Movie review of film `Malaal` |
Amidst the ongoing Cricket World cup fever going on, celebrated Hindi cinema director and producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s latest production, Malaal released in theatres. The film marks the debut of Javed Jaaferi`s son Meezaan Jaaferi and Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s own niece, Sharmin Sehgal. Directed by Mangesh Hadawale, Malaal is an adaptation of Selvaraghavan`s 2004 Tamil original 7G Rainbow Colony. Malaal is a period film set in 1998 Mumbai. It opens with the scrappy final match of an inter-chawl cricket tournament. The game ends in chaos and violence. The male protagonist Shiva, is a rebel who pulls his punches when he sees value in restraint but his life takes a sharp turn when a student-cum-teacher, played by Sharmin, enters his life. Aastha is a girl who has a mind of her own. She has the strength to put her foot down whenever she needs to. She doesn`t change; instead she changes the boy who needs somebody to steady his ship. Caught between filial duty and love, she isn`t given to impulsive, desperate, self-serving moves, which makes her a heroine with a marked difference. While Meezaan has considerable screen presence, Sharmin exudes a girl-next-door appeal that measures up to the demands of the character.
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