Review of Khandhar

This is true Indian cinema at it's most finest. Khandahar (English: Ruins), directed by Mrinal Sen is a classic example of a true Bollywood experience. It combines the best qualities in one film: Minimal setting, short-but-to-the-point dialogues and no songs but rather a very beautiful score in the background. The story is also very simple, intriguing and top of all, gives a new meaning to realism in movies.

Naseerudin Shah is undoubtedly and undeniably the King of Bollywood and he masterfully plays Subhash, an unassuming photographer, in this movie. In the supporting we have Shabana Azmi, an equally classic performance. You see, Bollywood's main strength is drama and they can deliver plenty of it without screwing anything up. The realism, like I said, is realistic to the point that one might think that they are watching a documentary or a reality TV show but even then, a that might seem staged in front of this movie. Go ahead, try to find this with subtitles and you will be amazed by the force behind it.

9.2/10