Madras
café is not just another Bollywood masala story with 2-3 item numbers thrown
here and there. This movie is thought provoking, emotionally shaking, patriotic
and deeply connecting you to the political front of the nation.
Cast:John,
Abraham, Nargis Fakhri and Rashi Khanna
Director:
Shoojit Sircar
The
movie begins under the backdrop of Lankan wars and the innumerous innocent
killings that took place then. The reel is quite made out of real photographs and
you cannot believe your eyes when you see few of them. The entire story runs in
a flashback mode well put by a now drunken John Abraham who pays regular visits
to the church since a long time.
Soojit
Sircar has made a very beautiful attempt at staying true to the facts and keeping
a well-balanced nature between the imagination and the fiction.
Though
throughout the film we are aware that there is a assassination that is going
to take place, those who are good at history even know how and when…even then
this movie will keep you glued to your seats. You want to know what happens
next and how it happened.
There
is no hero or villain in the film. John has played the hero but he is not given
a larger than life role like the normal Bollywood films (people die here
realistically even with 2 bullet shots…unlike most of the Bollywood films where
they are alive even after shooting half a dozen of bullets at them). Everyone here
has an important role. The film doesn’t show excess of anything.
It
has hit the bulls eye while keeping it realistic. The film sticks to its
genre of political drama without any unnecessary romances, love triangles,
songs etc. its right to the core and is not beating around the bush and that
keeps the viewer’s interest intact. Everyone has acted well and has not
overdone or underdone anything which would spoil the flow of the film.
This
movie showcases a volatile piece of Indian history. Some of the images are
still alive in some generation across the nation. It leaves us with a question,
that what do we gain at the end of a war
and who wins..?? It’s always the civilians who lose at the end of each war.
Rating: 5/5
That
is because it sticks totally to its genre. This movie might not be for everyone
but for those who are a part of this genre will love it.
