Director Soojit Sircar broke all barriers in Bollywood with his cult
hit Vicky Donor. He is now back with a intense political thriller in
Madras Cafe. Joining hands with actor-producer John Abraham, Soojit has
managed to create quite a buzz for his movie. Also starring Nargis
Fakhri and Siddharth Basu in other lead roles, Madras Cafe has hit the
screens today. Let’s see how it is.
Story:-
Vikram (John Abraham) is a RAW agent who is deployed in Sri Lanka by the Indian government and his mission to carry out covert operations that will bring some peace in the strife-ridden country. His major aim is to counter Anna Bhaskaran, the chief of LTF who is dictating terms for the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Once Vikram gets going on this challenging mission, he not only discovers a huge conspiracy but also finds out about the different third parties involved in this sensitive civil war. What facts and truths does Vikram find out? How does it affect the Indian government and its VIP’s? And what role does Vikram play in this complex web is what the rest of ‘Madras Café’ is all about.
Positive Points:
To start with, ‘Madras Café’ gives us a brief glimpse of the decade long civil war led by LTTE in the north east regions of Sri Lanka. One can safely say that the film’s true star is its story that builds up to a tragic end.
John Abraham suits the script perfectly and his character will be his coming-of-age role. John gets a chance to play out range of emotions ranging from troubled, angry and helpless and he plays it all with intense sincerity. Nargis Fakhri fits in well as a journalist and she plays out her character exceptionally well. Siddharth Basu is a revelation as this senior television quizmaster portrays the role of an Indian Chief whip to perfection.
While the first half showcases John’s exciting mission in Sri Lanka, the second half will blow you away and take you back in time when India lost one of its most charismatic leaders.
To its credit, Madras Cafe boldly captures the aspects that no Bollywood filmmaker has ventured to touch before. The film does not support any cause or organization and instead sticks to its plot and makes up for a well-crafted gritty entertainer.
Negative Points:
Very rarely does one see a film from Bollywood where you would not look for entertainment and Madras Cafe is one such film.
The story takes some time to grow on you and the audience who might be unaware of the political scenarios of the 90′s might take some time to adjust to the flow of this film.
A better background score could have elevated the film much more. Those who are looking for regular popcorn entertainment can stay away from this one.
Technical Aspects:
Kamaljeet Negi’s cinematography is brilliant and showcases stunning visuals of violence in the strife affected areas in Sri Lanka. There are no songs in the film which makes it a smooth and a breezy watch. The screenplay by Shoojit Sircar is brilliant as it holds your attention right till the end. The editing is sleek and showcases the scenes in a proper way.
Madras Cafe does not have any unwanted drama and sticks to whats it intends to show as the narrative. Shoojit’s storytelling is brilliant as he narrates the whole film with complete craftsmanship. The so called drama and exaggeration that Bollywood films are typically associated have been eliminated in this film.
Verdict:-
On the whole, Madras cafe is one of the best Political thrillers Bollywood has ever produced. The realistic drama, sleek narration and the last half an hour of the film will make you edge out of your seats. Very seldom does Bollywood produces such kind of films so don’t dare to miss this one.
Movie Rating...........4.5/5
Vikram (John Abraham) is a RAW agent who is deployed in Sri Lanka by the Indian government and his mission to carry out covert operations that will bring some peace in the strife-ridden country. His major aim is to counter Anna Bhaskaran, the chief of LTF who is dictating terms for the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Once Vikram gets going on this challenging mission, he not only discovers a huge conspiracy but also finds out about the different third parties involved in this sensitive civil war. What facts and truths does Vikram find out? How does it affect the Indian government and its VIP’s? And what role does Vikram play in this complex web is what the rest of ‘Madras Café’ is all about.
Positive Points:
To start with, ‘Madras Café’ gives us a brief glimpse of the decade long civil war led by LTTE in the north east regions of Sri Lanka. One can safely say that the film’s true star is its story that builds up to a tragic end.
John Abraham suits the script perfectly and his character will be his coming-of-age role. John gets a chance to play out range of emotions ranging from troubled, angry and helpless and he plays it all with intense sincerity. Nargis Fakhri fits in well as a journalist and she plays out her character exceptionally well. Siddharth Basu is a revelation as this senior television quizmaster portrays the role of an Indian Chief whip to perfection.
While the first half showcases John’s exciting mission in Sri Lanka, the second half will blow you away and take you back in time when India lost one of its most charismatic leaders.
To its credit, Madras Cafe boldly captures the aspects that no Bollywood filmmaker has ventured to touch before. The film does not support any cause or organization and instead sticks to its plot and makes up for a well-crafted gritty entertainer.
Negative Points:
Very rarely does one see a film from Bollywood where you would not look for entertainment and Madras Cafe is one such film.
The story takes some time to grow on you and the audience who might be unaware of the political scenarios of the 90′s might take some time to adjust to the flow of this film.
A better background score could have elevated the film much more. Those who are looking for regular popcorn entertainment can stay away from this one.
Technical Aspects:
Kamaljeet Negi’s cinematography is brilliant and showcases stunning visuals of violence in the strife affected areas in Sri Lanka. There are no songs in the film which makes it a smooth and a breezy watch. The screenplay by Shoojit Sircar is brilliant as it holds your attention right till the end. The editing is sleek and showcases the scenes in a proper way.
Madras Cafe does not have any unwanted drama and sticks to whats it intends to show as the narrative. Shoojit’s storytelling is brilliant as he narrates the whole film with complete craftsmanship. The so called drama and exaggeration that Bollywood films are typically associated have been eliminated in this film.
Verdict:-
On the whole, Madras cafe is one of the best Political thrillers Bollywood has ever produced. The realistic drama, sleek narration and the last half an hour of the film will make you edge out of your seats. Very seldom does Bollywood produces such kind of films so don’t dare to miss this one.
Movie Rating...........4.5/5
1 comments:
After all shahrukhs atrategy won.. he did so much of drama to make the film HIT.. that water issue wai(mahableshwar)...that co-stars getting angry everything was strategy for publicity.. He did so much of promotion i was fed up of seeing him in programmes cominf for promotion, i was not watching the programmmes bcoz of this man. His film only became HIT because there were continuous holidays at the time when movie released and people went to see it for timepass as there were so many holidays. After that i think shahrukh is paying internally to people to see the movie to make it a hit.. ;):p
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