BEING CYRUS

Name : Being Cyrus
Starring : Saif Pataudi, Dimple Kapadia, Naseeruddin Shah, Boman Irani and Simone Singh
Rating: *****

Offbeat, parallel, commercial, art, noveau - what do you call a movie when it seems to transcend the conventional genres ? I really don't know .... and I wouldn't want to confine this to any specific genre anyways.

I'm sure everybody has heard of it.....it was publicised adequately pre- and post-release to make sure that people went for a dekho...... the testimonial from Aamir Khan was the final clincher for most. And I do think, had it not been for such awesome publicity, this movie might have met the fate of other similar non-genre, progressive movies - Oblivion !!

All actors, especially Saif, deserve accolades for perfect acting.

I could now embark on detailing the story and telling you what it's all about....however, if I do that, like most critics have done, I feel I would be doing an injustice not only to all those who were involved in this production but also to prospective audiences.....as this is one movie to be experienced.

The dark backdrop, the pacy yet slow storyline, the reality of the movie, the perfect enactment of various confused, and multiple personalities in each of the character, the unexpectedness of the expected, the phenomenal camera work, the crisp editing, the almost natural dialogues and its delivery......all need to experienced there sitting in an auditorium with a huge screen facing you.

My verdict : Don't miss the movie. Love it. Hate it. But don't miss it.