Iqbal
Published by Mysorean on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 4:30:00 am.
Nagesh Kukunoor who is the director of movies like Hyderabad Blues, Bollywood Calling, Rockford & Teen Deewarein has come up with "Iqbal". Subhash Ghai who went public with his "Mukta Arts" has realised that if he alone continues directing movies under this banner then he will earn brickbats from investors! ;) So, he has wisely roped in Nagesh to push up the Share value.
The commercial angle apart, the movie is based on the story of a deaf and dumb young boy realising his dreams. A straight from the heart movie with Nagesh's sophisticated sense of humour evident throughout. Naseeruddin Shah shows why he is considered as one of the living legends of Indian cinema.
Shreyas Talpade plays his role to perfection. The girl who plays his sister's character actually steals the show. She holds her own in frames with Naseeruddin Shah. Kapil Dev makes a guest appearance. The father and mother of the boy are familiar actors who do a good job.
One satirical scene is where the boy practices cricket with buffaloes standing in for fielders. And they name them as Gavaskar, Kapil, etc. The scene is hillarious.
Nagesh Kukunoor shows that he can raise the level of his cinema with every movie he makes. Teen Deewarein was possibly the best I have seen yet though. But he shows a lot of promise. I am not going to miss any of his movies. A director of rare calibre.
Don't miss Iqbal! I know the review is late. But then, you can still get a VCD/ DVD and watch it. It's worth it.
The commercial angle apart, the movie is based on the story of a deaf and dumb young boy realising his dreams. A straight from the heart movie with Nagesh's sophisticated sense of humour evident throughout. Naseeruddin Shah shows why he is considered as one of the living legends of Indian cinema.
Shreyas Talpade plays his role to perfection. The girl who plays his sister's character actually steals the show. She holds her own in frames with Naseeruddin Shah. Kapil Dev makes a guest appearance. The father and mother of the boy are familiar actors who do a good job.
One satirical scene is where the boy practices cricket with buffaloes standing in for fielders. And they name them as Gavaskar, Kapil, etc. The scene is hillarious.
Nagesh Kukunoor shows that he can raise the level of his cinema with every movie he makes. Teen Deewarein was possibly the best I have seen yet though. But he shows a lot of promise. I am not going to miss any of his movies. A director of rare calibre.
Don't miss Iqbal! I know the review is late. But then, you can still get a VCD/ DVD and watch it. It's worth it.
