Friday, February 06, 2009

Amal - A very different movie!

I recently saw a movie named Amal. I am sure very few people know about this movie.
It is a very different movie set in Delhi. The main actors include Seema Biswas, Naseeruddin Shah, Roshan Seth and Koel Purie. Naseeruddin Shah has a small but significant role in the movie.

The movie is heavily grounded in reality. So much so that one feels like screaming for something remotely 'movie-like'.

I guess that is why I really liked this movie. This movie is a success because it manages to involve the audience at an emotional level. The movie left me with an empty feeling like the kind you get when you haven't eaten your dinner properly. It left me wanting more.

It also left me smiling at 'life' and how things turn out right even when they are so clearly wrong.

Won't go into the details of the story but will just say: Amazing movie, refreshing story, a must watch!

There were few bad things about this movie. Koel Purie is not the best actress in the world and even though she has done decent work, I believe they could have picked a better actress to do this role. On the whole the movie could have been made a bit longer and a bit more fulfilling. As I said it leave you wanting more.