Shikara movie review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra's noble intentions are bogged down by a lazy script and surprisingly tepid direction
Shikara tells the story of the brutal ****ings, leading to the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley through the eyes of one couple, and how their love story survives insurmountable odds
Films on sensitive, real-life subjects are always tricky and trickier so when it comes to Bollywood, as our masses crave for entertainment (as a result of their already hard lives), regardless the grim reality of the subject. Very few films like Parzania, Maachis, Hey Ram, Manjhi — The Mountain Man, Black Friday, Talvar and Neerja have managed to toe this fine fine like. Now, you'd expect a filmmaker of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's caliber, who's delivered classics like Khamosh, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story and Mission Kashmir to be up to the task. Sadly, Shikara, his directorial comeback 13 years after Eklavya: The Royal Guard is marred by a lackluster script and unimaginative direction.
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What's it about
As evident from the trailer, Shikara tells the story of the brutal ****ings, leading to the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley — forcing many of them to live as refugees across other parts of their own country — through the eyes of one couple (Shiv Kumar and Shanti Dhar), and how their love story survives insurmountable odds