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Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996)
A realistic attempt at capturing life in Bombay.
Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin, as the name goes, is a stark, realistic look at life in urban Bombay. Life whizzes past you, fast and before you know it you are in the middle of murder, mayhem, violence and attempted suicide. The pace of the movie is slick, the tale told refreshingly. The team of actors and actresses make a sincere attempt at portraying the sleaze, muck and grime that even the layman might get involved in by just being a part of the real Bombay. The Bombay of locals, of the underworld, of slums, of overpopulation, of crime and of survival amidst all this that constantly bogs you down. Good triumphs over evil, even in this dark city of terror, finally.
Saaz (1997)
A sensitive look at the fragility of relationships.
Sisters fight. But who'd have thought that the bitterness would seep down to everyday life! Saaz is a sensitive portrayal of how fragile relationships, even the most real ones, can be and how they can cripple. Shabana's portrayal of the younger sister, subjected to torture by a selfish, scheming older sister deserves mention. Her fight for survival,the complexity of relationships she gets into, really tell a compelling tale.It doesn't end with that, her failed affair with a younger man, loved by her daughter,brings the focus back on relationships, this time, between mother and daughter. So eventually, one is left wondering at the complexity of life and an individual's struggle to establish her own identity. Very well told.