Irada

Pros : Good acting, Good story Cons : Poor direction, poor screenplay, poor dubbing After watching the trailer, I thought that it will be as good as Erin Brokovich which has the same theme but then I decided to watch the entire movie on you-tube. But my irritation started when the dialogues were indecipherable while the background music were loud which made it very difficult for me understand the movie by constantly adjusting the volume of the TV. Anyways, after watching for 30 mins around, I immediately realised that it is one of those movie who are considered good in terms of content but poor in technical aspects. Therefore, overall disappointed. Talking about actors, Mr. Shah is as ususal good in any role assigned ot him.. no doubt about him. Mr. Sharad is my dream daddy as listening just to his voice gives me intense orgasm. Ms. Divya is typical in a dominating role which suits her but weird.

Irada is a crisp eco-thriller that deals with a real issue - the corrupt nexus between politicians and a factory which leads to ground water contamination causing cancer in people.

This is a real issue that is precisely what is happening in Punjab, with Bhatinda the worst-hit. This cancer can even lead to DNA mutations.

Note: Irada exposes the cancer problem while Udta Punjab exposes the drugs issue, both in Punjab.

Although Irada is a sincerely made film, it could've been handled and presented in a much better manner.

HAPPY POINTS on IRADA

1 - The movie is presented in a "crispy" manner with little or no diversions.

2 - Great acting by the likes of Nasserudin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Divya Dutta.

3 - Background music and Cinematography is good. I really liked the opening sequence of the film with the thrilling music.

SAD POINTS on IRADA

1 - A few things are shown as if the Director Arpaana Singh wants us to read her mind, instead of showing them clearly.

In two scenes, something written in letters are shown. But the scenes does not last long enough for us to read the contents. It'd have been smarter had the characters read out the important content for the audience to hear.

No mention of the content of the book released by Parabjeet Walia (Nasseruddin Shah).

There is some talk of a secret chemical formula which does not make sense.

2 - The interaction between Arshad (as the NIA officer) and Sagarika (the journalist) is very odd and irritating. It is as if they both know each other and Arshad talks and reacts in a casual and filmsy manner. In one scene he is playing with a table tennis ball while Sagarika is explaining something. Totally irritating! 3 - So why did Arshad Warsi enact the fake murder? For what purpose? It seems only the Director knows it.

4 - A boring love song between Maya (Sagarika Ghatge) & Anirudh (Nikhil Pandey) whom we do not known enough to care about. When the characters do not have any depth such songs make no sense.

This is not a movie for the people who like commercial films with masala (a bit of everything in the movie and an ITEM NUMBER). Its a very nice movie made upon a serious issue that is poisoning the Indian Nation and also other countries in Asia and Africa.

The Govt of Asia/Africa should take a stand and more action to stop the issue shown in the movie.

Without spoiling the movie. The story is good. The first half could have been written better but its not bad. The film takes off in the second half and the ending is a bit rushed. Very enjoyable movie.

Performances of all lead actors are good. Nice to see Arshad in a good role after a long time. Naseer was at his magical best as well.

Must see...

This movie deals with some profound aspects of life which We are missing blindly. The writer tried to be very convincing to get the roots of a story but the direction is not that much of dedication but It's OK for the Overall Message. Sometimes it attracts attention towards many provocative yet Realistic things in Indian Politics and Administration. Must learn from such small aspects of it. The confidence level of actors are not that much good, It could have been improved but a Great comeback from Arshad and Nice acting from Divya Datta (She really Nailed it, at least in a couple of scenes). Once again Usefulness of Army and Administration can be used to clean up the mess as movie urges through its vivid aspects. Silence of The Himalaya tells many unspoken Words that can be Heard by Only those who Actually Watched it from Right Angle :)

This type of movie is not for all. That's why may be the rating is 6.3! It's little bit slow. But the real life problem, a great message, acting & the ending seems to be good. The thing that attracts me most is the environmental & scientific issues that has been taken up here. Obviously, I've learnt something & that's playing in my thoughts! A must watch for art film lovers