MY KINDA MOVIE

I hope its not too late on a Saturday for a Wednesday. For I was a little busy on the Wednesday. Thursday hinted that there’s always a tomorrow for everyday & Friday had my bheja fried. So, now, it all comes down to the Saturday , a half-holiday , a half-working day to embark on mission branded “A Wednesday”.
I reckon that by now you already have a hint of what I’m writing on. Well, good guess, it’s the movie “A Wednesday “.A movie I can say, without much objection from the folks ,is one of the finest cop-stories ever made in Bollywood. (probably the 1st movie ,atleast to my memory, in which the cops arrive on time at all the required places. Or is it because the so-called heroes of the movie are mostly cops!). whatever , this movie has all that is needed to make a fine sculptured & well balanced action flick. The movie has quite an illustrious star-cast in the form of Anupam Kher & Nasseruddin Shah. With the ensemble of the 2 veterans ably supported by the supporting cast that includes jimmy shergill,aamir basher playing fellow cops& Deepal shah as news reporter , you can surely expect some robust, intricate & mesmerizing acting. And believe me , at the end of the 2 hours, you will certainly not be disappointed. This out & out police story starts off quite interestingly with Mr.Rathode, the retd. Commissioner of police, Mumbai sharing the reminiscences of what he calls the greatest day of his life in office. That day starts off with an anonymous call to the Maharashtra police headquarters, informing them of 6 bombs planted in 4 parts of Mumbai city. Then the caller asks for the release of 4 terrorists in bargain for the information regarding the targets of the bombs. The police try to trace the call, try to track the movements of any terror groups, but this case looks too bizarre, for the caller asks for no casualties, no hostages, no money but just a straight demand for the release of the terrorists.
The story then surges ahead , keepin you at the edge of your seats. Then it comes to the climax where the caller tells the police commissioner to transport the terrorists to Juhu air base accompanied by 2 cops. And here you get to witness some unusal ,well etched , dexterous story-writing. Things from here take a confusing u-turn, adiing to the already high adrenaline factor to the movie. And finally the hard-hitting conversation in the climax between Mr.Rathode and the caller who identifies himself as “The stupid common man” are all worthy of accolades. The “comman man”, who wants to clean his house infested by cockroaches substantiates the fact of how things & people around him have become so ominous , adiing that he cannot just go-on adjusting to such a sinistrous atmosphere. And finally his heart-felt need of assurance to develop an intuition within his mind that his child, wherever he goes will be back home safe & sound, everyday.
The sensational dialogue delivery by shah, the flow of emotions, the grit in kher’s acting are simply impeccable. Both these legends have outplayed themselves. Equally good are the rest of the crew making the movie a must watch.
For all those people, who are, who have been victims or are sooner or later bound to be, to the various atrocities , this is a movie that instills some faith & courage in them. this is a movie with a message, from the maimed heart to the world. A message urging people to stand by each other, have faith, imbibe courage & ambush terrorism. This movie according to me is a fine tribute to all those perished by the brutal, ruthless attacks of the wicked.
May God be with them.
May God be with us.