Director:Anusha Rizvi
Writer:Anusha Rizvi
Producer:AAmir Khan,Kiran Rao,S.Shrinivas Rao
Starring:Raghuvir Yadav,Omkardas Manikpuri
Music:Indian Ocean
Language:Hindi
Duration:104 minutes
My Review:Over the years Aamir Khan has earned the reputation of an entertainer because of his choice of movies & subjects.The subject of this movie is also quite an interesting one.Ofcourse its not the new one,but one can say that its new for the big screen.A farmer announcing his suicide & that becoming a breaking news on T.V channels.The movie is a satire on Indian news channels & their sensationalism.In a comic way it shows how news channels compete with each other to grab the eyeballs of the viewer & inturn get the TRPs. It also shows how politicians at different levels local,state & central use the media & the issue for their benefit .All through this madness the central character Nattha makes you feel sorry for him as he himself is not interested in suicide.Nattha also has one elder brother (Raghuvir Yadav)who wants him to commit suicide so that he can claim one lakh rupees from the government.His ever nagging wife & bed ridden foul language mother.This is it.I think such satires on Indian media have been tried many times on various comedy shows on different channels on television.And we’ve had good laughs also.So the same kind of laughter show on big screen doesn’t entertain you much.Atleast there’s no novelty.Ofcourse there are few instances which are quite funny.But rest of the gags are old.The village language used in the movie is quite natural with lots of typical village foul language.Thats the reason this movie has `A’ certificate.The first half is quite dull & has many yawning moments.The fun begins in the second half when the whole village is flooded with news channel reporters & politicians.Every comic gag is followed by some serious thought provoking scene with the message.Imagine you are still laughing on the joke of the previous scene & suddenly you see an emaciated farmer digging the soil day-night to earn some extra penny.This is what I found uninteresting.It seems Aamir Khan tried to make a superhit formula out of his last two big hits “Taare Zameen Par”(serious subject)&”3Idiots”(out & out comedy).In this movie the director has tried to mix the two.But for me this mix genre didn’t work.Even though TZP was serious it entertained us.But this one does that in parts.The end is abrupt & exaggerated.As for the acting all the characters have done their job well.Special mention of the character of Nattha’s wife.She is a real good find by Aamir camp.The reporter from one hindi news channel has some good comic scenes.The hero of the movie is its language.The cinematography,screenplay,direction are up to the mark.Music by Indian ocean lifts the dull scenes in the movie.Overall a good movie,but not an entertainer.
My Ratings:3/5,I just hope this movie does not go to many international festivals.It shows quite an exaggerated state of Indian villages,media & politics.Anyways we are called the country of snake charmers even today In the western world.
