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| SIKANDAR
MOVIE REVIEW |
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| Review
by : Manjari Hegde |
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Starring:
Parzan Dastur, Ayesha Kapoor,
Sanjay Suri, R Madhavan.
Direction:
Piyush Jha
Music:
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Production:
Big Pictures |
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| ‘‘Sikandar’
unwraps with the innocence of
a child with Kashmir’s
complicated situations as the
backdrop. Many films have been
made on children’s dilemma,
their suffering and how they
have been affected by poverty,
terrorism, to name a few. Let’s
see how Piyush Shah who is inspired
by such films puts his vision
on screen.
‘Sikandar’ focuses
on how a child becomes part
of terrorism and loses his innocence.
‘Sikandar’ is played
by Parzaan Dastur who is a school
going boy and dreams of being
a famous football player. His
parents were killed in a terrorist
attack and since then he has
been staying with his uncle
and aunt in a small town in
Kashmir. One day when he was
returning home after his game
he finds a gun on the street.
Despite Nasreen’s (Ayesha
Kapoor) warning, he picks up
the gun and thus begins his
journey in to the dark side
of life. Later, the film revolves
around a political leader Mukhtaar
Mattoo (Sanjay Suri), Lieutenant
Rajesh (R Madhvan) and a militant
Zahgeer Quadir (Arunoday Singh).
It is a social drama with some
attempts of suspense |
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thriller
but it has not brought out the suspense
very well. It has many loopholes and the
theme of the film is uni-dimensional. The
story of the film apparently has been inspired
by the recent situations of Kashmir, which
is neither balanced nor peaceful. Such types
of stories have been told before and hence
there is nothing new about it.
But still one realizes that ‘Sikandar’
is not a usual film which is based on terrorism.
When Parzaan kicks the football and a bomb
explodes, everything goes beyond the boy’s
control. He is a mere victim who is being
played by the politicians and the militants.
Similar theme has been used in ‘Tahaan’.
‘Sikandar’ starts off very well.
The innocence of the protagonist is remarkable
but slowly it loses the hold. The viewer
gets very confused by the flips between
the politician, army and Sikandar. The climax
is predictable and still there are unanswered
questions at the end. Attempt of a thriller
takes the film away from its originality.
All the actors in the film has performed
very well. Madhavan has done justice to
his short role and impresses one and all
with a matured portrayal of an Army General.
Sanjay Suri underplays his role very beautifully,
an actor of immense talent, Arunoday Singh
makes an impressive debut. The child prodigy
Parzaan Dastur acts amazingly well, and
is a complete natural, This young actor
has a bright future ahead of him. The girl
who impressed in the movie Black, Ayesha
Kapoor fails to grab attention this time
around. She is plain mediocre and the accent
is very evident.
Piyush Jha has to be complimented for presenting
unforgettable scenic beauty of Kashmir.
Cinematographer Somak Mukherjee makes sure
the viewer takes home beautiful memories
of Kashmir. The editing could have been
a little crisper. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s
music is soothing.
On the whole ‘Sikandar’ does
not strike the goal despite good performances
and cinematography.
Verdict:
Old wine in a new bottle
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