Zakhm (Hindi)
Dir : Mahesh Bhatt
* ing : Ajay Devgan, Pooja Bhatt, Nagarjuna, Kunal Kemu
These days, rarely, if at all, does one come across a filmmaker who wants to make a film coz he is dying to tell a particular story. Not coz he believes it'll please the audience and give him vast returns, but coz the story is burning him up, disturbing him and he has to express it to retain some sanity for himself.
that is teh state in which Mahesh Bhat was in 1994. When he told the story of his mother...expressed as a child, of her relationship with his father and his own trauma upon discovering her muslim identity. Thus was born the most moving story i had seen in a film in many years to come.
in the movie, all teh characters speak from their heart. the situations are of today. they have been treated like complex, conflict ridden people. to top it all, the performances are wonderful. Consistient, under-played and appropriate. Ajay is excellent, Akshay Anand as his militant brother is effective. Pooja Bhatt as teh tragic, strong, lover is appalling. but the best, the most touching performance is that of Kunal Kemu as the boy. he is absolutely superb, the best work by a child artiste in a very very long time. the film is worth seeing just for his performance. All in al, it is a very moving account.
Dir : Mahesh Bhatt
* ing : Ajay Devgan, Pooja Bhatt, Nagarjuna, Kunal Kemu
These days, rarely, if at all, does one come across a filmmaker who wants to make a film coz he is dying to tell a particular story. Not coz he believes it'll please the audience and give him vast returns, but coz the story is burning him up, disturbing him and he has to express it to retain some sanity for himself.
that is teh state in which Mahesh Bhat was in 1994. When he told the story of his mother...expressed as a child, of her relationship with his father and his own trauma upon discovering her muslim identity. Thus was born the most moving story i had seen in a film in many years to come.
in the movie, all teh characters speak from their heart. the situations are of today. they have been treated like complex, conflict ridden people. to top it all, the performances are wonderful. Consistient, under-played and appropriate. Ajay is excellent, Akshay Anand as his militant brother is effective. Pooja Bhatt as teh tragic, strong, lover is appalling. but the best, the most touching performance is that of Kunal Kemu as the boy. he is absolutely superb, the best work by a child artiste in a very very long time. the film is worth seeing just for his performance. All in al, it is a very moving account.
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