Size and Scale:
Even if 'ata tumchi satakali asel' still you won’t mind watching ‘Mardaani’ and still acknowledging the Police in the latter. ‘Must Watch’ in a theater with (respective :-)) spouses / friends. Though has some abusive language and violence (Doesnt fit All). It's 10 on 10 movie.
CineScope:
A Senior Police Inspector, who dresses, talks and acts like real life police. It’s about some Policemen (err) and their values, doing right things to help society, and without any preaching. Also subtly touches upon their stressful work and personal lives. And did I mention Policeman - Oops the Senior Inspector is played by Rani Mukherjee (Shivani Shivaji Roy!). But then do you want to classify it as a woman centric film? That will be a bit of disrespect towards the overall theme of the film. The raw language and action makes it more realistic against movies wherein HEROS ’banging 20 villains and 10 cars jsut with their ‘dhai or whatever kilo ka haath’.
BFB (Bang For the Buck):
Zanjeer of today's era and the first time the Angry Young Woman genre has actually worked for the Hindi Movies. Rani at her best, should get her worth after this movie. Puts her in the leagues of Madhuri, Vidya Balan (read utterly versatile) of recent period. She is superlative delivering Mumbai (slang / offeding) Marathi and Hindi, comic, emotional and action scenes. The Pradeep Sarkar we know of was for his gentle movies like Parineeta. But the anger that is shown here makes you feel like getting into that situation and fighting it out with all those Goons and Dons. The new age villain portrayed by Tahir Bhasin actually compliments/successfully generates the anger to make Rani’s character even stronger. Hats off to Rani, Pradeep da! and probably to the editor for keeping it crisper, under 2 hours.
My High!
1. A crime scene - Goons smashing and breaking a shop. Shivani the inspector dashes in. And asks them to stop in a true Department (read Police) tone. The goons still mistook her for just a woman. Shivani starts slapping the goon and counts a penal code for the crime they committed for every slap. For ages we are used to see Senior Bachhan doing that so convincingly on the Silver Screen.
2. Several other moments which take the experience to next level purely by Rani's portrayal of Inspector Roy. Simply put she has made the 'Angry Young Woman' genre and 'Shivani Roy' character immortal.
And the Award goes to…./ ScreenEsha Speaks
1. Multiple awards for Rani and Pradeep Sarkar and for the Picture
2. Hopefully we'd get to see more of Rani in these roles and off-course Pradeep Da! as well
3. a) More movies of this genre in Hindi b) probably Mardaani be either remade in Indian Regional Cinema, c) this genre would be explored more in Indian Regional Cinema.
Yo & U!
Even if 'ata tumchi satakali asel' still you won’t mind watching ‘Mardaani’ and still acknowledging the Police in the latter. ‘Must Watch’ in a theater with (respective :-)) spouses / friends. Though has some abusive language and violence (Doesnt fit All). It's 10 on 10 movie.
CineScope:
A Senior Police Inspector, who dresses, talks and acts like real life police. It’s about some Policemen (err) and their values, doing right things to help society, and without any preaching. Also subtly touches upon their stressful work and personal lives. And did I mention Policeman - Oops the Senior Inspector is played by Rani Mukherjee (Shivani Shivaji Roy!). But then do you want to classify it as a woman centric film? That will be a bit of disrespect towards the overall theme of the film. The raw language and action makes it more realistic against movies wherein HEROS ’banging 20 villains and 10 cars jsut with their ‘dhai or whatever kilo ka haath’.
BFB (Bang For the Buck):
Zanjeer of today's era and the first time the Angry Young Woman genre has actually worked for the Hindi Movies. Rani at her best, should get her worth after this movie. Puts her in the leagues of Madhuri, Vidya Balan (read utterly versatile) of recent period. She is superlative delivering Mumbai (slang / offeding) Marathi and Hindi, comic, emotional and action scenes. The Pradeep Sarkar we know of was for his gentle movies like Parineeta. But the anger that is shown here makes you feel like getting into that situation and fighting it out with all those Goons and Dons. The new age villain portrayed by Tahir Bhasin actually compliments/successfully generates the anger to make Rani’s character even stronger. Hats off to Rani, Pradeep da! and probably to the editor for keeping it crisper, under 2 hours.
My High!
1. A crime scene - Goons smashing and breaking a shop. Shivani the inspector dashes in. And asks them to stop in a true Department (read Police) tone. The goons still mistook her for just a woman. Shivani starts slapping the goon and counts a penal code for the crime they committed for every slap. For ages we are used to see Senior Bachhan doing that so convincingly on the Silver Screen.
2. Several other moments which take the experience to next level purely by Rani's portrayal of Inspector Roy. Simply put she has made the 'Angry Young Woman' genre and 'Shivani Roy' character immortal.
And the Award goes to…./ ScreenEsha Speaks
1. Multiple awards for Rani and Pradeep Sarkar and for the Picture
2. Hopefully we'd get to see more of Rani in these roles and off-course Pradeep Da! as well
3. a) More movies of this genre in Hindi b) probably Mardaani be either remade in Indian Regional Cinema, c) this genre would be explored more in Indian Regional Cinema.
Yo & U!
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