Shikara
Starring Adil Khan, Sadia
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Vinod Chopra is no stranger to the theme of love during the time of war. He walked down the same road in 1942: A Love Story with the incandescent Manisha Koirala and the buoyant Anil Kapoor riding the crest of romance on the wings of R D Burman’s timeless melody.
Now in Shikara, as Chopra returns to the theme with far less satisfying results than the enormity of the plot would suggest, the music is not quite the stuff epic dreams are made of.
Think about it. 60,000 families were rendered homeless overnight. Forced to flee from their homes, Kasmiri Hindus were left with only their memories. Some like Shiv, the hero of Shikara, were lucky to have their life partners with them as they struggled to come to terms with their lives as refugees in their own country.
It...
Starring Adil Khan, Sadia
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Vinod Chopra is no stranger to the theme of love during the time of war. He walked down the same road in 1942: A Love Story with the incandescent Manisha Koirala and the buoyant Anil Kapoor riding the crest of romance on the wings of R D Burman’s timeless melody.
Now in Shikara, as Chopra returns to the theme with far less satisfying results than the enormity of the plot would suggest, the music is not quite the stuff epic dreams are made of.
Think about it. 60,000 families were rendered homeless overnight. Forced to flee from their homes, Kasmiri Hindus were left with only their memories. Some like Shiv, the hero of Shikara, were lucky to have their life partners with them as they struggled to come to terms with their lives as refugees in their own country.
It...
- 2/9/2020
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
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