I know that I am watching this again soon. It is the kind of movie which you will enjoy more the second time. This year some very exciting movies are lined up, but I am sure this one will be on all top 10 lists at the year end, has the potential to be in top 3 too.
The story is inspired from the lives of rappers Naezy and Divine, though it isn't a biopic. It is about a young boy living in dharavi, Mumbai who wants to make his mark by expressing himself through is writings. He discovers the rap underbelly of Mumbai and finds that he needs to and can give the voice to those poems of his in a rap form.
Ranveer Singh is terrific here as Murad and his face does all the work even when he is not mouthing any dialogue or rapping. He is awesome in the rap scenes too and also his chemistry with Alia is natural.
Alia plays Safeena who is a firebrand girl having her own struggles due to the ultra conservative mindset at her home. She is at her best here and though her role is relatively smaller but she does have many memorable scenes and expressions.
Another character with whom Murad's chemistry is at best is his small time criminal friend Moeen played by a terrific Vijay verma. He has got some of the best scenes/dialogues of the movie. Then there is Siddhanta Chaturvedi who plays Sher, the mentor of Murad. He is amazing and every bit the character he plays. I am ready to watch his own movie. Do catch him in Inside edge on Amazon prime where he was raw but brilliant. Kalki did her best in a sub plot which was not completely needed. Vijay raaz as Murad's abusive father makes us feel that why don't we get to see him in many more films. Sheeba chadhha and Amruta subhash play alia and ranveer's mother respectively and both of them are competent.
Vijay maurya as Murad's uncle is good but it is his Dialogue writing which lifts the movie one level up. But what lifts the movie several more levels is its music which deserves a write up of its own. The songs are terrific and the rap battles are immensely enjoyable. My favorite song isn't a rap though but a song which could fit in a Raj kapoor movie too, Jeene mein aaye maza. However, it is the doori poem which is the best lyrical sequence and best scene of the movie.
The movie is 155 minutes long but you will seldom feel the length. One drawback of the movie for me was that somehow the screenplay could not make me feel the struggle of Murad's life in the way it should have. From the get go it was very predictable that everything will turn out to be good for the protagonist. I know it is what happens in an underdog story but I did not feel anywhere that things might not go well for Murad. This is a small thing though and the movie is filled up with so many terrific scenes that I am thinking of doing a listicle of my favorite scenes.
Apna time aayega is the song what the movie was working towards throughout and it delivers so well that it will be tough to resist clapping and I would urge you not to do that (resist I mean). Go watch the movie and clap Bohot hard.
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