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Anwar Says: There was not much or interesting on OTT in these days , so I was in a bit silent mode. Yesterday, a biopic was released on Amazon prime of the first Kashmiri female singer, Raj "Noor" Begum and I was eager to know about her. First, if you are making a biopic, don't change the journey but it's the director who has to see that it is not presented so crude, that audience loose interest in between.

Saba Azad as young and Soni Razdan as elder Noor were perfect choice for the protagonist. Danish Renzu, a born Kashmiri, based in L. A. , not been able to create the Kashmir of 1950's, still the effort is appreciable. Songs are properly composed but the background score used mostly western instruments and not the Sarangi etc. , the saaz of Kashmir. Dialogues are outwrought for a soft movie like this.

Overall, it's a musical film having been able to convey music but with a lot of latches and shortcomings as movie. 2.5 out of 5 from me.

#amazonprime #anwarsays #kashmirimusic #noorbegum #firstfemalesinger #sabaazad #sonirazdan #danishrenzu #couldbebetter.

Anwar Says: Banner of Dharma Productions, directed by Boman Irani son Kayaz Irani and cast includes Superstar Prithwiraj, Saif Ali Khan's son Ibrahim and one of the most talented actors Kajol, enough to be awake till 2.30 am to finish it in one go. But in spite of all the emotional angle in 500th film made on valley, it could not flourish.

Ibrahim was a real bad choice, after Nadaniyan, absolutely don't know what forced Irani to choose him as the pivotal character. Prithwiraj is excellent in emotional sequences but the biggest setback is Kajol. Director couldn't exploit her at all, not even in the twist. We have such great movies on Kashmir that even a mediocre one could not compete. Climax hardly ignite any excitement.

The only thing I am going to appreciate is the songs and music, you would not feel like using remote. Probably better option streaming on other platforms.

#jiohotstar #anwarsays #kashmirvalley #fathersonrelationship #kajol #prithwirajsukumaran #ibrahimalikhan #bomanirani #nothingnew.

Anwar Says: A nostalgic story for the audience of 55 plus , sticking to basics, no non-sense and simultaneously revealing some facts, which at least I didn't know. For instance, the suicide bombers made a dry run on Mr. V P Singh before assassinating Rajiv Gandhi or they had Plan-B ready. Another distinguishing feature is that real names with real identities were used and I am surprised that in 2025 , censorship authorities have passed and this shows the brilliance of Nagesh Kukanoor.

Two more commendable features of this web series are casting and cinematography. Amit Sial as SIT chief is top class, as always but two more actors are worth following are Sahil Vaid as SP Amit and One Eyed Jack ( Marlon Brando fame)-Sivrasan played by Shafeeq Mustafa, the blue eyed boy of LTTE chief Prabhakaran. Shooting in the actual roads and lanes and making a 90 days hunt with landline phones, fax and no internet and latest gadgets look like a dream in the present context.

Nagesh has said in an interview that One thinks that he knows about Rajiv Gandhi assassination but he doesn't. Watch it and then you would know, he is right.

#SonyLIV #anwarsays #rajivgandhi #ltte #Jaffna #NageshKukunoor #AmitSial #mustwatch #thehunt.