Aamir --- Movie Review

Some films leave a question on your mind and provoke your thoughts , Aamir is one such film . Aamir is no doubt a brilliantly made film but what is even more brilliant is that it is very much relevant to the recent times and films like these are very much needed for the audience . But sad part is that a movie like Sarkar Raj overshadows such a brilliant movie and it doesn't work at the box-office . Whereas Sarkar Raj which is not so good film not only recovers the cost of production but also makes petty cash . It is so sad that shows of these type of cinema are very few in cinema halls because it doesn't have an Amitabh in it . A lot has been said that Indian Audience has matured a lot and that we now like only good cinema then why is that such movies don't work .

This film is a brilliant piece of cinema and is at par with International Standards in terms of film-making . I recently read on a Ticker on MTV that why is Aamir so overrated ? The reason is simple , until and unless it is rated exceedingly well , people don't even care to watch it . In fact , it is not at all over-rated . It is as I said a very well-made film and has no glitches in it .

The film is just one and half hour long but those one and half hour are very tight and nothing loose in it .The film is aptly long according to the story and this is one thing that Indian film makers need to learn from this Film . There is no unnecessary elongation of the film and this is what other film makers do , their story is very small yet they make a film which has to be over 2 hrs long .

The film is based completely on the lives of Muslims in general and how they are provoked and manipulated by some very sick people and these are those people that have damaged their community the most . Aamir has a similar theme like that of Black Friday which was made on the issue of Bombay Blasts . Black Friday was a different film in the sense that it was made on a real life incidence but the similarity lies in the message that both films send .

Amir is made on the life of Aamir Ali who is a London Return scholar and how some local mafia trap him and force him to act as a terrorist . Aamir is one of the progressive Muslims with modern thinking and he is trapped by a Muslim leader who kidnaps his family and blackmails him to act as he says . He then forces him to do some things or else he would kill his family . He at last tricks him to plant a Bomb in a bus and when Aamir realises this , his concience doesn't allow him to do so and seconds before the blast he takes away the bomb from the bus and dies along with it .

As you can see the story is not that big but the manner in which it has been presented is just fabulous . The locations of the entire film are of Mumbai itself but it seems as if they are of some undeveloped part of the nation . This is what the movie shows , the portions of the commercial capital of our country which are still undeveloped and have filthy living conditions . The cinematography is top notch and is very realistic . The background score is very interesting and matches to theme of the film . The Direction is the most strong part of the film apart from its screenplay and cinematography . The Director , Raj Kumar Gupta has written a good script and has very well executed it . There are no loose shots or unnecessary detailing which makes it a very well edited film .

Talking of acting , Rajeev Khandelwal is no doubt promising but there was not so much for him to do in this film . When the film is technically so sound then there is very little for an Actor to do , yet he delivers his best and he actually connects with the audience very well which is the most important thing for any actor . The role of a Modern Muslim suited him and he looked good in the film . The other actors also did well but the entire film is based on the central character Aamir so they don't get that much limelight . The other important character was that of a Prostitute which has been very well acted by Jhilmil Hazarika .

The tagline of the film is "Kaun Kehta hai ki aadmi apni kismat khud likhta hai " and the film very well portrays this line where a very well educated and settled man is trapped by some Local mafia for no good reason and he ends up losing his life . He comes to India to meet his family and ends up on the news channel as a terrorist .

Overall , the film is a must watch and if its still running in the theatres then go and watch the film in theatres to support the producers a little bit . Kudos to the producer Ronnie Screwvaala who dared to make such a film . UTV is no doubt today the best production house of our country which not only makes commercial cinema (unlike Yashraj )but also supports great films like Khosla Ka Ghosla and Aamir . I'll recommend this film to all the genuine cinema lovers out there , watch it and you'll love it . Films like these should be sent for Oscars and may be they can bring some glory for India , probably then people will start watching such films .

Movie Rating : Four Stars out of Five , for a good script , acting and Direction .

War of the Words

First things first , I am too small a person to comment on the greats like Amitabh Bachchan , Aamir Khan and SRK , but still as a writer and a blogger I write what I feel in my heart so please excuse me if you do not agree with my opinions .
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I don't know what is with both Amitabh Sir and Aamir who are nowadays more in the news for statements that they make on SRK rather than their work . Considering both have no media attention these days they have found the next gen media i.e. the Internet quite useful to convey unnecessary stuff to the people . While Amitabh Sir is Showing Graphs of his popularity compared with that of SRK on his blog , Aamir is busy telling the story of a dog whose name only has got his blog over 5000 comments so far and don't how many millions of hits .

Now what is the necessity of doing this by the league of greats ? If Aamir does it , then also its OK but if a great personality like Amitabh Bachchan is also doing it then it is just shameful . It seems to me that Amitabh Bachchan can't digest the fact that SRK's popularity is increasing day by day and his days are passing by . These acts of Amitabh sir is only going to leave a black spot on his glorious career of past few decades . Now , even I think that he should retire with Dignity , which doesn't mean he should stop working .

Interpersonal Relationships with your colleagues is a major part of any Professional person's success and that applies even to an Actor . Everybody knows that after the Big marriage of Abhishek and Aishwarya , the bachchan family has suffered a huge blow in that department . Ash as everybody knows is not that popular with her colleagues and now even Amitabh sir is not . Both Big B and Ash have had their share of success so now it doesn't matter to them if they have good or bad relations with others . But the biggest sufferer in this case is Abhishek who has not much of career and if he would not keep a healthy rapport with his colleagues I am afraid his career won't be even as good as his spouse . I couldn't spot any member of the Bachchan family at any of the award functions which are more of a big way to socialize among the friends in Bollywood . Seriously , Award ceremonies in Bollywood are just like a big party thrown by the organisers and every major person gets a small trophy as a return gift . If he/she is not nominated then he/she receives a special award so that they don't go back home unhappy . And if Amitabh Bachchan is going to talk rubbish of SRK who is quite powerful in Industry won't help any bit for Abhishek's carrier .

Coming to Aamir Khan , who was always considered media shy has suddenly turned into this candid person who shares irrelevant things on his Blog . Aamir has built up his own image of not working too much but just doing the quality work and keeping a low profile and a Dignified Silence . But from past few months he has all of a sudden decided to work more and even talk more . SRK as we all know works really hard and has made his presence felt in every sphere of life and his popularity charts are growing everyday beacuse he is considered as an Icon by the youth of today which believes in working hard and dreaming the impossible . This is what probably not going down well with Aamir probably who always thought that youth idealizes him . Earlier it was considered that Aamir speaks with his work but now its the words that come out of his mouth saying a lot about him . As they say , Chose your words Wisely before speaking and may be Aamir who has always kept a silence doesn't know how to do it . First he got into the whole no. one thing and now into his caretaker's dog name .

One can't change his/her image overnight and if Aamir and Amitabh have made an image of themselves in the public then they should try to maintain it rather than outdoing themselves and doing something that they have never done in their life . If today SRK would have made such a statement like that of Aamir (which I don't think he wold have made beacuse he is quite responsible when it comes to his sense of humour ) then SRK would have also got the same response from public because humour has a limit when it is made in public . SRK is cheasy but he doesn't offend the feelings of general people whereas Aamir has pressed the nerves of all SRK fans which I think are way more in number . He has probably lost a control on his brain along with his hair .

Anyways I just think that responsible people like Amitabh Sir and Aamir are wise enough to understand the value and effects of their words and learn to use them more carefully in future . One line from Spiderman for all of you ---- "With great power comes great responsibility " .