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Haider (2014)
piece of art
The world contains masterpieces in various forms which challenge the intelligence. The mind behind these works of art is so ahead of time that an average human takes years to completely understand it. I call filmmaking as the queen of all arts for reasons to be discussed elsewhere. And excellence in such art has the capacity to give us that total creative satisfaction which we all long for. Haider gives you a feeling of standing before such an art. Watching it thrice asks for more just like you want to watch Da Vinci again and again. You know that you have missed something which the creator intended.
Haider is a brilliant display of many parameters. The canvas, the characters,the audio and the emotions in equal measure. Shahid,Shraddha,Irrfaan,KayKay seem to know that they are the ingredients of this marvel. But Tabu. Words should fall short of description of her performance. Just as the painting Mona Lisa cannot be fully understood for hundreds of years, this portrayal of Hamlet's mother by Tabu on live canvas will go down the annals of history as one of the finest performances to be fully understood in centuries.
Haider is not just to be watched. It has to be preserved like a gemstone.
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Bhoothnath Returns (2014)
a better film than many in the recent past
What I liked in the film is its well connected sequences. Each sequence seems to be well rehearsed and acted. Each actor in any frame seems to have given his/her best. They all seem so convincing. You seems to be grinning and smiling all the time and suddenly its time to introspect. The political scenario is captured without its repetitiveness, contrary to other films. No doubt a simple story but told with an honesty that entertains. If one remembers Hugo, the hugely successful 3Dfilm that won tons of awards, please just try to compare. This one is a lot simpler and better....but may not get awards being an Indian film....Some international politics. The Great Bachchan delivers yet another masterpiece. Go and watch the film at least twice---Sharadraj