After a long time saw a movie within a day of it being released. (Not after Matrix revolutions on its worldwide release I think) .so thought of being an opinion maker this time around. But still it took me 3 days to pen this down or rather key this down.
This movie was Iqbal - and my word what a fantabulous movie this one is... amazing... perhaps the best of the year.better than Black or Sarkar.
This is one of those rare underdog movies, a genre we have almost forgotten, was Lagaan the last one?? All that we get to see nowadays are ‘factory’ assembled movies or skin flicks/ sex comedies or movies which try to show off as being 'different', but ends being so very mediocre. Amidst all this Iqbal is a genuine tale, which is realistic, natural and different without being conscious about it.
The hero is disabled, but no over the top emotions. No scenes of he being taunted, tortured, made to cry over his disability. You see him being well fed , being lazy to work , dreaming away to glory and shrieking away from the drudgery of everyday monotony, while at the same time not averse to working hard to realize his dream.. Someone u and me can relate to. That he is disabled is almost footnote.
The performances are in a league of their own. We don’t have any marquee names – (though Naseruddin Shah's name itself lends some sort of credibility to the venture) not even established character artistes but each of them have lived their role to almost perfection.
There is humor through out the movie which flows naturally out of the situation and is not forced. Thankfully the disability of the person is not exploited to create a few guffaws – how many times have we seen a deaf person being the centre of a comic interlude?
The director has taken care of very minute details as well. You see Iqbal’s sister wearing the set of clothes that is shown being presented to her by a relative a few reels back, when they are going for Ranji trophy selection. Don’t we all like to wear the latest new set of clothes when going for an important event ??
As the makers claim, this truly is a story above cricket. It’s about overcoming obstacles and disability to reach for your goals and it holds universal appeal. Nagesh Kuknoor uses cricket as a metaphor to tell the story. A truly commendable effort.
Finally, if all this is not enough to make one watch the movie, please note that there is no Amitabh Bachan in the movie. That could be reason enough to catch up on this flick, since nowadays every movie seems to cast him or use him in one way or the other.
This movie was Iqbal - and my word what a fantabulous movie this one is... amazing... perhaps the best of the year.better than Black or Sarkar.
This is one of those rare underdog movies, a genre we have almost forgotten, was Lagaan the last one?? All that we get to see nowadays are ‘factory’ assembled movies or skin flicks/ sex comedies or movies which try to show off as being 'different', but ends being so very mediocre. Amidst all this Iqbal is a genuine tale, which is realistic, natural and different without being conscious about it.
The hero is disabled, but no over the top emotions. No scenes of he being taunted, tortured, made to cry over his disability. You see him being well fed , being lazy to work , dreaming away to glory and shrieking away from the drudgery of everyday monotony, while at the same time not averse to working hard to realize his dream.. Someone u and me can relate to. That he is disabled is almost footnote.
The performances are in a league of their own. We don’t have any marquee names – (though Naseruddin Shah's name itself lends some sort of credibility to the venture) not even established character artistes but each of them have lived their role to almost perfection.
There is humor through out the movie which flows naturally out of the situation and is not forced. Thankfully the disability of the person is not exploited to create a few guffaws – how many times have we seen a deaf person being the centre of a comic interlude?
The director has taken care of very minute details as well. You see Iqbal’s sister wearing the set of clothes that is shown being presented to her by a relative a few reels back, when they are going for Ranji trophy selection. Don’t we all like to wear the latest new set of clothes when going for an important event ??
As the makers claim, this truly is a story above cricket. It’s about overcoming obstacles and disability to reach for your goals and it holds universal appeal. Nagesh Kuknoor uses cricket as a metaphor to tell the story. A truly commendable effort.
Finally, if all this is not enough to make one watch the movie, please note that there is no Amitabh Bachan in the movie. That could be reason enough to catch up on this flick, since nowadays every movie seems to cast him or use him in one way or the other.
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