anuj-2818 This movie is basically based on a novel written by famous writer Ruskin Bond. The movie is about a little girl Bindiya residing in a hilly state Himachal Pradesh... .....she gets a blue umbrella from some foreigners and then drama starts. The acting of Pankaj (khatri in movie) is superb. I truly recommend all of you this movie....go watch it. I watched this movie 2 years back and believe me that i decided never to delete it from my hard disk. Song sung by famous singer Sukhwinder-Barfan is worth to listen.. I love this movie because it touches my nerves and i love that place where this movie has been made. Quality of comedy is also good. Movie is good from starting till end. Acting by all the actors is good.

Nitin Jain Indian film Industry is very strange. On one hand it churns out movies like 'Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag' and 'Tashan' and one hand it comes out with great movies like 'The Blue Umbrella'. A very very good movie. Pankaj Kapoor proves once again that he is one of the best actors that the film industry has ever produced. Having a good story is one thing and that was what Ruskin Bond provided. But adapting a good movie and making an even better movie is what Vishal Bhardwaj did. In the past few years the industry has given us some very good child artists. And Shreya Sharma is one of them. She ranks right up along with other child actors that came to the industry in recent times. Set up in the scenic Himachal Pradesh Vishal Bhardwaj gave us a classic. A must watch for an ardent fan of Indian movies. The language used in the movie, the scenic locations, the acting of the main characters.... there is nothing about the film that is not good. There is only one thing that I did not quite liked about the movies... and that were the songs. A movie like this should not have songs.. that was my thought. But anyway a great movie and everyone should see it.

Manoj Ransing Director Vishal Bhardwaj is by now an expert in making the movies suitable for children genre. The movie "Blue Umbrella" is much more similar to his previous creation Makdee, gives a lot to watch for adults than the children. I think these movies are two amongst the best in this category.The story of 'Blue Umbrella' takes place at a some cold Himalayan village. The presentation and camera work to show the coolness of the village is marvelous. Within few minutes the audience will get mix with the village and the people living in it. The characters are sketched and presented in very simple manner and are introduced naturally. It takes just one song and a couple of scenes to get into the movie before the real story begun.The music and the acting are great points, which goes in favor of movie. Pankaj Kapur who leads the screen is a natural actor and as in his other characters you wont find any misbehavior in Nandkishor character. The child actor Shriya has also done a great job. The feelings that Biniya gets when she gets the umbrella, and again the sorrow for the lost of umbrella are done excellently by Shriya. Full credits to here and the director.I won't say anymore about this one. If you are reading this I will urge you to watch this. It is not one of those multi-masala Bollywood movies, neither the ultra boring Indian art movies. It is in between these two extremes and very much different than other movie. It's a real cool piece of cinema which is a great pleasure for the eyes and the mind. I am regretting for not watching the movie in theater. (I didn't recall this movie was released in any theater in Bangalore). But certainly from next time, I will wait impatiently for children movies from Vishal Bhardwaj.

anindyaall Superb Performances, panoramic cinematography, excellent storytelling and made with the heart. Like all other Vishal movies this one also has all the above qualities, but this movie has one thing which takes it ahead form all his earlier flicks and that is the way it treats humans and their emotions. Vishal turns the very simple story to the story of humanity and simplicity remains as it is.How an Blue Umbrella becomes center of two lives and how the two dealt with this. These two characters are Binya and Nand Kishore, played by introducing child artist Shreya and heavily experienced Pankaj Kapur. Pankaj Kapur lived the character of Nand Kishore in the movie. This was surely the best performance by him. His dialog delivery , accent , body language all was so real.I think Blue Umbrella is not only meant for children but for everyone who want to see great movies. Vishal has created the movies which are truly across boundaries and across ages.surely a 10/10.