Comments on: Mumbai Meri Jaan: A disjointed effort

By: Champa

Champa — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:57:20 +0000

I completely agree with the blogger- Mumbai Meri Jaan is a disconnected film that is dealing with a topic no other filmmaker has dealt with yet and I think Nishikant Kamat could have done a far better job with the stellar cast and subject he had at hand. I think Irrfan Khan was an absolute waste in the film which is a shame.

By: Sameer

Sameer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:11:25 +0000

@Joseph: Care to pick-up the newspaper and see the movie listing for your area. I don’t think this is the forum to ASK where a popular movie is being screened…

By: Sameer

Sameer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:06:36 +0000

Mumbai Meri Jaan is a really nice movie. Granted, it may have its own shortcomings. But nevertheless, it makes you think about all those things that are going around you, in your everyday life. The movie does tend to lose pace somewhere in the mid, but the message delivered more than makes up for any flaws.

By: ppillai

ppillai — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:33:53 +0000

Get a new critic to write the movie reviews…I liked the movie and is beautifully directed. Congrats to the mumbai meri jaan`team.

By: Joseph M

Joseph M — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:47:08 +0000

Where in South Bombay is this movie playing?
Stay in the Grant Road Area

By: Dr Amit Karkare

Dr Amit Karkare — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:52:12 +0000

I am very much impressed with the treatment given by Director Kamat to the plot. I did not feel like watching 5 stories/movies. The basic plot is about an event and its reflection on various people from their respective vantage points. These characters represent each of us… my wife identified with one and i myself identified with another, that’s the beauty!!

Nishikant Kamat, who has directed “Dombivali Fast” in marathi, has given a great debut performance in Hindi. It’s a talent to think from all perspectives about an event and to represent them equally well. Hats off !!

By: Shekhar

Shekhar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:04:03 +0000

I watched this movie yesterday it was really good movie with good message than the other so called commercial mindless movies. I too agree that people fall on reviews to watch the movies so the write would have thought in different angles before writing. These kind of movies are the ones which make you think but unfortunately many of us don’t want to do that and writer is also one among us!!!!!

By: Swarup

Swarup — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:36:57 +0000

This is one of those movies that differentiates between the raw ,uncouth cinema that we churn out week after week and cinema that is meanigful and strikes a chord. The writer of the blog is perceptibly biased towards the former kind of cinema for whom havinga discordant bound script is more important than the meaning of a thought. Nishikant Kamat is not a friend of mine but while watching the movie i could very well understand his feelings towards the accident and the development of the characters shows it.

By: Raj G

Raj G — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:11:15 +0000

There are certain movies, where you focus on the “script” and then there are some that make you aware that you are watching what is going on in your mind.

Sometimes people need to be told what they are thinking.

Movies like “Mumbai meri Jaan” are one of those rare movies that achieve this. I can say that for majority of people, the script of the movie will not be a problem. Unfortunately for the writer, perhaps it is. Lot of viewers rely on movie reviews to watch it. If this blog is used as one by few, chances are that some of them will be turned off. I would certainly keep in mind if the article is well balanced while writing something so influential.

By: yogesh

yogesh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:46:01 +0000

I guess the writer more knowledge to say something about director. The movie is well directed and well acted. I never felt I was watching 5 movies..finally director wanted to show incidents from life of 5 people of different categories..and he has depicted them very well.