MOVIE REVIEW: Mausam
Official Website: mausam-thefilm.com
Theatre Release :23 Sep 2010
Language: Hindi
Direction: Pankaj Kapoor
Label: Eros Entertainment and Vistaar Religare
Genre: Drama
Viewers Group: Friends & Family
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Mausam : The Aroma of
Springs, the Heat of Summers, the pain of autumns and the Warmth of Winters in
quilt ,seasons bound to change holding their own importance neither being good
or bad…It’s just the matter of preference which one you love. Mausam, the debutant
venture of Pankaj Kapoor is a pleasant journey through the dark and unpleasant
historical events as a backdrop.
Harry (Shahid Kapoor) a young and chirpy lad from a small
village of Punjab but with big dreams to fly and run faster than the train
falls in love with a beautiful and innocent Kashmiri girl Aayat (Sonam Kapoor)
who came to stay at the relatives place due to communal tensions in Kashmir.
The first season of the movie can be described as the vintage love story
between the two couples set in a sceneric beauty of realistic Punjab village and
lovable music which ends up with the separation of the couple where Harry joins
the Air force and Aayat left for the Mumbai.The second season starts after 7 years
of the separation is Scotland where the couple meets again -Harry as Sq. Leader Harinder Singh and Aayat as a dancer
in Royal house of dance. Their romance has grown a step higher with the physical
intimacy which ends up in separation again due to urgent recall of Harry by Indian
Air Force due to Kargil war. Then again separation, reunion, separation and
director seems to be lost somewhere..??? How Read on
Thumps Up Thumps Down (TUTD TM ) Analysis
1)
Performances
Shahid has grown himself one step further
in the acting school from a young chirpy guy to a serious lover to a responsible
Air force officer, he has lived all his characters well and in perfection.
Sonam was decent and watchable but the best thing is its ensemble cast which
support main characters perfectly
2)
BeaT SenSE
The music of the film is composed by Pritam while the lyrics are penned by Irshad
Kamil.
This is an excellent album to be kept in collector’s edition with such a
meaning lyrics and fresh music.
3)
Art Sense
The cinematography by Binod Pradhan is worth mentioning.
Each frame is well captured especially the rural Punjab.
4)
For the Director
Pankaj Kapoor is a well know actor and this
is his debutant venture as a director. The first half of the movie is extremely
watchable. The rural Punjab on screen immensely claims applauds which is real
as life yet charming and far from Yash raj’s Punjab, Johar’s lavish living
halls and bhansali’s BRB (Blue. Red .Black) Sets. The vision of the plot is
honest and appreciable but the problem lies in Second half with lot of potholes
in the script.
a) The 10 years depicted were from 1992 to
2002 covering four major events as a backdrop i.e. Babri Mosque riots, Kargil War,
Gujarat’s Godhara Riots and America’s World trade tower’s attack. It would have
been nice if the director could have taken one or two events rather than
infusing all riots because it seems to be overdose in the script and actually
lower downs the pace of the love story
b) Second the period from 1992 to 2002 is
not a very old period; director must have this in mind that internet and emails
were very much in fashion in Indian and abroad in this period, so writing
letters by main female lead for years to hero’s old residence in Punjab is quite
illogical. Also even the email part ignored assuming they were not net savvy
Aayat could have left her address and contact details to Harry’s sister Voice machine in Scotland, which she
earlier done than why she was keep writing
post mails and traveling to Punjab to Mumbai
to Ahmadabad to Switzerland to Scotland -doesn’t it cost money for travel??
c) Shahid role as an Air Force office is
very limited to uniform drama only…No dialogues at all. During War he seems to
be busy checking Jet’s wings, Fan, wheel
base with a backdrop of a song. Also the controversial fighting sequence is
hardly 25 seconds where audience expected to had more
c) The white horse in the climax was quite
funny thou it was not used to carry on the story thou its presence neither
justified anything .The second half script demands better screenplay as its
first half.
5)
Golden Moments
There are few scenes worth
mentioning like
a)
The scene between Harry and Aayat where the Harry
initiates a conversation with Aayat by handing over small chits to her and she teases
him by putting them in a glass of water. The scene has a sweet song in the
backdrop which is not in the album
b)
Their second meeting in Scotland in Coffee shop
where the couple is having conversation in eyes , thou funny at place but
appealing
c)
In a scene when Harry saw Aayat outside a train
in Switzerland and his feet chase to catch her.
d)
The Climax Giant Wheel Child saving sequence is
breathless.
Chalte-Chalte
Mausam like its name has all the flavors including a
beautiful Cinema, heart winning Music and a bit of cold scripting … But it’s worth
experiencing. It may not suits Delly belly audience and critics but then Choice
is yours
Regards
AVA
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