daorestes Ok what i write? this movie could be a masterpiece but it couldn't. First half of the movie is excellent but ending is so typical ! I mean you arises a question then suddenly you changed the plot. so typical hindi film. you were talking about quota system, then suddenly moved to free coaching system ? how man, really how? totally disappointing. But I must say Mr. Amitabh and Mr. Bajpayee acted very well.

Shilajit Das Gupto The story is based on effects of The Reservation Bill on Dr. Anand's world. The Bill is passed, people of different standings and positions put forth their perspective and those are shown unabashedly. Unfortunately, audience does not seem to settle for anything less than a typical brouhaha. The story goes along the lines of what Dr.Anand has to face after his indirect stance on the whole matter and then ultimately following the un-noticed but the precious advice of his better half, to give ample opportunities to all to create equal chances for everybody of every financial status. That may not solve the whole problem but at least can set a small example. You have to do what you can do in your circumstances and everybody is not Sivaji, The Boss!!

namashi_1 Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan' offers a rock-solid first hour, but loses pace in it's slightly deary second. This tale on India's socio-political setup, begins very well, but later on, loses focus on the issue, it tries to tackle on.'Aarakshan' is a socio-political drama based on the controversial policy of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.The Screenplay by Anjum Rajabali & Jha himself, is impressive in the first-hour and offers a punch. However, the second-hour, becomes slightly deary and goes off-track. What starts off as a film on 'Reservation', suddenly becomes this story of this one man's struggle to, basically, win back his house from the devious villain. Even the climax for that matter, isn't as effective, as it ought to have been. Also, the excessive running-time, needed some trimming. Jha's Direction is nice. Cinematography is fair. Editing is alright.Performance-Wise: Amitabh is in form. Saif Ali Khan hardly gets scope. Deepika Padukone delivers a sincere performance. Manoj Bajpai plays the evil part superbly. Prateik has been better, while Tanvi Azmi is perfect. Darshan Jariwala is excellent. Saurabh Shukla, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Chetan Pandit & Vinay Apte lend support.On the whole, At best, A Passable Fare, that deserved to be better.

priya_mann Idealistic, traditionalistic, wannabe appealing to the urbanized segment of Indian society. Amitabh Bacchan is just the principal that every school would dream of. A perfectly lovely family (wife/ daughter) and home. An extremely caring daughter and wife. To top it all, a fan following in society based on his passion and sincerity for education. But perfect pictures don't remain so and thus the devil plays his role. Lewd, unworthy and unreal talking on part of students, colleagues, politicians etc. Felt a little unreal a God few days back, Amitabh is being cussed, cursed and abused even by his own students. The Knight in shining armor- Saif comes to salvage the situation. There is a lot of crude talking in the movie. I feel the stance of the wife is a little unrealistic- having lost everything because of her husband, she is always beaming, gleaming and peacefully by his side. Thus human emotions have been put aside to build quite the ideal image. As and when a movie does get to be so, I lose interest because it stops feeling like real or something I could relate to. The Plot can be divided in 3 parts: Plot 1: All is well. Hunky dory. Lovely family, lovely house, good relationships, respect and repute Plot 2: All that could possibly go down does go down. But Amitabh with his ideals keeps persisting in life. Never failing to show up Plot 3: Starts to build on his respect and reliability once again. The movie ends not showing that a man could change the world with his ideals. It shows a powerful woman (Hema Malini) pulling a few strings and thus being able to get Amitabh his lost esteem, repute and credibility. So the role of politicians is still shown as being stronger and just by luck if you know the biggest fish, things do tend to go your way. The students didn't feel educated. I liked the general ambiance of their home. I liked the ability to mobilize people. India's strength is it's people. The film quite powerfully shows the strength of people. This movie also is indicative to people movements and how involvement of the common man can steer decision making. People strength and publicity are the only two things Indian politicians fear as on date.