulhaq (Aftaab) who have given a great performance. Kidnappers keep Sunny in Aftaab's house and Aftaab makes his living out of selling pirated CD's. Goes without saying they immediately connect!

The story revolves around Sunny's life while he is kept in custody. His multiple failed attempts to escape and his wanna-be-actor wala junoon keeps the fun alive and kicking in the movie.

You will love the spontaneity of the character who is so deeply engrossed in his love with Bollywood that even at places where you expect him to deliver a sentimental dialogue, he repeats typical Bollywood dialogues. When he first realises he is in Pakistan, he innocently worries about him not carrying his passport! Another beautiful part of this movie involves Sallu bhai's movie - Maine Pyaar Kiya. Watch it and you will know why and saying so. If you do not stop laughing don't tell me I did not warn you! :)

The movie is short (slightly less than 2 hours) and you will not believe that its already interval as the 1st half is really engrossing. 2nd half drags a little, could have been done with few detailed scenes.

You might be able to predict the end but then its not supposed to be a suspense movie, its a movie with a heart and shows the world how India and Pakistan essentially has the same culture and likings, if only the border was not there in-between it could have been a better world.

Watch it for Sharib Hashmi.
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