Harami (2020) :
Movie Review -
Harami is surprisingly good at many levels and certainly far better thinking than any other bollywood of 2020. When you see the trailer you get the Idea that this is not going for any common story which can relate everybody like rich and middle class people but it is mainly for lower class and to bring the change in their mindsets. This pickpocket gang theme is not new and the struggle, perspective and making choice things are mainstream too but Harami deals with it smartly. And smart enough to make it worth one time watch.
Harami is about a boy named '55', yes he doesn't have a name he's called by number '55'. Since he doesn't have his own identity he likes to discover other people's identity through stolen ID cards and sneaking into their rooms after the pickpocket gang is done with them. He desires to create his identity and one incident forces his inner soul to act against Gang's rules and then how it changes his life is all you get to see in Harami. The writing has a meaning and definitely behaves intelligently at many occassions. However, there are few scenes where it fails and those scenes are completely unacceptable. But most of the time it remains intellegent and watchable.
In acting department Harami is like a blessed child. Each and every actor has given the best possible efforts for the character. From child artists to senior actors (cameos) everyone plays his part with conviction and passion. Music is hardly there and that's a good thing because that's why in 99 minutes Harami never looks boring. The screenplay is engaging and busy but has some flaws in writing. May be little more useful scenes and out of the box thinking would have made Haami a Great film. It is set in realistic zone so dialogues are abusisve and vulgar but thats not a big issue as far as you know the definition of Realistic cinema mostly needs such stuff. Well, that's a warning bell if you're thinking to watch it with your family, please do not.
Shyam Madiraju's direction skills are excellent in Harami. His fine knowledge about cinematic frames, cuts, scene-making and capturing the essence of the content are definitely impressive. Still, there is something less in Harami which the same amazing director failed to understand, hence, making it half intelligence and half dumb. Well that means you have to ignore that silly portion to enjoy the rest of the brilliant narrative. Overall, Harami is fine attempt made at a small issue but enough intelligent to give you satisfying show. Little mistakes here and there yet a Good Film that should be watched at least once.
RATING - 6/10*
Harami is surprisingly good at many levels and certainly far better thinking than any other bollywood of 2020. When you see the trailer you get the Idea that this is not going for any common story which can relate everybody like rich and middle class people but it is mainly for lower class and to bring the change in their mindsets. This pickpocket gang theme is not new and the struggle, perspective and making choice things are mainstream too but Harami deals with it smartly. And smart enough to make it worth one time watch.
Harami is about a boy named '55', yes he doesn't have a name he's called by number '55'. Since he doesn't have his own identity he likes to discover other people's identity through stolen ID cards and sneaking into their rooms after the pickpocket gang is done with them. He desires to create his identity and one incident forces his inner soul to act against Gang's rules and then how it changes his life is all you get to see in Harami. The writing has a meaning and definitely behaves intelligently at many occassions. However, there are few scenes where it fails and those scenes are completely unacceptable. But most of the time it remains intellegent and watchable.
In acting department Harami is like a blessed child. Each and every actor has given the best possible efforts for the character. From child artists to senior actors (cameos) everyone plays his part with conviction and passion. Music is hardly there and that's a good thing because that's why in 99 minutes Harami never looks boring. The screenplay is engaging and busy but has some flaws in writing. May be little more useful scenes and out of the box thinking would have made Haami a Great film. It is set in realistic zone so dialogues are abusisve and vulgar but thats not a big issue as far as you know the definition of Realistic cinema mostly needs such stuff. Well, that's a warning bell if you're thinking to watch it with your family, please do not.
Shyam Madiraju's direction skills are excellent in Harami. His fine knowledge about cinematic frames, cuts, scene-making and capturing the essence of the content are definitely impressive. Still, there is something less in Harami which the same amazing director failed to understand, hence, making it half intelligence and half dumb. Well that means you have to ignore that silly portion to enjoy the rest of the brilliant narrative. Overall, Harami is fine attempt made at a small issue but enough intelligent to give you satisfying show. Little mistakes here and there yet a Good Film that should be watched at least once.
RATING - 6/10*