Mohit Joshi

Notebook is a simple story told in the backdrop of beautiful landscapes of Kashmir. Movies like this are rare these days wherein you would find picturesque cinematography, effortless but good performances by the lead actors and soothing music. The only lacking part in the movie probably is the screenplay, which although never bores you but does not allows you to connect with the actors. Probably more effort could have been made in developing the both the characters. You won't feel emotionally connect with the characters. The character of Firdaus never explains why/how she agrees to leave the school in the first place, despite showing her level headed from the start. The break-up of Kabir was uterly wasted neither it gave a heartache nor it was comical, when he asks about his bike.