Dr.Deepak Ambardekar

Watched the movie with rather more expectations! Overall it’s nice crime-suspense movie and one good thing is minimal violence and sex! Movie picks up pace only occasionally but it’s slow paced most of the times! Personally, I found acting of lead actors okay and not as has appeared in the reviews! You are hardly on the edge of your seat most of the time and twist is also mild! Events happen in 1970 but, I didn’t think that makes any special difference, except nostalgia for people of that era! Good one time watch!

It’s a suspense thriller with roots going down deep in India and it’s culture! Truly realistic and thought provoking! So many block buster serials laid down the ‘Finale’! This is exception! Hats of to director, Screenplay and the whole team! The best part is, almost all actors have performed so well and aren’t celebrities, so they bring out the real people within! The cinematography, sound everything is so perfect!! My only problem is, so many dialogues are lost due to lack of clarity! But otherwise, something very very impactful!! Don’t leave it till end!!

To put some criticism on a patriotic film is a hard job. Particularly the one which has brought more discussions and controversies for unrelated reasons, Oscar nomination! All the technical parts of the film are par excellence and so also is Kaushal’s performance! All characters are given space and have given justice by some good acting. Full marks for that! In my personal opinion, too many flashbacks are not helping the continuity. Also, at least 30-40 minutes reduction of the running time, would have made deeper impression on the mind. I’m born post-independence but have learnt enough about British brutalities, JB included. The film has extensive and gory depiction of JB violence. I wonder if that much was essential for showing the psychological impact on Udham? After more than 100 years, isn’t it time to keep the past behind and to move ahead. I always have same feelings about many other such films, trying to stun the viewers by some great cinematography and capture their emotions through violence. On all platforms, the movies , serials show more and more violence and sex these days, thanks to Netflix, Prime and others. It’s for psychologists to say about impact of this on viewers, particularly young. The messaging throughout this movie is taken to peak with JB projection. That’s history and true, unquestionably. Anyway, for right or wrong reasons, this film arouses anti-British emotions and in 2022, do we need those?

It’s a serial I just watched in 2 sittings in 2 days. Keeps the suspense till the very end! One gets so involved in the characters and the story that, one automatically wants to watch the next episode. But that’s not the reason to like it. It portrays social impact on a family when a person is missing. How the members of the family and the world around them is reacting to each other. How far the society has become pray of instantly making opinions , expressing those, wherever possible, in the days of Internet! All the actors have made a wonderful job. No much sex/ violence and still thrilling! Must watch!