No wonder why Akshay kumar is the bankable star of Bollywood who scores a clean six in the box office for the third time in the year.
Rustom story is based on the scandalous Murder case involving naval officer KM Nanavati of 1959 which gave a big scoop to the press media back then. Rustom Pavri a naval officer in a decorated position shoots his friend Vikram when he comes to know his wife Cynthia has an affair with Vikram who is a rich businessman. The post mortem of this three shots opens up as the rest of the movie questioning Rustom who is a strict martinet on the whys behind his impulse action. The transition from a Patriot to a murderer to a traitor and finally who is he kept the viewers puzzled till the end until the climax.
Technical Side: I have to fragment each and every bit of technical that has gone into this movie to give us the wholesome feel of the period.
Direction- Tinu Suresh Desai has done a brilliant job in handling the conspiracy of the case with a witty screenplay by Vipul that keeps the audience engaged from start to end. Hats off. Art Direction – Backbone of any period film where the entire time has to be recreated to convince the audience was it done well here? Extremely well would be the answer starting from the background and the smallest thing example the biscuit packets kept in a tea shop was taken care. Costume Design- if this doesn't go hand in hand with the art department it will spoil the show and this was handled picture perfect. Worth mention would be the lead ladies attire well designed to reflect Parsi's and the aristocratic looks. It made the ladies look fabulous on their roles may it be the western outfit or the hair styling it was stupendous. Cinematography plays an important role her to show everything presentable and believable on celluloid. Camera well-handled by Santhosh Thundyil.
Entire team stands as a proof of a well-researched play. I would say at least for the periodic time factors and not the actual case as definitely some fictions would have been added.
Casting- Got to be Akshay Kumar no doubt is the show stealer here may it be his body language or expressions or dialogue delivery he nailed it. Ileana as the lead lady Cynthia looks convincing as a parsi community lady. Esha Gupta as Preeti Makhija has pulled the aristocratic attitude well even the way she stood in the witness podium was justifying. All the other support cast did a fantastic job I would say special mentions would be the Judge and the publisher.
Overall an out and out crime suspense interrogation court drama well enacted. Don't miss if you like drama thrillers. Rating would be 8 on 10. - Sivaklumar Balachandran
Rustom story is based on the scandalous Murder case involving naval officer KM Nanavati of 1959 which gave a big scoop to the press media back then. Rustom Pavri a naval officer in a decorated position shoots his friend Vikram when he comes to know his wife Cynthia has an affair with Vikram who is a rich businessman. The post mortem of this three shots opens up as the rest of the movie questioning Rustom who is a strict martinet on the whys behind his impulse action. The transition from a Patriot to a murderer to a traitor and finally who is he kept the viewers puzzled till the end until the climax.
Technical Side: I have to fragment each and every bit of technical that has gone into this movie to give us the wholesome feel of the period.
Direction- Tinu Suresh Desai has done a brilliant job in handling the conspiracy of the case with a witty screenplay by Vipul that keeps the audience engaged from start to end. Hats off. Art Direction – Backbone of any period film where the entire time has to be recreated to convince the audience was it done well here? Extremely well would be the answer starting from the background and the smallest thing example the biscuit packets kept in a tea shop was taken care. Costume Design- if this doesn't go hand in hand with the art department it will spoil the show and this was handled picture perfect. Worth mention would be the lead ladies attire well designed to reflect Parsi's and the aristocratic looks. It made the ladies look fabulous on their roles may it be the western outfit or the hair styling it was stupendous. Cinematography plays an important role her to show everything presentable and believable on celluloid. Camera well-handled by Santhosh Thundyil.
Entire team stands as a proof of a well-researched play. I would say at least for the periodic time factors and not the actual case as definitely some fictions would have been added.
Casting- Got to be Akshay Kumar no doubt is the show stealer here may it be his body language or expressions or dialogue delivery he nailed it. Ileana as the lead lady Cynthia looks convincing as a parsi community lady. Esha Gupta as Preeti Makhija has pulled the aristocratic attitude well even the way she stood in the witness podium was justifying. All the other support cast did a fantastic job I would say special mentions would be the Judge and the publisher.
Overall an out and out crime suspense interrogation court drama well enacted. Don't miss if you like drama thrillers. Rating would be 8 on 10. - Sivaklumar Balachandran