MIRZYA

MIRZYA: is a 2016 Indian Hindi language epic fantasy romantic thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra starring Harshvardhan Kapoor,Saiyami Kher,Anuj Choudhry, Om Puri, Art Malik, K. K. Raina, and Anjali Patil.he basic premise of the film is inspired by the Punjabi folklore of Mirza Sahiban

PLOT: Munish(Harshvardhan) and Suchitra(Saiyami) are classmates at Gowardhan High School in Jodhpur.They are inseperable. Mohnish carries Suchi's school bag for her everyday to school and she in turn covers up for him in school.One day Munish uses Suchitra's notebook because he has not done his own homework. When the Master realises that Suchi has not done her homework, he canes her.Munish cannot bear the sight of his classmate getting caned.he same night, Munish sneaks into Suchi's home and steals her father, Art Malik's(a Policeman) gun. Next day he shoots the school teacher who caned Suchi before others get to school.The boy is sent to a juvenile correction facility.When he is inside, Suchitra's father sends her away to London for higher studies. After a short stay at the correction home, Munish escapes.Years later, Suchitra returns to India and is now on the verge of getting engaged to Prince Karan(Anuj). Her father is happy with her new relationship.Incidentally, Munish (who now lives a ‘changed life’ as Adil Mirza) works in the horse stable of Prince Karan and starts teaching horse riding to Suchi. Munish recognizes her but does not reveal his true identity to her till she guesses who he is. The two fall in love again, but things are very different now as compared to their childhood. Does Munish confess his love to Suchi, does Suchi go ahead with her marriage with Prince Karan and does Munish and Suchi gather the courage to stand up against the world to fight for their love, is what forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCES: Harshvardhan is total mess.HIs looks,body language,dialogue delivery are poor. He has to work hard on his acting.Saiyami is decent and seems quite comfortable (in front of the camera) as a newcomer.Raj Chaudhary is decent in his part of a Rajasthani Prince. The veteran actor Om Puri, who is seen only in the film’s opening sequence, gradually disappears as the film progresses. He makes his ‘presence felt’ only through his voiceovers.

MUSIC: composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.It seems forced into the film and is not at all impressive.Amongst the entire lot,the only tracks that stand out in the album is the title song (whose repeated playing becomes irritating eventually).

The film boasts of excellent cinematography (Paweł Dyllus). It’s his magical work that makes the film nothing short of a visual delight. He has very enchantingly captured the folklore of Mirza and Sahibaan.

When the promos of MIRZYA were released, it gave the audience a stunning visual experience of a love story set in two different eras. The film, sadly, just does not live upto the expectations that one has from a Rakeysh Mehra film. The film's screenplay (Gulzar) is bizarre, confusing and extremely slow paced, It is really saddening that to see a cinematic genius of Gulzar’s calibre and stature could go so very tremendously wrong with a classic love story. The film’s dialogues (Gulzar) are very average and leave absolutely no impact on the audience.

Overall, Mirzya is a huge disappointment.