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Andhadhun (2018)
Andhadhun: The worst part of the movie is that it ends.
ANDHADHUN
7/10
DIRECTOR: SRIRAM RAGHAVAN
ACTORS: TABU, AAYUSHMAN KHURRANA, RADHIKA APTE
WRITERS: SRIRAM RAGHAVAN, ARIJIT BISWAS, POOJA LADHA SURTI, YOGESH CHANDEKAR, HEMANTH RAO
MUSIC: AMIT TRIVEDI
CINEMATOGRAPHY: K. U MOHANAN
A joyous ride of a thriller and dark humor with a confusing tale of crime and bluffs which you should definitely get on.
The worst part of Andhadhun is that it ends!
Sriram Raghavan might have risen to fame with Andhadhun but he started off with a National Award for his Diploma project, The Eight Column Affair. The extremely talented director has been overlooked numerous times in his directorial ventures. He has directed a documentary about the infamous serial killer Raman Raghav and feature-length films Ek Hasina Thi, Johnny Gaddar and Badlapur. The underrated piece, Johnny Gaddar, by Raghavan has similar notions of Andhadhun. Having watched all his works, I was somewhat prepared for the confusing tale and the twists before going into the movie first hand.
Andhadhun is a well-crafted crime thriller with the flow of crimes which are well connected for creating enough twists and turns. The film has nuances of Cohen brothers and Sexy Beast in Particular but still manages to be original. The scene starts off with a hare running around and then cuts to the present time. In the end, the same opening scene is intertwined with the ongoing drama in Akash's (Aayushman Kurrana) life. This particular theme is inspired by Sexy Beast, a British movie starring Ben Kingsley where Ben Kingsley's character is somewhat of Tabu's character and Ray Winstone's can be replaced by Aayushman's. Despite the similarity in the theme, the content is totally different and this is the very fact that made me like Andhadhun equally as I liked Sexy Beast.
Andhadhun has also credited the French gem of a short movie, The Piano Tuner, as its inspiration. They have few shots inspired too and somewhat of the plot but the elaborate illustrations of the theme are just mind-boggling.
Keeping in mind that I cannot reveal much to keep this review spoiler free, above all the spoilers, if it is so. Till now I have only talked about the inspirations and the tone of the movie.
The star cast ensemble is more than you could ask for. Tabu has given an awesome performance as always and Aayushman and Radhika are also quite amazing. Talking about the performance is a waste of time as it has been nailed very well.
Huge thanks to Anurag Kashyap, Amit Trivedi, the gem of Hindi Music Industry has risen to such a fame that he gets lots of movies to entertain us. The music is the kind that you need for the movie. Amit Trivedi is always able to create music which contributes to the content in all possible ways.
The movie is filled with events that lead to next without much confusion but when it ends, everything is questionable. It is very much confusing after you have done watching as there is no clear conclusion that the movie offers. You can derive your own conclusions but what is the fun in that. The ending makes it even more exciting as you are left with plenty of questions and answers. The answers you have can be different from others and everyone is correct because that is what the film tends to do to you.
P.S. Zindagi (2016)
Light Hearted Flick which could be a revolution for Nepali Sitcoms!!
Of all the Nepali sitcoms I have watched(haven't watched so many though)this one is undoubtedly the best one.Other sitcoms in Nepal than this are filled with overacting,poor writing and so so direction. They have trend of making of TING or TWANGG noise just to inform the audience that it's time to laugh. But for this the writing team has done quite a good job. Content is good. I think lack of budget is a major problem here for the team as they have very limited camera angles and direction could have been better but lack of tools and manpower looks like a concern over here. Quite impressed with Kavita Srinivasan and others too have done fine job but for the girl in Manjari, her acting doesn't exactly defines her character.I would say average acting done by her.Kokab needs better acting for her character. And yes would like to see more of Kshitiz Agrawal in season 2.
Little Boy (2015)
A good light hearted flick which Metacritic scored 30 for reasons they wouldn't know too!!
I don't agree with the critics on this one at all. Little Boy is a good movie that combines different human feelings altogether in a movie. It is very good narration of love,compassion and hope. Little doesn't loses any hope rather always gets inspired about finding his father. Little Boy gets convinced on him moving the the mountain whereas earthquake happened coincidentally making it look like Little Boy did it for all those were watching the scene;Mrs.Busbee says she will always remain Mrs.James Busbee all her life to the doctor; Little boys brother realizing his mistake and saving Hashi Moto's life;Little boy completing the list to help bring his father by believing it. All these are lessons in the movie that provides you with relief on watching the movie!!
Lion (2016)
A movie that intrigues deepest emotion!!
This movie will surely make you cry if you go deep along with the movie. Just like Manchester by the Sea this movie too is a emotion intriguer. A well written adaptation of a Novel based on a true story the movie Lion will leave you in awe. This is such a powerful and wonderful movie to watch and surely it will make you to put yourself into the main characters place and feel for him. A well written, well directed and well acted presentation makes the movie Lion a must watch.Surely a contender for the Oscars.Dev Patel has narrated his character Sheru in the best possible way. I just could not control myself from bursting into tears during the movie. Its a treat for Cinema Goofs where as non cinema goofs may find it too dramatic and emotional that lacks entertainment but for me its a 8.
Raees (2017)
Gangster movie gone too obvious!!
Raees is a gangster movie with anti hero in the lead character. Raees only gets involved with the topic but displays 80s regular gangster movies with anti hero characters in the lead. Raees is a wanna be Once Upon A Time In Mumbai but ended up becoming just slightly better than Gunday. Nawazuddin has always done justice to his roles and so does Sahrukh to certain extent if his previous dumb movies aren't taken into account but here even Nawazz couldn't make presence like he should have because of the role provided to him as the script wasn't up to mark to take the best out of Nawaz. It just makes you react OK OK kinda onto leaving the cinema hall. Acting here isn't any concern. Its good but from a director like Rahul Dholakia who is known for Parzania it makes the movie look bad and justice isn't done in the way it was buzzed to be. As a whole from just star fan base or who doesn't watch lot of movies but of the superstars perspective it could be 7 and in general I rate it 6/10.