Film: Serious Men
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nasser, Aakshath Das, Indira Tiwari, Sanjay Narvekar, Shweta Basu Prasad
Director: Sudhir Mishra
Rating: ***
Reviewer: George Sylex
Overview - Based on Manu Joseph's novel of a similar name Serious Men, acclaimed movie producer Sudir Mishra adopts a mocking strategy on the optimistic India, class and the ever common covetousness of lawmakers. After Hotstar Original series Hostages, Sudir Mishra returns to feature film with Serious Men featuring the gifted Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Ayyan Mani (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) a Dalit man, has consistently needed to punch much over his weight because of his caste, to such an extent that notwithstanding exceeding at his workplace. He is likewise spooky by the story that his granddad kicked the bucket in a running train-somebody murmured in his ears that he had incidentally boarded the five-star compartment implied distinctly for Brahmins. Ayyan is road savvy and holds a stable salaried employment at the esteemed National Institute of Fundamental Research. His Brahmin researcher chief (Nassar) won't talk obligingly to him. These takes turn after his child (Aakshath Das) is both, who goes out to he a virtuoso but with a colossal mystery that Ayyan is hellbent on disguising from the world.
Ayyan is the primary kid of his family to go to class yet can't escape the approaching shadow of his standing and class. In any case, it just so happens, his child Adi (Aakshath Das) ends up being a kid virtuoso who has synthetic formulae at the tip of his tongue, and even get called, 'chota Einstein' in the film because of his insight. Will Adi has the option to break the discriminatory constraint, and get himself and legislators attempting to fabricate a Dalit base? It creates the impression that everything is going smooth and will run its course until something occurs and the genuine men fire stirring up the structure blocks they had begun giving out.
Bhavesh Mandalia and Abhijeet Khuman's screenplay is very captivating. The universe of Ayyan is pleasantly settled and quickly, we comprehend Ayyan's perspectives on different parts of life. Additionally, it is done in an extremely flawless way and thus, the layers and hidden subjects are anything but difficult to understand. The closure of Serious Men is excessively lukewarm and helpful to do equity to all the great work that went before it. Likewise, its last minutes dig into that pseudo-scholarly, theoretical zone with next to no pertinence to the real plot, of which Sudhir Mishra has been blameworthy of before. Furthermore, Atanu Mukherjee the editor could have effortlessly managed the film by ten fifteen minutes.
Sudhir Mishra's execution is commendable, tight, and fresh, however, the script will in general be unsurprising and loses its plot towards the end. Serious Men could have been a brilliant social exchange on social orders' biases, generalizations, and monstrosities. However neglects to close on a high note. Alexander Surkala catches the cloudy bylanes of Mumbai, the high rises, and the standing out ghettos from radiance and lucidity. The first hour is sans any objections. The subsequent half also has a lot of some great arrangements. However the commitment factor isn't steady here, which hampers the effect.
Nawazuddin has by and by aced his exhibition. His resolute commitment to ease his family's life is relatable and honorable. Aakshath Das as youngster wonder illuminates the screen with his exhibition. Indira Tiwari as Nawazuddin's significant other Oja is the god-dreading moral compass between the twisted dad and-child. She sort of adjust the arrogance the dad child couple is tanked upon. Nassar and Sanjay Narvekar have not much great in the film to perform. Notwithstanding, they actually sparkle with nuanced and estimated exhibitions.
Final Word - Serious Men is a drawing in satire, some of it interesting and some of it stressed, yet in extensive measure it mirrors an odd situation in for our entire lives. The subjects of Serious Men are expansive, yet, the focusing on is regularly lasered, nonetheless, a decent watch.
A Decent Satirical Movie Blessed with Good Performances!
