Using the word’hard hitting’ to describe Anurag kashyap’s first released film would be a huge under-statement. Black firday is a cinematic experience, one of a kind, incredelously raw’n’ relentless.
* Kashyap chooses to treat the 1993 bomb blast case with an all-exposed aura.** No editing of expletives, no deliberate attempts to thicken the plot, Black friday is one of those movies which makes the job of our film critics tougher.
Helpfully, Anurag kashyap succeeds in bringing out every relevant chapter [ in detail, mind you ] . Without taking sides, **Black Friday takes a sarcatsic and serious look at the wrong doings of both the religions and their inputs in fuelling what proved to be the most controversial scandal of the last decade. **it also connects you to the helplessness and the trauma of the guilty convicts, who were coaxed by machivellan powerful aithorities on the name of religion. [ not to mention kashyap’s courage for cleraly pointing out the hands of DAWOOD and BAL THAKRE in the scandal, with out even changing names of the characters ]
*Yes, Black Friday does remind you of a docu-drama at times. **Even the scene when a tired policeman friendly asks the guilty to slow down while chasing him didn’t fit in. but these are just minor trespasses.
At the heart of it, Black Friday has some natural performances from Pavan Malhotra, Kay Kay Menon and Aditya Shrivastav. Even the camera is handled sensitively which adds to the raw appeal of the movie.
With such exceptional contribution from the entirer cast and crew, **Black Friday turns out to be one of the most compelling non-fiction piece of hindi cinema in a long time. **A must-watch for everyone from 19 to 90. [ parents may not like their children to hear such risque language, na? ]
final rating - ****
cheers
harsh