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Parzania

Naseeruddin Shah, Sarika Dir: Rahul Dholakia
wogma rating: Buy the DVD already (?)
quick review: What can you say, when a movie hits all the right chords? Fabulous acting, nice compact script, very focussed direction. If I have to knit-pick I would say the things that didn't work were the aimless talk about Gandhiji's philosophy and the role of the American - only because his character's purpose was not explained properly - though I have my own ideas about the latter.
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6 reviewers have given Parzania an average rating of 4.6/5.0 (?)

5 yays
0 nays
1 so-so

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Thumbs up by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express ...The centrepiece riot sequence is superbly realised.... full review

Thumbs up by Deep, Deep's Home ...It is a must watch for everyone.... full review

So-So by Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM ...handled the subject material with utmost sensitivity... full review

Thumbs up Now Running.com ...it goes beyond the specifics of the situation and highlights the universal aspects of the narrative... full review

Thumbs up by Subhash K Jha, Sify Movies ...Long after the film you won't be able to forget even the smallest character... full review

Thumbs up by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...Parzania is a film that makes you want to cry out a loud, emphatic ‘No’ to fundamentalism and communalism... full review

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6 reviewers have given Parzania an average rating of 4.6/5.0. 5 yays, 0 nays, 1 so-so. See all external reviews »

Comments (3)

rahul dholakia:

Thank you very much for watching and expressing yourself with utmost sensitivity- the way we have made this film. Rahul Dholakia- Director Parzania

posted 5 years, 3 months ago
Deepa:

Hi...

I thought the movie was .. well.... the kind that should be made tax free and compulsory watching for all Indians. Having said that, I still feel an element of concern.

The movie closes with the voice over that the Central Government lost the elections while conveniently leaving out that the Government at the state was re-elected .. and that kind of `selective' sharing / rendition of events is present throughout the film .... like you say ..... it is a film after all.. but films that position themselves as `presenting the truth' should, in my opinion, present the facts as completely as possible and leave the interpretation to the viewer. As the film itself portrays .. there is no black and white only shades of grey.

Making the film predominantly from, as you put it,, `the Muslim point of view' is likely to leave a section of the viewers with a sense of disquiet that could, in turn, fan the very flames the movie seeks to show as senseless and inhuman.

As for the `white face' in the movie ... i guess it was a convenient mouth-piece / sutradhar .. i felt that his presence and the forays into Gandhian thought were too superficial.

Well.. once again it is time to pray at the altar of the multiplex trend that makes it possible for people such as us to reach movies such as this ......

posted 5 years, 3 months ago Deepa has posted 6 comments and has rated 0 movies. See Deepa's page for more details.
meetu:

Very well said, Deepa!! We are truly fortunate that we can watch movies like these in the theaters.

posted 5 years, 3 months ago

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