Monday, June 9, 2014

Why you must watch Filmistaan this week?


You need to watch Filmistaan this week not just because there is no other movie even close to this affable yet poignant, humorous yet dramatic, filmy yet real national award winning movie in any of the cinema’s but because if you don’t… It wont be there next week!!

This lovely 2 hour feature shall not get its due because you chose to let it pass on account of it having no big stars, not much hype and no hit songs to its credit.

Writer- Director Nitin Kakkar narrates a very simple concept of an Indian who gets mistakenly kidnapped by the Taliban and what happens thereafter- through a series of real yet entertaining characters and moments. At the end, sending us home with a subtle message which we are all aware of but keep forgetting time & again!

The hero of the film apart from its very simple yet engaging concept is the films “Casting”.
The sincerity with which Sharib Hashmi plays the struggling Bollywood actor and movie fanatic- Sunny Arora- makes Sunny extremely adorable and believable. Inaamulhaq’s innocence and energy- as the Pakistani local Aftaab who sells pirated Bollywood movies-  is infectious.
The performances by Kumud Mishra, Gopal Dutt and every single actor that makes an appearance in the film are so supremely flawless and natural that they feel effortless!!

To add to this wonderful ensemble cast there are some brilliant moments that one cannot help but get lost in - 1) The debate over Sahid Afridi Vs Sachin Tendulkar 2) The entire Pakistani village gathering to watch Maine Pyaar Kiya!!  Or 3) An old Hakim (Habib Aazmi) reminiscing his Chola Kulcha eating Amritsar days pre partition are some of the few gems that are beautifully sprinkled over the narrative.

With the drama coming from the film’s setting- Indian caught in Pakistan, the humor coming from its characters and the emotion coming from the reality that on either side of the border we are the same people, who love and miss the same things makes Filmistaan a must have experience this week.


Watch it if you intend to watch anything this week.

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