Review of Zubeidaa

What worked: Shyam Benegal was successful in telling this story keeping Zubaidaa as the central figure. It's a very well written and captured piece of Cinema. Some good performances by the lead. The movie beautifully captured the essence of the narrative, mood remained still and we, as viewers, were able to enjoy the beautiful journey. I did not find any dull moments for the most part of the movie , which adds to the good execution overall What did not work: Maybe the length of the movie is a bit longer than usual Shyam movie, so making me think that maybe the songs could have been avoided or cut down. I am sure Karishma's character has shades of grey, vulnerability, jealousy and insecurities which was evident in the screen but some scenes felt like she was acting extra neurotic. I don't know maybe that's what she was trying to portray. Final verdict: recommended