ridi-arahan

What worked: Vikram Massey doesn't fail to surprise with his acting. This movie clearly wins , in every aspects , making it one of the essential and memorable Indian movies in recent times . What makes it an amazing watch is everything ; acting , editing , all the casts, .The female supportive lead brings the charm in this important movie . VVC, for me , it's his best movies and maybe one of their best movies for the whole team . The movie is an ode to resilience , patience and hard work,and optimism. This movie is essential one , as an epitome of what a grounded story can be, and example of what a good movie should look like .It's heartwarming movie , such a satisfying watch . The scores are done well, the screenplay and direction are top class . Vikrant Massey makes me so happy to watch, his acting evolving and making himself bigger and better with each one ones .

What did not work : It's rare to find a movie that doesn't make you question what did not work , and for that matter this one wins a big time.

Final verdict: a very important movie coming from India , it's a must watch .

What worked: It's pleasant to experience a beautiful piece of art when the amalgamation of the great team come together. It's one of them. What kept me super happy is everything the movie stands for and it's one of those rare works, for me, that stood and challenged the sands of time in almost every aspect of film making. And that's usually rare. Of course the actors, directors, screenwriters, the DOP, editor , you name it, it's a treat. The series engaged some great star cast and great acting. To add, of course it's based on true incident. The series has one of the very clever experiments in editing and cinematography which are carefully put together. For example the 6th episode was cleverly captured and very impressive work. A good watch is a feeling of being inclusive and engagement in the narrative. It was made possible by the great team of the series.

What did not work: Maybe some scenes required the dialogues to be in Hindi rather than in English considering the scenes had uneducated character. Just minor flaw in few scenes.

Final verdict: Highly recommended, and a good sign for the quality film making in recent times from India.

What worked: Unlike some other projects who were marred by the production design and below acceptable VFX with similar budget, it stands better. I must say it was a commendable job considering the industry's linage of not so great the visual and sound effects. That stands out. Mouni Roy was a well written and executed character. The good thing about the movie is grandiose ideas are well done and a very strong aspect is keeping the essence of our culture and religious belief. As a director, Ayan should be applauded for the project that he worked on. It's a great effort and it's visible in the narrative.

What did not work: Like many others, I would say the loopholes and plot holes could and should have been amended considering the years of time they had to draft and redraft. That's something that I strongly did not admire about the project. Alia's character should have been more meaningful instead she is shown yelling SHIVA many times on multiple occasions making it unbearable and weak. Either they should have changed the scenery/ situations or they should have had better and convincing explanations. A movie works usually because people believe and are convince with that they see and that comes with better script, plots, dialogues and acting and many more but making some Glaring error was not acceptable considering the budget and scale they had to do workshop and work on making those changes.