A Wednesday : ..Remarkable !!

Star Cast :Naseruddin Shah ,Anupam Kher, Jimmy Shergill, Aamir Bashir, Deepal Shaw
Banner: Anjum Rizvi Film Company, UTV Motion Pictures, A Friday Filmworks
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi, Shital Bhatia
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Background Music: Sanjoy Chowdhary
Cinematography: Fuwad Khan
Story Writer: Neeraj Pandey

What to look for :A plain and simple satire by 'a stupid common man' trayed beautifully in a movie without any songs to entertain you, no masala, what you get is what the script demands, by two outstanding performers bollywood had got, naseeruddin shah and anupam kher, it doesnt give you time to gaze here and there, a straight depiction of the script, in the most apt way. I dont want to spill out the story, you ought to watch it yourself to get the feel of it. In all you cal look for a power packed performance by the two masters which would leave an impact on you when it ends, definmitely one of the best movies of 2008.

The Story: The story is pictured in our very own mumbai, where one fine wednesday the commisioner of police, anupam kher is threatened by a stranger, naseeruddin shah, with the news of bombs planted in different places in mumbai, and what he wants in return is 4 top notch terrorist. Now all that happens between 2pm and 6pm, with the fact that if all goes well the bombs will not explode at 6 30 otherwise the common public would be the victims of this math. How this common man brings a terror in the police department, involves the media(deepal shaw as a reporter), and whether the top cop can stop this disaster from happening.

The Cast & Crew: Anupam Kher, as the poilce commisioner of mumbai is strong and has a good impact but gets a bit too over at times which takes of the reality from a few scenes, otherwise he is a class apart actor so his performance is definitely commendable.
Naseeruddin Shah the common man threatening anupam kher about the bomb, perfect, amazing , remarkable, mindboggling performance, one thing i have become sure of is, this man can make any any movie a hit, remember khuda ke liye where he was an one man army, iqbal, i salute to this actor. Jimmy Shergil, the angry young cop, least dialogues yet very effective, he looks best in serious roles i guess. Aamir bashir, has a very less impactful role of a police inspector, but ok. Deepal Shaw as the jounalist and aamir bashir as the inspector has done the small roles they have got well
The Pluses: The main plus of this movie is the outstanding performance by the two leads, you would love to see naseeruddin shah depicting a stupid common man(try finding the similarity between him and RK Lakshmans common man) No uncessary masala to make the movie what might make it a commercial flick, it simply portrays what the script demands, highlighting the loopholes in the system, the powers of a common man if he wants to get something done. Beautiful portrayal is what you get.
This year has seen some refreshing new talents in storytelling like Abbas Tyrewala - Jaane tu, Rajkumar Gupta-Aamir, Kunal Deshmukh - Jannat and now neeraj pandey, too good. The end with some gyan is worth watching.

The Loopholes: Anupam kher had been given dialogues too harsh which gave a feel of army men, but the fact remains that police doesnt speak that language, so it seemed artificial at times. There could have been more powerful actors in place of deepal shaw and aamir bashir.

Verdict: A must watch. I'am sure all of us have that indian hidden within us who would wish to be like the common man in this movie, its just that the question remains, how right or justified is it, whether the system should improve or the common man should take such adverse steps.

Final Rating: 3 1/2 /5

Other Nibbits:
The apt trailer for this movie
An interview with Naseeruddin Shah.