Jun 10 2008
Aamir Movie Review Rajeev Khandelwal Movie Debut
Aamir the film sees a lot of debutants, under UTV SpotBoy’s banner Rajkumar Gupta in his directorial debut has taken on a topic which is rarely chosen and caters to a discerning audience who would prefer subtle subject.
The film begins off with Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal) a London based Muslim doctor with secular views flying to Mumbai to meet his family. He is questioned a lot by the custom authorities because of his religion; his family is not there to receive him. He calls home only to find the phone unattended. Suddenly out of nowhere a bike appears and a mobile is thrown into his hands. What follows later is a host of instructions, informing of his family being kidnapped and the task he has to carry out for the terrorists. Aamir finds himself in a state of strife. Does he succumb to the pressure of terrorists? Do the fundamentalist values entice him in the name of God? Does he end up doing what the terrorist ask of him or risk losing his family?
The film has been extensively shot in the bylanes of Muslim pocket areas of Dongri, Bhendi Bazaar covering all the impoverishment, bustling markets, the shoddy lodges, pimps and whores giving it more realistic feel. The background theme and debut music (Anurag Trivedi) raptures through the scenes, coupled with some great debut cinematography (Alphonse Roy) and some sharp editing (Aarti Bajaj) compliments it all the more. The film has a few glitches in terms of its culmination and also fails to explain why Aamir is chosen to carry out the work by a well networked terrorist group or maybe its more of sourcing the suave and elite Muslims they want to carry out their mission.
Rajeev Khandelwal the romantic small screen hero has come up with a natural performance by depiction of a man in distress to perfection. With a rocking debut performance the ‘Kahin Tho Hoga’ guy is definitely made a mark and is here to stay for sure. The villain Gajraj Rao is equally good.
Running for less than a time span of 2 hours, over rall Aamir is a gripping film of substance, may not turn out to be box office hit but surely will leave your thoughts provoked……………
