Critics Review

3.50

State of the heart

Ultimately, what makes a memorable movie are the situations the director manages to pack in. The narrative is brisk, there is no time lost in unrelated humour and such, it is almost like the director has no time to waste, either his or the audience's. A message that is bound to go down well in the Valley, if not elsewhere. (more)

Source: Saisuresh Sivaswamy, Rediff.com

3.25

Although fictitious, the film is a bold account of the reality

Vinod Chopra's films have always been different, away from the regular masala kitsch Bollywood churns out every Friday. Beneath all the drama that goes on in the movie there lurks the aspiration to get across to people the message of what actually people of Kashmir are going through.(more)

Source: Naresh Deoshi, Apunkachoice