Impulsive Expressions

Finally Hindi cinema is coming of age. Point to be noted here is we are making good movies on terrorism -Black Friday, Mumbai Meri Jaan,Aamir,A Wednesday and now New York.Director Kabir Khan comes back well after making Kabul Express which was almost a documentary. This one is based on the attrocities that were carried on the Asians that were detained after 9/11 attack. Very well researched indeed. Even at a point Irrfan Khan provides a reason why this detention was necessary.Another Bollywood director might have focussed more on the friendship of the three and its development from square one. But luckily enough our director wraps all that in a song and does not stray much. The story and the screenplay are both well written and make this movie really pacy.The cinematography is really good , brilliantly capturing some moments and the associated pain from the detention centre that leave us shocked. The buildings of New York look very beautiful-their beauty can also be questioned. The background music is very different from regular Hindi movies and is mostly made of rocking guitar riffs that only add to the pace. The songs have been slightly forced and sometimes seem nagging as they are used simultaneously with narration. Luckily there are ony three songs.The ending is different - as to whether you like it or not it's a matter of perspective.

Basically the story revolves around only four characters - mostly stereotyped. John Abraham has to play the NRI(Dostana, Goal) , Katrina Kaif ,the NRI girl,(she looks like that plus the accent. Singh is King, Namastey London) and Irrfan Khan has to play the cop(Slumdog Millionaire). Nevertheless all of them act well and you can defintely see maturity in Katrina's acting. Neil Nitin Mukesh has some emo-scenes which he carries off with elan. Overall all the actors show a sense of maturity.

Watch it for something new and fresh. It is a very serious movie,well-researched and definitely different.