A Wednesday - Stupid Common Man

First of all, here is another silent prayer for the unfortunate souls who died in the terrorist attack last week in Mumbai and I am not referring to the b*s who attacked Mumbai. The terrorists were neither unfortunate nor do their souls deserve a prayer. May they rot in hell.

Now, I shall try and be as brief as possible about the movie, which would be being true to its running time as well - around 95 mins. Excellent acting all round by Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Shergill and others although Anupam Kher looks a tad overconfident, but the excellence of the movie overshadows everything. It is not a paragon of cinematic finesse, but a triumph of storytelling excellence with just the necessary wicked kick in the tale. No songs, no drama. Just plain good cinema. Good work by Neeraj Pandey (script, direction) and his team which had the courage to bring this light. "A Wednesday" tells the story of a man who holds the city of Mumbai to ransom for a day, asking for four terrorists to be handed over to him. The movie gives just the right raw feel of a nation whose citizens are currently awash with rage/outrage (make your pick), including yours truly.

The rest of the movie tells the incredibly prescient story of what follows. I believe every Indian must see the movie. Half of the reason the 1st paragraph is worded like it is, is due to the movie. The other reason is that I had decided to pay some homage to Mumbai in my first post in the aftermath of last week's attack. Please see the movie. If the producers/director are half as savvy as they were when they made it, they should rerelease the movie. They will make a lot of money, I think.

God bless Mumbai.