Muna.khayal Khayal

What a brilliant movie! Christopher Nolan is not just a director he is a guru when it comes to direction. The movie is not just a biopic it offers so much more. Its a period piece, courtroom drama, complicated love life and an emotional drama all combined in a single movie. The director's impeccable attention to historical accuracy deserves special appreciation. Even though the movie is about Oppenheimer who is known as the " Man who moved the Earth" and " The father of the A Bomb" the movie is not about the bomb but about the personal life of Robert Oppenheimer. Who he actually was. The script writers did a tremendous job. Its not an easy task to mingle historical events, scientific breakthroughs and personal lives of scientists but this script writer did it flawlessly. Kudos to the script writing team. Most of the people have been waiting for this masterpiece for 2 reasons 1) Christopher Nolan and 2) The stellar caste. Trust me, they keep you glued to the screen. Cillian Murphy portrays the nuances of Oppenheimer's character with such ease that you will be in awe. Emily Blunt is going to be nominated as the best supporting actress and Robert Downing Junior as Lewis Straussman was absolutely amazing. The whole caste felt like a jigsaw puzzle piece falling in its exact place. Casting Director has my respect. Background' music was really good and the cinematography was striking. I really liked the way some scenes were shot in black and white and some recorded in obsolete technology to keep the viewers engaged. To me it was three best hours spent and I will like to watch it again. Special thanks to عاصمہ بتول for being my movie buddy P.S universal cinemas needs serious maintenance. The chillers make a messy water tickling sound and their sound system in rows O and N need repair.

The truth is that I am falling in love with Indian low budget movies with brilliant storylines such as this one. This move is not a comedy it won't make you laugh but it would spark thought in your mind ( you know like that centre fresh ad " Dimagh ki batti jala day"). Its a delight to observe that finally we have movies and webseries with female leads from the lower castes in India. Be it Sonakshi Sinha from Dahaad or Sanya Malhotra from Kathal these ladies are surely an honest portrayal of educated and empowered girls from the lower castes. I have always disliked when veteran character actors are used for TRPs and never given the chance to show their true potential. But this movie gives apt screentimes and dialogues to both Vijay Raj ( my very own kawa biryani I refuse to call him anything else. Huge fan) and ofcourse Raajpal Yadav ( my chota don). The former played the role of a politician and the latter played the role of a small town journalist who would do just anything for media gossip. The plot is mundane in the beginning a politician reports that his kathal ( jack fruits) have stolen and the whole police force is aligned to solve the jack fruit mystery. The female inspector stumbles on a missing girls mystery during the investigation and thats where the real fun begins. The movie has so much to offer acting, script , direction and food for thought. I loved a few bits most 1) Larki phatti patloon pehan k ghoomay gi to koi manchala otha k le jaye ga. Inspector: maanay hmari patloon phat jaye to koi bhe otha le hum ko? 2) Neech jaati ki chori choori chakari he karay gi na. Inspector: Aapko hmari zaat pta ha? 3) Is desh main neech zaat ki larki se ziada kathal dhoondna zaroori ha. Its a really good watch don't miss it.

Missing Review The first movie I ever watched about technology and a tech savvy girl living alone was " The Net". I have been so inspired by that character since I was 8. Nowadays technology is different and instead of making people unknown it makes one all too known. I watched unlocked a korean movie about a phone being cloned by a repairman destroys a young woman's life. When I first read the theme of this movie I thought this is another movie to scare people off of social media. But I have never been wrong. 80% of the movie is shot in a bed room and it revolves around a 40+ woman gone missing and her 18 years old screen addict daughter investigating the disappearance from her bedroom. There were so many new apps I got introduced through via this movie. What I loved about this movie most was there were no VFX, action stunts, unrealistic detective skills involved. It is all so real and everything sounds so next door. A mother daughter duo not getting along well due to the generation gap and having a bitter sweet relationship. It subtly portrays how teenagers take their parents for granted and never care to give a second thought to their parents struggles. Its so so hard to be an involved parent. Despite being low budget, having little known actors and shot hardly 2 locations this movie with its twists and turns is a nail biting thriller. Anyone who is sick of super heroes, people having unrealistic skill sets, loud music and melodrama this is your weekend watch.

Now this is a true Mother's Day watch. I just finished watching this movie and I am deeply overwhelmed. Fair Warning this post is full of spoilers if anyone wants to watch this movie don't read it. This movie is based on the true story of Sabrika Chaterjee who fought for three long years against the Norwegian state foster care system that took two of her kids when her daughter was just 5 months old and on breastfeed. They judged her on 28 parameters and found her an unfit mother on 7 of them. These charges were as ridiculous as she feeds her kids with her hands which by their standards was force feeding. I am surprised that despite the fact that her husband was an absent father that aspect is not highlighted in the movie. There is so much to learn from her story. First that parents shouldn't wed their daughter to just any idiot with a degree. The husband was physically, emotionally and psychologically abusive. He had no respect for his wife and no empathy for his children. His whole family was materialistic and evil to the core. I felt extremely sorry for her throughout the movie. Second, women must always and I repeat always make their own money husbands are unreliable as I always say its the most uncertain relationship in the world. THirdly, even as an adult never trust strangers Mrs. Chaterjee trusted the welfare employees which was her biggest mistake and Lastly, just because a country is rich doesnt mean the people and institutions are not corrupt. The Norwegian foster care honey traps immigrant families and then take their kids away because government pays for foster care. As there is a dialogue in the movie " Its the biggest scam". They take advantage of the language and cultural barriers and the Norwegian people are highly judgmental of other cultures. I totally loved Rani Mukherjee's performance she was perfect for the role. The movie doesn't demonize adoption in fact one can clearly see that the foster parents took best care of the kids whereas the kids own paternal grandparents didn't give a damn about the kids. I liked that part a lot. Direction is good. Music is spot on. The Bengali dialogues can only be understood through subtitles. the negative side is that the movie is too loud, melodramatic and intense.