![]() ![]() ![]() Soon after the voice-over, we see the back profile of Irrfan Khan with a child at a railway station. Madaari begins with Irrfan's voice-over, which in fact is the essence of the whole film. But at least an effort to convey a pertinent point through such films generate hopes of changes in the outlook towards world and also making world a better place to live. We are aware of these shortcomings of our society, system, government, hardly doing anything to change the system, still unable to bring any changes. Not because the film is not good, but because, the subject of the film is so relevant. Although as a viewer, I did feel disillusioned. I would admit that Madaari might lack the action-packed thrilling sequences as that of Wednesday, but Madaari has its own strengths and it also very successfully conveys the message. when a common man decides to raise his voice against the powerful, it does make a difference. The underlying concept of Madaari is also the same, i.e. A Wednesday was an engaging thriller with an unimaginable and unpredictable dramatic twist, which was set on the premise of terrorism. It is very much inevitable to draw parrallels with Neeraj Pandey's 2008 film 'A Wednesday'. However, overall, his intent deserves an applause as Madaari shames the trend of rising apathy that is often misconstrued as resilience.Madaari, a Social-Thriller film by Nishikant Kamath, is one more attempt by a filmmaker to take head-on with the corrupt systems existing in our country. He tries too hard to be ambiguous at times, when a simple storytelling could have been as effective. Jimmy Sheirgill, once again plays the honest good cop and fits in perfectly. He moves you to tears, in that spectacularly heartbreaking hospital scene, which will go down in movie history as one of the finest tragic moments. His portrayal of a single father, torn between loss and revenge brings a lump to your throat. However, more than its social relevance, the highlight of Madaari is Irrfan's awe-inspiring performance. The socio-political drama doesn't scream for justice, it shames the culprits instead. While Nana Patekar's riveting Krantiveer aspired to awaken the society from its slumber, Madaari makes a similar statement in the most understated way. What happens when an ordinary man then becomes a juggler (Madaari used as a metaphor) and makes the corrupt dance to his tunes? ![]()
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