In the last ten years or so we have been offered some hope that Bollywood is headed in the right direction. It all began with Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Hyderabad Blues'. Filmmakers suddenly became aware of an 'intelligent' audience. Although it is not one of my favorites it is considered a landmark film. This feeling has become even stronger in the last two or three years with 'Black Friday', 'TZP', 'Johnny Gaddaar'. 'Rang De Basanti' and such films. 'Aamir' is the new addition to that list.
There are plenty of unforgettable things in this movie. As I have been out of touch with Bollywood for the last six months the first thing to strike me was the music. Superb! When one is watching a film like this good music is the last thing that we are looking for. The English song at the start set the bar which never dropped in this film. Every song is great!
"Aamir" plays out as a thriller. Although it does get a little boring after about 75 minutes the end more than makes up for it. Great story and direction by the debutant Raj Kumar Gupta. Very commendable to start out with a movie like this in Bollywood. I have mention that 99% of the viewers are going to know what the movie is about in the first two minutes which isn't great for a thriller. However, it's the treatment and the end that keep us riveted to our seats.
The dialogues are great. The actors mouthing them have done a good job too. Add to this the fact that the two protagonists of the film never meet. The film hardly shows the villian's face!
I remember being in Mumbai when blasts ripped through at various place in railway stations. Back then the bombers were supposedly guys like Aamir Ali. Thus, relevance is the first point we'll notice as the movie ends. Full marks for this, an extra star in the rating reflects this.
Finally, the length of the film makes it a winner. At 104 minutes with great editing it is near perfect.
RATING: 4/5
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