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Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Nishabd Characters And Performances Stand Out APK | March 03, 2007 Rating: ***.75 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Art: Aparna Sud. Background Score: Amar Mohile. Cinematography: Amit Roy. Costumes: Anita Mirpuri-Raghuveer Shetty. Dialogues: Amrik Gill. Editing: Nipun Ashok Gupta-Amit Parmar. Mixing Engineer: Leslie Fernandes. Music: Vishal Bharadwaj. Sound Design: Kunal Mehta-Parikshit Lalwani. Story & Screenplay: Kusum Punjabi. Direction: Ram Gopal Verma. Exec. Producer: Sheel Nimbalkar. Presenter: Adlabs. Banner: Base Industries Group. Release Date: 2nd March, 2007.  When promos of Nishabd were aired with Amitabh Bachchan and newcomer Jiah Khan, it created quite a furor. 'He is 60. She is 18. Some love stories cannot be understood.' Amercian Beauty or Lolita? None. A movie that stands on its own, with traces of brilliance and uniqueness. It's packed with powerful performances, excellent timing and amazing chemistry between Big B and Jiah. It's well-written, well-made and totally rebellious, as a story and as a Hindi movie. That's what we always liked about Verma, and he delivers-to the point and unfaltering.Plot Vijay (Bachchan), a photographer by profession and his wife Amrita (Revathy) live in a tea estate. Their daughter Ritu brings Jiah, her friend to the estate to spend holidays together. Jiah is opinionated, wearing clothes right off Milan fashion week, but with an understated sensuality, almost casually. Jiah and Vijay don't hit it off right away, but the sparks are evident from the beginning. This is their love story, unlikely, yet believable and completely unacceptable. Story, Screenplay and Direction After decades in the industry, the Big B shows no stagnation. Verma-Bachchan combo seems to have many more surprises in store, but none can be so alarmingly on-your-face. Bachchan's timing is unbelievable, and he gives one of his best performances, no, characters ever. He creates a character that one cannot forget, with all its straight-forwardness and complexities. Jiah Khan makes a great debut, and seems to identify with the character in many aspects. The youth and the exuberance, strong likes and dislikes come across.  We watch as the two realize their feelings, especially when Vijay's feelings transform from that of a fatherly affection for his daughter's friend, to having fallen in love with her. In the tea estate, she asks him if he loves her spirit, and he says yes-that is a turning point in their relationship. There is a scene where he sings 'Jiya Jale..' and his wife tells him she's never heard him sing before, and he answers her and goes back to singing-Bachchan's performance is impeccable. Sridhar (Nasser), his brother-in-law and friend, instead of asking him what he thinks he's doing, asks him if he's serious about Jiah. For a moment, it confuses you, but then you realize Vijay is not a regular pedophile. All the characters and their relationships are well defined.Verma's speciality is his characters. Whether it is Khan Dada from Money, Bhiku Mhatre from Satya or Subhash Nagre from Sarkar, the characters never leave you. Amrita's controlled reactions, Jiah's body language and Vijay's love story, everything makes sense. This love story is narrated so well, that it is, indeed, understandable. The camera is equally off-beat, refusing to stick to conformity, and elevates the narrative. The second half, where Vijay is torn between responsibility and freedom, the course it takes is at once hasty yet pulled off convincingly. Performances Big B surprises you, yet again. This role just casts him in a totally different light, and he never ceases to impress. This is what makes a superstar, and you realize again why he is one.  Jiah Khan actually matches up to Bachchan, a hard task to achieve. Her chemistry with Bachchan is ever-present, and she knows what she is doing. They actually make a great pair, their performance is so convincing. Her 'Take light' and 'Its okay' to everything, or 'I hate/love this' is typical of a teenager and her body language is consistently seductive, but almost like she is not aware of her own sensuality.Revathy gives a fab performance, as does Nasser in the role of her brother. Ritu and Aftab are characters you know and meet, and do justice to their roles. Last Word After a long time, Verma has come out with a movie he seems to believe in. It is as embedded in non-conformity as he is, as a filmmaker at least. The characters never leave you, and the performances are amazing. Defying conventionality and with fabulous performances, Nishabd achieves whatever it aimed at. |