Indeed! A Life In A Metro

My long wait to watch a good movie in this year finally ended when I saw 'Metro' in this week. Undoubtedly, the finest movie of the year so far. The movie is adequately packed with right quantities of emotions, practical approach, stress, romance, passion, and humour. However, its not the usual ‘masala’ movie.

The stories of different couples are neatly interwoven. I had also seen ‘Salaam-E-Ishq’ and I did find that both the movies run on similar themes – extra marital affairs, heart breaks, deeply in love, and so on. However, ‘Metro’ is a much bolder film with lays down things with more practicality.

The actors have portrayed the characters exceptionally well, and Irfan-Konkona pair takes a major chunk of the praise. The Dharmendra-Nafisa couple seemed a little out of place but was required to justify that few good things are happening amidst all the negative impressions around. ‘Metro’ puts you through all sorts of pressurizing situations that can be witnessed in stressful lives of people living in a metro (things not to be generalized here).

Anurag Basu (director) has adapted to a splendid style of narrating the story with no loose ends. There are some mistakes that can be spared considering the powerful screenplay. There are situations that look real life and you easily can say, “O Yes! that is quite possible”. The content and the presentation are significantly well handled and the story doesn’t seem to have lost track or dragged unnecessarily.

A thought provoking movie which indeed depicts a life in a metro!

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