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An Interesting Start By Kiran Rao At Dhobhi Ghaa

Kiran Rao's first movie in terms of scripting and filming seems to score her connections with Kolkata and her inspiration from bengali art movies....Because Dhobhi Ghaat is so much about relationships which are unsaid, suttle and between people who have no connections. Narrative so poetic and artistic....I am sure the movie is not made for the mass and with a commercial mindset as it will appeal only to people who like this genre of movies....Its so much i would say like 'Antoheen' (if anybody has seen it).....For people looking for entertainment its a pure bore...but people seeking art its beautiful....I think she has had made a good movie and hopefully will continue to do some interesting work in years to come..... Coming to the movie....Its about these four characters who are complete strangers, have no connection at all but how during the story create connections build strange relationships with each other which cannot be expressed in words....The backdrop of this narra...

No One Killed Jessica (NOKJ)

While the trailors never intrigued me or impressed me but still i had hopes from NOKJ as it was made by a good director....But unfortunately my hopes came crashing down when i saw the movie....won't say it was a very very badly made movie but i guess i found the movie to be bland....while all Indians know the story of Jessica Lal and share the same feelings related to the tragedy...But as an audience i would like to see that event being translated into a touching and intriguing story...Somehow the movie failed to do that....It failed to bring alive the sorrow of the family, the helplessness of a family who had to wait for 10 years to seek justice, who had to face what political clout is all about.....while the crew might say they had shown all of these but according to me they failed to make me feel these emotions....Time and again i have felt that somehow Indian Filmmakers fail to touch the emotions when they make movies on emotional subjects....Be it 'Guzaarish' where San...