BLACK FRIDAY by ANURAG KASHYAP ...
MY REVIEW
In this movie about Hindu-muslim rage, You will find it hard to believe that the people depicted in this movie are real. You'll find it hard to believe that the lines spoken by these people are real. You'll find it hard to believe that the events depicted in this movie are real. You'll find it hard to believe that human beings can turn into ruthless animals in the name of religion are real. Right from the start, Anurag Kashyap keeps to the edge of the seat unraveling the dark side of the 1993 blasts and the hindu-muslim clashes.
Right from the Babri Masjid incident to the bombay blasts, Anurag Kashyap taps all the chain of events that made that passage of time the bloodiest event in the history. Though shot in a non-linear structure of flash-backs and flash-forths, the director never looses the grip and tone of the movie at any point of time.
i don't remember watching an indian movie with so many spine chilling moments till i watched this movie. The entry of Dawood Ibrahim is one of those moments. The backdrop of Mumbai itself is a big help for this movie. One can wonder how the director was able to re-create the Mumbai of 1993. The execution of the blast scenes are so realistic that, the viewer can almost himself as a by-stander on the spot, experiencing this blast.
So much of this movie also belongs to the cast and the fantastic casting itself. Every single actor brings so much life to their respective real-life characters and their performances are nothing short of perfection. The characters of the ruthless don Tiger Memon and the confused terrorist Baadshah Khan are the life lines of this movie. So, are their potrayals thanks to Pavan Manhotra for his ruthless performance as tiger memon and Aurag Srivastav (Abhijeet of CID) for brilliantly displaying all the emotions ranging from loyalty to confusion and frustration to self-introspection. Get ready to drop your jaws, for you see the striking resemblance of the actor Chandra Mourya who plays Dawood Ibrahim with Dawood Ibrahim itself. Kay Kay menon plays police commissioner Rakesh Maria with required professionalism and stature in his Body Language.
But the Ultimate Master of this Master piece is the Director Anurag Kashyap Himself. Never does he lets this movie stray on the tracks of a dumb bollywood formula Movie. Nor does he gives a Documentary feel or an art movie feel to it. He just makes a fantastic Drama, So realistic and So gripping, neither you'll find a documentary, nor you'll find any other source of media, that can describe those chain of horrors that happened in Mumbai in those dark days of 1992-93. Am quiet sure it would have bought India It's first best foreign movie oscar if it had a proper release.
MY REVIEW
In this movie about Hindu-muslim rage, You will find it hard to believe that the people depicted in this movie are real. You'll find it hard to believe that the lines spoken by these people are real. You'll find it hard to believe that the events depicted in this movie are real. You'll find it hard to believe that human beings can turn into ruthless animals in the name of religion are real. Right from the start, Anurag Kashyap keeps to the edge of the seat unraveling the dark side of the 1993 blasts and the hindu-muslim clashes.
Right from the Babri Masjid incident to the bombay blasts, Anurag Kashyap taps all the chain of events that made that passage of time the bloodiest event in the history. Though shot in a non-linear structure of flash-backs and flash-forths, the director never looses the grip and tone of the movie at any point of time.
i don't remember watching an indian movie with so many spine chilling moments till i watched this movie. The entry of Dawood Ibrahim is one of those moments. The backdrop of Mumbai itself is a big help for this movie. One can wonder how the director was able to re-create the Mumbai of 1993. The execution of the blast scenes are so realistic that, the viewer can almost himself as a by-stander on the spot, experiencing this blast.
So much of this movie also belongs to the cast and the fantastic casting itself. Every single actor brings so much life to their respective real-life characters and their performances are nothing short of perfection. The characters of the ruthless don Tiger Memon and the confused terrorist Baadshah Khan are the life lines of this movie. So, are their potrayals thanks to Pavan Manhotra for his ruthless performance as tiger memon and Aurag Srivastav (Abhijeet of CID) for brilliantly displaying all the emotions ranging from loyalty to confusion and frustration to self-introspection. Get ready to drop your jaws, for you see the striking resemblance of the actor Chandra Mourya who plays Dawood Ibrahim with Dawood Ibrahim itself. Kay Kay menon plays police commissioner Rakesh Maria with required professionalism and stature in his Body Language.
But the Ultimate Master of this Master piece is the Director Anurag Kashyap Himself. Never does he lets this movie stray on the tracks of a dumb bollywood formula Movie. Nor does he gives a Documentary feel or an art movie feel to it. He just makes a fantastic Drama, So realistic and So gripping, neither you'll find a documentary, nor you'll find any other source of media, that can describe those chain of horrors that happened in Mumbai in those dark days of 1992-93. Am quiet sure it would have bought India It's first best foreign movie oscar if it had a proper release.
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