MY REVIEW on " 26/11 " ....
There are very few movies which come straight out of Ram Gopal Verma's Heart. 26/11 is one such movie. RGV made this movie with one intention and one intention only, to pay homage and tribute to the victims of this heinous attack. And believe me, RGV does a fitting job. RGV has had a long-term drought of good movies , and this movie might just end it. You may know the whole story of this movie through news-papers and media, but RGV still manages to keep you engaged throughout it's length.
The story is told as flash back to the Nana-patekar's interrogation before a committee depicting the chain of events the happened on that horrible day. Though not covering the entire operation, The action straight away starts from the capturing of a boat by terrorists and shifts to leopold cafe, CST, CAMA Hospital and finally ending with kasab's hanging. Nana patekar plays the role then ACP Rakesh Maria, while the casting of Sajeev Jaiswal as Ajaml Kasab is frighteningly close. Though unnecessarily treated with his trademark unusual camera angles, few scenes of the massacre were simply mind numbing. Though some could doubt the brutality portrayed in this movie for real, some scenes will send chills down your spine. In one such attack scene at Taj hotel Lobby, RGV attempts to give a gimplse of his atheistic attitude too. He does that by showing the idol of god, who whose idol sits idle while the terrorists are on a killing spree behind his back. Only Bold directors like RGV can pull-off scenes like these without any second thought.
The performance of Nana Patekar is nothing short of top notch. Though he dint have a proper chance to portray his confusion during the event, Nana Patekar is nothing short of perfect during the monologue scenes in the end. The casting and performance of sanjeev Jaiswal as Ajmal Kasab is good enough to make you bite your teeth with Grudge and Dis Contempt on this monster. As the whole Incident cannot be contained in a Movie, RGV avoids the NSG action in the event. Special sequences are dedicated to the brave police officers who died fighting for the city, to which their family members are bound to be in tears.
But the movie is not without it's flaws. There is too much of exaggeration in majority of the massacre sequences, which were quiet unnecessary. The back ground music is sometimes stretched out like a chewing gum which is, plain annoying. I suspect RGV has taken the liberty of portraying the terrorists as extra cruel, by making them kill children and also killing the guy who gave them water. The CST sequence lacked pace in contrast to the actual way of it's happening. The amount of blood and corpses is definetly not a good sight for the faint hearted. The jarry camera movements can be stressfull for the eyes too.
Despite it's flaws, Movie-goers must consider themeselves lucky that RGV has blessed them with a sincere attempt. This movie is not as mind-blowing as his another sincere master-piece SATYA. Neither it is as Raw and as Crisp as BLACK FRIDAY. Nor it takes stands and gives you thought provoking answers. It's just a Homage RGV has paid to the victims of 26/11 attacks instead of observing mere a 2-minutes silence.
There are very few movies which come straight out of Ram Gopal Verma's Heart. 26/11 is one such movie. RGV made this movie with one intention and one intention only, to pay homage and tribute to the victims of this heinous attack. And believe me, RGV does a fitting job. RGV has had a long-term drought of good movies , and this movie might just end it. You may know the whole story of this movie through news-papers and media, but RGV still manages to keep you engaged throughout it's length.
The story is told as flash back to the Nana-patekar's interrogation before a committee depicting the chain of events the happened on that horrible day. Though not covering the entire operation, The action straight away starts from the capturing of a boat by terrorists and shifts to leopold cafe, CST, CAMA Hospital and finally ending with kasab's hanging. Nana patekar plays the role then ACP Rakesh Maria, while the casting of Sajeev Jaiswal as Ajaml Kasab is frighteningly close. Though unnecessarily treated with his trademark unusual camera angles, few scenes of the massacre were simply mind numbing. Though some could doubt the brutality portrayed in this movie for real, some scenes will send chills down your spine. In one such attack scene at Taj hotel Lobby, RGV attempts to give a gimplse of his atheistic attitude too. He does that by showing the idol of god, who whose idol sits idle while the terrorists are on a killing spree behind his back. Only Bold directors like RGV can pull-off scenes like these without any second thought.
The performance of Nana Patekar is nothing short of top notch. Though he dint have a proper chance to portray his confusion during the event, Nana Patekar is nothing short of perfect during the monologue scenes in the end. The casting and performance of sanjeev Jaiswal as Ajmal Kasab is good enough to make you bite your teeth with Grudge and Dis Contempt on this monster. As the whole Incident cannot be contained in a Movie, RGV avoids the NSG action in the event. Special sequences are dedicated to the brave police officers who died fighting for the city, to which their family members are bound to be in tears.
But the movie is not without it's flaws. There is too much of exaggeration in majority of the massacre sequences, which were quiet unnecessary. The back ground music is sometimes stretched out like a chewing gum which is, plain annoying. I suspect RGV has taken the liberty of portraying the terrorists as extra cruel, by making them kill children and also killing the guy who gave them water. The CST sequence lacked pace in contrast to the actual way of it's happening. The amount of blood and corpses is definetly not a good sight for the faint hearted. The jarry camera movements can be stressfull for the eyes too.
Despite it's flaws, Movie-goers must consider themeselves lucky that RGV has blessed them with a sincere attempt. This movie is not as mind-blowing as his another sincere master-piece SATYA. Neither it is as Raw and as Crisp as BLACK FRIDAY. Nor it takes stands and gives you thought provoking answers. It's just a Homage RGV has paid to the victims of 26/11 attacks instead of observing mere a 2-minutes silence.
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