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Udaan (2010)
Kashyap, I Am Disappoint
Before you jump to any conclusions, I'd like to put it out here that overall Udaan was a good movie, and I enjoyed watching it today.
Of course, the title gave out the fact that I expected much more from Kashyap.
Kashyap's movies have always been about strong character portrayal and very harsh, raw scenes which leave you stuck in your seat with your mouth wide open. Like a :O, seriously. I remember when I first watched No Smoking or Dev.D, and it was like a new awakening. Each of his movies had that crispness to it, with vivid imagery, great cinematography, strong characters with very realistic portrayals.
With Udaan, Kashyap has dumbed down what he calls 'his style of cinema'. While watching the movie, a lot of scenes made me feel that he was pleading to my emotional side, almost begging me to sympathize with the protagonist. This is something that Yash Johar is famous for doing in Bollywood, not Kashyap. Kashyap does not make movies that want to make you cry. He doesn't do coochie-coo and touchie-feelie.
The good parts of the movie - Amit Trivedi. I cannot tell you how great a genius this man is. He did it in Dev.D and he recreated the magic in Udaan. What made me stick through the movie was probably the exceptional soundtrack, most of which was nice alternative rock, with a hint of some punk here and there. And guys who think that Motumaster ruined the soundtrack - Number 1, screw you, the lyrics of Motumaster are epic. Number 2 - good news for you, the track is not a part of the movie. Anyway, each track is perfectly positioned and suited to the character and the scene at hand.
Rajat Barmecha does a fair job, though I wouldn't go ahead and title him with good (I'm pretty nazi about who I call good, more so about who I call awesome). Kay Kay Menon in Black Friday or Gulaal or Paanch was good, John Abraham in No Smoking or Abhay Deol in Dev.D were awesome. I am judging his actors by the standards that HE set for me. Its not my fault he did his job well before and is just failing now.
Also, the story. I understand that it resonates Kashyap's personal life, and I also understand that Motwane was responsible for the overall dumbing down of the story. But where the hell was progression? Where were awesome character highlighting scenes? The whole movie was bouncing back and forth - from son to dad, back to son, then back to dad. Where was the surrealism? Where are spine chilling scenes that make me lose touch from reality?
I hope you realize the blunder that you've done here. And don't worry, I still believe in you. Waiting for That Girl In Yellow Boots.