Four stories.. four characters....four facets of our society!!
Afia: Nothing much in this as it just delves into the changing face of our society where an independent woman does not need someone else to alter her choices! although still it probably did not need justification in the form of a failed marriage. Nandita Das is the only one to write home about but as that is the protagonist so that is her usual stupendous work. For me the best scene is when she takes out the paper with number scribbled over, tears it and throws it away.
Megha: This comes a close second if we treat the movie as the four parts director has divided them into. Juhi and Manisha are just superb!! The childhood friendship torn apart by all the events that took place in Kashmir. Its like no one is responsible for it and yet everyone is. Makes me think about one of my childhood friends who herself was the victim of the same. Her write-ups in fb still haunt me. Excellently acted and makes you ponder about all that is KASHMIR.
Abhimanyu: The best of the lot and yet the most uncomfortable truth to accept. We may have lots of statistics to show it happens yet in our "MORAL" society how can we accept that. Sanjay Suri's acting is the highlight of this whole movie. The turmoil within has been excellently portrayed by him.
Omar: I feel its wrongly titled. The protagonist is actually Jay. May be to make it more catchy I guess. It shows how being Gay had its "Repercussions" in our "Society" which is taken advantage of and how it affects Jay. But this one is the weakest link of them all. Rahul Bose as Jay is OK but not his usual great self. Rather the best in this one is Abhimanyu Singh as the crooked inspector.
All in all a definite watch. A mirror of our ever-changing society which raises quite a lot of questions.
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