Bandook (2013)
9/10
A Must watch film from a debut director Aditya Om which has great story, music and cinematography. A real pleasure to watch.
19 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This is my first review of a film. I went to see this movie because of strong recommendation of one of my friend. I was skeptical at first but got involved in the film within first 15 minutes. Cinematography of this film is really great. Mr. P. Amar Kumar has done a great job. Music of this film is a very strong point and gives justice to the script. Some of the songs "Baware Naina" and "Mrigtrishna marusthal ki" are really great.

As the story unfolds, we came across many characters like Lochan Singh, Hari Om Tripathi, Kajri and Hero of the story Bhola who are impossible to forget. Casting of this film is a really strong point. It has been days since I saw the movie but still I remember these characters. Hari Om Tripathi's dialogues reminds me of Chanakya, who managed the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta's rise to power at a young age.

One more thing I noticed was use of camera techniques. Close up of eyes and face of the characters in various scenes are very effective. In my opinion technically this film is really excellent. It is really a pleasure to watch this movie. I am really fascinated by "some never before seen" scenes. I don't want to be a spoiler so I am not going to disclose these scenes. You should see those in movie. However I would like to mention a scene where Kajri (Manisha Kelkar) breaks down. I was dumbstruck while watching that scene. She has given her 100%.

The dialogues are awesome. Bhola is really convincing character. I appreciate Aditya Om for not letting him just another Action Hero from any other action film. We get involved in Bhola's life. Aditya Om deserves credit for this.

Lochan Singh (Arshad Khan) and Hari Om Tripathi (Ashish Kotwal) are two characters worth mentioning here. This review would not be complete if I ignore them. This story is not only about Bhola Kevat, but it is about power struggle and ambitions.

The climax of this film is very unique, I was really on the age of my seat while seeing the climax. At the end, I was really happy to see this movie. After a long period, I have seen something from debut director.
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