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| 'Nishabd' Sets Itself Apart in Bollywood |
| He's 60. She's 18. |
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Hamdhoon Rashad (hamdun)  |
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Published 2007-03-04 16:11 (KST) |
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Some love stories are never meant to be understood. That's what the tagline of director Ram Gopal Verma's "Nishabd" (Speechless) says. True as it is, "Nishabd" is not the kind of movie that you may find it easy to comprehend. It is far more complicated. "Nishabd" unfolds as a spellbinding tale of an unprecedented love story between a 60-year-old man and a teenage girl. What else can one expect from such an unconventional situation? "Nishabd" tells you.
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| 60-year-old Vijay (Amitab Bachchan) is a happily married man living a retired life with his wife (Revathi) and daughter (Shraddha Arya). Enter the character of Jiah (Jiah Khan),the plot takes a dramatic twist. Vijay finds himself falling for this 18-year-old girl, in spite of himself. The consequences that follow forms the crux of this unexplainable love story.
Despite the film was based on an unconventional storyline, Verma still manages to give it a fine touch in terms of quality cinema. The cinematography is simply amazing so is the background score. But what makes the overall impact was the movie's powerful content, which sets it apart from typical Bollywood movies.
With its small cast, it is not an exaggeration to say that the acting credit solely goes to Amitabh Bachchan, since if it was not for him, the movie might have ended up being mediocre. Bachchan delivers a skillful and an impactful performance as the main protagonist, one of his best in recent times. As far as Jiah Khan is concerned, her performance was fairly well for a debutant. Revathy too performed her character as Bachchan's wife with her natural ease.
On the shortcomings, firstly, the snail's pace of the plot needs to be noted. From its opening reels to the climax, "Nishabd" moves at the same slow pace that seems to bore the audiences at times, especially during the second half of the movie.
 |  | | | | | | ©2007 RGV Production | Another flaw is that the intimacy of the relationship between Amithabh Bachchan and Jiah Khan is unconvincing (at some points) for the lack of comfort level between the two actors. Although the plot is supposed to be glued to the romance between Bachchan and Jiah Khan, it seems more like a child fantasy than a real life situation. Finally, it can be taken into account here that the movie's editing is sloppy at times.
A subject matter as bold as this one, undoubtedly "Nishabd" is bound to provoke arguments and disagreements among the viewers on its reality but Verma's approach to it actually does contain substance that hold his story together.
Minus the few flaws, overall "Nishabd" presents an entertaining package that has the elements of quality cinema. "Nishabd" is a movie worth a watch for its riveting plot and content and the amazing performance by Amitabh Bachchan.
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©2007 OhmyNews
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sankar lall , 2007-03-05 14:28
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