Firaaq Review

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I went to see Firaaq with a friend on Saturday afternoon. The movie released on Friday. I saw the movie being discussed on a few news channels the previous night. Some said it’s the most controversial movie of the year.  After seeing it I didn’t think so. The sad part of it all was that I was one of the 15 people in the theatre. The theatre looked empty.

Firaaq is a movie written and directed by Nandita Das. It is based on the Gujrat riots. The movie deals with the lives of different people affected by the violence. The intentions of the Director are very clean and non biased, contrary to the opinion of a few people. She has tried to portray the true picture of how people’s lives will never be the same again. The screenplay is brilliant. Luckily the Director hasn’t tried to insert mindless songs and dances to please a few movie goers who think that without this a movie is not a movie. It has brilliant performances by Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal. The movie is worth a watch.   

5 Q Theory

 

Q1. Should you watch this movie?

A1. Absolutely yes.

 

Q2. Why?

A2. The movie is made for people to understand what violence does to people. It shows that it is not an option for a solution but only a reaction that does more bad and no good. It shows how people take advantage of situations that breed lawlessness.

 

Q3. Have the actors acted well?

A3. Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Dipti Nawal and Shahana Goswami are brilliant.

 

Q4. Will the movie make money?

A4. According to me this is not a big budget movie. And thank God for that. But still I think it won’t be easy.

 

Q5. Are there irritating bits?

A5. No

 

RishiO Meter – 3.1/5

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