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Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Pawan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastava and Vijay Maurya
Black Friday: Outstanding piece of Cinema
Synopsis: Recreating the darkest chapter in recent Indian history, Black Friday uncovers the truth behind the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. Just hours after the multiple bomb blast on 12th March, the Police investigating team lead by ACP Rakesh Maria (Kay Kay) from a small clue leading to another make the first arrest, Asgar Mukadam. The arrested manager of smuggler Tiger Memon’s (Pawan Malhotra) company spills out the beans after getting the first taste of police torture. He names out all those who were involved in planting the bombs at the various locations in Mumbai. The chief conspirator, Tiger Memon along with his family has already absconded to Dubai. The investigating team without even resting a minute follow on the hot trail of all those named by Mukadam. Meanwhile all the accused are made to run from one place to another and literally cheated by Tiger Memon whom they considered their masiha. He backs out of his promise to help them flee to Pakistan. One frustrated key members of the criminal group, Badshah Khan, after being arrested turns approver and tells ACP Maria about the entire conspiracy. One arrest leads to another and more. The whole plot behind the blasts in uncovered as to how Tiger Memon (amongst Dawood Ibrahim’s close associates) hatched the plan to destroy Mumbai by assembling a team of angered muslim youths who carried on the blasts. Pakistan’s direct involvement in them and the Hindu-Muslim riots’ role following the Babri Masjid demolition come all out in the open.
Acting: Hindi cinema has never witnessed such a collective effort of excellent natural acting by every single actor in one film. Leading the pack, Kay Kay playing DCP Rakesh Maria proves his mettle yet again. Using his eye ex-pressions he conveys more than he does through his dialogues. He rocks in the pre interval confrontation scene with Aditya Srivastava. Pawan Malhotra as Tiger Memon is terrific in the most challenging role of the film. Watch out his brain washing sequence of Badshah Khan or the coldness by which he lays out the blasts plan with the ISI Agents. Vijay Maurya as Dawood Ibrahim is fantastic. One has only seen Dawood in news clippings and pictures but Maurya brings him to life with amazing body language and dialogue delivery. In one of the most author backed roles in the film, Aditya Srivastava brings out the angst and the sense of desperation of his character perfectly. Marathi theatre actor Kishore Kadam playing Inspector Dangle is superb. A horde of other talented actors right from those playing cops to every single accused involved the film all of them deserve a hearty applause for their performances.
indya.com rating: 5 out of 5
Direction: Anurag Kashyap takes Indian cinema a step forward with Black Friday. Without taking any sides, Kashyap subtly hints out the message of Mahatma Gandhi, “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” His genius lies in assembling the perfect blend of actors (mostly non-popular faces who suite their roles) and technicians that make the film an unforgettable experience. Each of his actors look the part and every single technical aspect, be it editing (by wife Aarti Bajaj) or camerawork (S. Natarajan Subramaniam), all help massively in recreating those exact moments to life. Banned for two years, the film is definitely worth the wait.
Indya.com rating: 4 out of 5
Script: Based on journalist S.Hussain Zaidi’s novel by the same name, Black Friday’s major success lies in the way Anurag has structured his screenplay. Unconventionally narrated in a chapter wise format the film doesn’t lose its grip over the audience even for a minute. The script doesn’t miss out even a single important event connected to the blasts, the investigations and the conspiracy involved. The lingo used by all the characters is so natural that you feel the scene is happening right in front of you. Even humour comes out in the most unusual of places like the long chase of an accused by a group of cops or even the conversations of the conspirators with each other. The raw and gritty film’s third degree sequences used by cops might make you sweat even in the air-conditioned cinema hall.
indya.com rating: 4 out of 5
Music: Indi pop band Indian Ocean's unconventional music rocks. The song written by Piyush Mishra that comes as the end titles roll, Arey Ruk Jaa Re Bande conveys what the maker is trying to say through his film. Baap Bharam Ke picturised on Badshah Khan’s fugitive journey from one city to another is very good. The haunting background score enhances the scene impact.
indya.com rating: 4 out of 5
-- Abhijit Mhamunkar
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