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What a delight! The streets of Delhi haven't ever looked as affable as through the camera of Binod Pradhan in Delhi-6. To be honest, when I had heard the music release, a few songs seemed out-of-place/non-inspiring, but every note played in the movie seems to blend seamlessly with the plot.

It's not a perfect movie - the plot seems to be unconvincing in the last 20 minutes, but that doesn't even manage to scrape the lingering happy feeling that you're left with from the previous couple of hours of the movie.

I found three remarkable things about the movie. I've already mentioned the cinematography - it makes you wish you were there. Then there is a bunch of the most heartwarming, hilarious scenes written and enacted brilliantly. Yet, the performance by the actors is what remains with you when you step out of the theater. Divya Dutta, Deepak Dobriyal, and Vijay Raaz stand out and have such impact through their few appearances that you end up believing they were on screen for almost the entire movie. Waheeda Rahman and Rishi Kapoor remind us that Old is Gold. In fact, the entire cast is full of life, and has carried the story on its shoulders through every scene. Abhishek Bachhan has done justice to his talent.

If you're a fan of the old run-on-the-mill Indian movie, better stay at home. If you wish to see a delightful approach to cinema, go catch the movie.

I rate it at 7/10.

I loved Delhi-6! This movie not only beautifully depicts life of the people in Old Delhi, but also sheds light on differences in people's mindset when it comes to questioning their deep-rooted faiths, prejudices and practices. I would call Delhi-6 a poem rather than a movie because it carries the following attributes of a poem: 1) very well written, 2) there are lot of metaphors and symbolism involved, and 3) one would require go through the content more than once to comprehend the underlying meaning. It was a delightful experience going though this beautiful poem! The movie cast is spot on, the music is great, and added to this is the astounding cinematography; all put together gives you the real flavor of what Delhi is all about. The narrative may not be pacy, and there are few action sequences and dance numbers that may leave regular movie-goers not so impressed. On the other hand, this movie offers a strong social message and emphasizes highly on communal harmony and national integration. There are so many tiny details in the movie one may miss in the first go. This reflects on how much effort would have been put on script writing. Overall, I enjoyed Delhi-6 and I would say this movie is suitable for audience who wish to hear a story with a moral.

Delhi-6 is not a film, it is a novel. The way it starts – with Amitabh Bachchan reciting a poem, like an epigraph in a novel – the opening dialogue – something in the first person, like a debut novel written in the first person – the number of characters, the (often looney) events, the setting – a right ingredient for a novel to be chosen for those hot-shot literary prizes – and Abhishek Bachchan's character jumping over rooftops and demons and vaanars of the Ramleela flying in the air and the Statue of Liberty growing right there in the middle of Chandni Chowk (Gali Paswan in the film) are what a litterateur would call elements of magic realism that Marquez and other authors of Latin America, Rushdie and Yann Martel have popularized. So, Delhi-6 has everything that a budding writer could dream about. Rakeysh Mehra should have written a novel called Delhi-6, got an agent, and had it published, and seen it climb the bestsellers list. He could have, perhaps, won a prize or two. Because Delhi-6 the movie is just two-hours-and-a-half of gibberish.

First, it takes quite some time for the viewer to figure out what is happening, because what is happening starts happening only after all the characters have been assembled. An ailing grandmother (Waheeda Rehman) who wishes to return to India to die in the city she was born in; her NRI grandson (Abhishek Bachchan) who brings her to India but has no intentions of staying; the friendly Muslim gentleman (Rishi Kapoor) who receives them and who was once in live with the NRI dude's mother (Tanvi Azmi); two warring brothers (Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra); their friendly wives (Supriya Pathak and Sheena Chadha); the unmarried sister (Aditi Rao Hydari); the girl who wishes to break free (Sonam Kapoor); the fraud neighbourhood photographer (Cyrus Sahukar) who, she thinks, would help her break free; the greedy lala (Prem Chopra); the Muslim halwai (Deepak Dobriyal); the elderly Muslim gentleman (K. K. Raina); the saffron-clad monsterly baba (Akhilendra Mishra); the corrupt Haryanvi cop (Vijay Raaz); the alley fool (Atul Kulkarni); and the low-caste sweeper (Divya Dutta) who has a crush on the alley fool. To add to the mayhem there is the Monkey Man (yes, you're reading right) who has tormented the entire city.

It would have taken a little above 300-pages in a standard paperback to bring all these characters to life. In a 2-hour-30-minute movie it was a bit difficult, but thanks to these wonderful actors – each one of them is a gem, Rishi Kapoor, Divya Dutta and Atul Kulkarni, especially – Mehra's work was rendered too easy. It is difficult to catch either the head or the tail of the plot in the first one hour, but the characters are so endearing and the songs by Prasoon Joshi and A. R. Rahman (especially the 'Genda Phool' number) are so catchy, the viewer is lost in the film.

Post-intermission, there is this Abhishek-Sonam love angle, and it would have been better had Mehra put in a little more of their sweet-nothings (for Sonam – fresh and willowy – looks heavenly, while Abhishek – in his beard and fake accent – is just cute). But hey! As I've already written, the film is gibberish, and the gibberish begins here. A communal tension angle spoils the entire thing. The film has a very tacky climax, a very tacky climax. One of the tackiest in Bollywood. And I'm so particular about this climax because Delhi-6 is not your usual Bollywood fare. It is, to use the cliché, different. And I mean it. And I wish Mehra had retained its differentness. He tries to put in some social message stuff – like 'Rang De Basanti' – and it spoils everything.

However, it is not to late. Mehra could still turn Delhi-6 into a novel. And I'm sure it would be enjoyed more as a novel. Perhaps, he would put in a few more characters. We'll take them all. But Delhi-6 the film, well, watch it for the Abhishek-Sonam chemistry, Atul Kulkarni, Divya Dutta, Rishi Kapoor, the comedy by Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra, and the music by A. R. Rahman. Don't ask for anything more and you won't be disappointed.

While modern India races ahead towards its self-designed glory with aspirations and outlook that are based on the premise of something new and different, the majority still lives in stark contrast to these changes. The Indian society in reality is multi-faced with its culture, customs, traditions, orthodox outlook, communal bitterness, corruption and above all, hypocrisy. Delhi 6 is a mirror shown to us that portrays this Indian society in changing times. Now whether one chooses to believe that the image in the mirror is a story-less facade, a mockery or a genuinely vivid portrayal of the Indian kaleidoscope is a matter more of acceptance than of opinion.

Rakesh OmPrakash Mehra's 'Aks' was a bold venture into the indestructible evil but his distinct narrative style was incomprehensible by the majority. His next film claimed an iconic status for him and 'Rang De Basanti' became a cult movie with outstanding music, technical finesse, brilliant story telling and a soul stirring message. With 'Delhi 6', Rakesh Mehra gives us a view of his childhood locality in Delhi through the eyes of an NRI who finds the warmth and diversity appeal to him as he brings his ailing grandmother back home. Soon he discovers the hypocrisy and backwardness that lies underneath the surface of the society that first gave him love but now leaves him in disbelief of the reality around him. There is a subtle meaning behind every dialog, a satirical take on every reality, a brilliant visual for everything beautiful, a metaphorical implication for our inner selves in parallel plots, the meaningful and unique compositions of Prasoon Joshi with AR Rehman's genius and a narrative so powerful yet subtle in context and delivery. Rakesh Mehra proves yet again, that he is a class apart from the rest.

The narrative is like a rich textured, painfully woven cloth made of fine individual threads of varied colors that exemplify the film's diverse characters. We see Delhi through the eyes of Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) who shows maturity and greater understanding of the story than simply that of his character. Bittu (Sonam Kapoor-beautiful!) is the concealed modern face of an Indian Idol aspirant whose dreams are caged by her father's orthodox attitude. Waheeda Rehman plays Roshan's grand mom with her natural ability as a veteran actress while she munches on supari, Pan and dances to Genda Phool. Rishi Kapoor is at his charming best as Ali Baig, Roshan's uncle, a reputable citizen of Delhi 6 whose insight into the ways and customs of the society are both didactic and lasting in their impact. Gobar (Atul Kulkarni – class act!), the simpleton who is always ridiculed by everyone has an impactive part to play towards the end while Pawan Malhotra and Om Puri play the roles of acrimonious brothers in a manner that is consistent with their brilliant acting prowess. The list of towering performances extends with Vijay Raaz as the typical corrupt and conceited policeman, Deepak Dobriyal as the rancorous victim of his society's inanity, Prem Chopra as the flamboyant moneylender and Divya Dutta as the outcast trash picker whose mockery of the hypocritical 'clean communities' pinches at the conscience of many.

Although the ensemble cast may seem like the film's highlight, it actually is Rakesh Mehra and Prasoon Joshi's script and screenplay that result in the entwined narrative leading to an analogous summation of the story. Running parallel to Roshan's discovery of India and its people is the plot involving the real life incident of Delhi's 'black monkey scare' back in 2001. This Kaala Bandar menace has shaken the very grounds of scientific and logical credibility while leaving the citizens in a fearful state. Who or what really is this Kaala Bandar?? And of what real significance is the symbolic Ramleela play?? The two aspects of the story have a deeper significance in the real message that Rakesh Mehra's nimble direction is trying to convey and is now clearly affirmed as the trademark in all his films.

AR Rehman returns in his best form after RDB. Every song bears resemblance to those of RDB's in an inconspicuous manner while remaining distinct and pertinent to Delhi 6's story. Prasoon Joshi gives us unique lyrics yet again that carry the deeper meaning which not all dialogs could convey. Genda Phool is the most imaginative song which has a rapper tune to it in the most Indian form ever heard. Rehna Tu, in true Rehman style is that one song in his album that remains the most melodious with his own voice.Bhor Bhaye and Tumre bhavan main are brilliantly rendered in classical style. Arziyan is a great composition with outstanding voices of Kailash Kher and Javed Ali. Delhi hai is the catchy theme song that shows Rehman's versatility with modern music and Kaala Bandar is like a musical story in itself in hip- hop style. Masakali is beautifully sung by Mohit Chauhan and the composition reminds us of what Gulzar would have written for a pigeon. Overall, Delhi 6 is the album that is a rare gem even by the maestro.

'Let us look at the mirror, in which we see a message, in which we see our wronged sides, our true conscience'. Delhi 6 is an honest thought; a philosophy that is truly a reflection of what is around us but which we tend to disregard in our own arrogance or ignorance. The movie's true hero is the crazy Fakir who roams around with a mirror in his hand while narrating the film's enduring philosophy "zarre zarre main usika noor hai, jhaankh khud main, woh Na tujhse door hai….." Rakesh Mehra's film- making embodies sheer brilliance in story telling, running parallel narratives, strong and witty script, superlative screenplay that does equal justice to an ensemble star cast and in the end leaves a deductive message that one can ponder over for quite sometime. Just go watch it.

• 9.29 on a scale of 1-10.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, after creaming out the rebel in all of us, shoots out another 'out of the box' drama. This time though , he misses the mark. If Multiple story lines running parallel to the main plot failing to converge sums up the first half , a highly ambiguous n hard to digest climax mars the second half.

The movie had a head start with some awesome music by A R Rahman, already creating sensation, but to say that it was underused would be an understatement. Roshan (Abhishek) comes back to the gullies of Chandini Chowk, to leave his ailing Dadi ( Waheeda Rahman) home. Here he meets character played by Rishi Kapoor (who once loved Roshan's mother) who helps him out, every time he runs into trouble with the local cop. The two fighting brothers ,played by Om puri and Pavan Malhothra , have perfectly affable families with lots of gossips and pleasantries being exchanged. Sonam Kapoor plays the female lead as Bittu ( a wannabe Indian Idol). The old Lala has a 2o-something wife who cheats on him. There is Jelebi(Divya Dutta), the untouchable of the society and last but not the least the Gobar( Athul Kulkarni), the simpleton temple worker.

The movie was complicated in itself with so many sub plots woven together, but the director seemed to pull it off with stunning ease. The monkey man episode, which was once a headline of the past was used quite ably by the director to show that the love and brotherhood that we as people have can vanish in the matter of seconds. It was all shaping up well until the messed up climax. The story with 'message' took a thorough beating. The complication was compounded with a hard to digest superlative sentimental drama in the end and to tell the truth, I felt cheated after being offered so much for around 110 minutes.

My final verdict is that, I would have preferred watching the movie without the bizarre excuse in the name of a climax !

My Rating : 7/10

Has a very authentic desi-feel to it, I would certainly recommend it for viewers who like old-school Bollywood masala in a middle-class family setting.

Good songs, great cinematography, the ending is it's weakest link - overall very entertaining and engaging to watch.

Delhi-6 isn't an autobiographical take on Rakeysh Mehra's childhood days in the capital city as it was made out to be . That's because the story is set around the monkey-man episode that made headlines in Delhi some years back . Of course do not expect a thriller treatment with the monkey-man chapter but rather consistently inventive, funny, entertaining and life-affirming cautionary tale .

The film centres around Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan), born and raised in America, who returns to Delhi to leave behind his ailing grandmother (Waheeda Rehman . He falls for a free-spirited but conflicted woman (Sonam Kapoor , who is preparing to become next Indian Idol.

But the film is not just about two young people. It seeks to capture the bigger picture of a neighbourhood. Its episodes capture a raft of conflicts involving families, politicians and two religious communities, Hindus and Muslims. The film creates a wonderful world of a vast neighborhood in old Delhi. But its concerns including how the fear of the black monkey is manipulated by one community to punish the minority community .

As Mehra says of his film that while it is firmly centered in old Delhi and is filled with local color, its concerns are universal.

Despite Abhishek and Sonam's romantic entanglement being a major part of the film, its appeal is enhanced by half a dozen glorious performances. Mehra deftly exploits the comic talent of Vijay Raaz , who is far more amusing here than in his earlier characters , as the pompous, corrupt and opinionated police officer. And then there is Rishi Kapoor's character, who cannot forgive himself for not having had the courage to declare his love years ago and who will now make sure that Roshan won't repeat his mistake.

Sonam Kapoor not only looks alluring but has also grown into an actress who delivers a seasoned performance for her second film . Whether she is doing a comic scene, or dancing to the feisty Masakali song or executing an act of rebellion against her family's plans for an arranged marriage, she hits the right notes. It is indeed not an easy thing to hold your own in a film filled with a great cast.

There is a sequence in the film which also serves as a powerful reminder of generational and faith gap between two people who love each other, and who can indeed tolerate each other's opinion.

The climax, which also involves the black monkey, serves a good moral ending and send viewers home in a happy mood.

I don't really understand the reviews here. This movie tries to explain the metaphor so much to the the point that it becomes just bad. It's not a masterpiece. It's not really bad either.

It's a mildly good movie with really messy screenplay and editing.

The scenes are cut abruptly and there's no flow in the editing. Characters doesn't have much depth and there's way too many characters as well. The climax was so weird and almost ridiculous. Or too dramatic.

The first one hour of the movie was really enjoyable though.

I normally very strongly dislike Hindi films. Most people who like intelligent, artful, deep films usually hate films from "Bollywood", and with good reason. There's a reason why Hindi films aren't seriously considered when there is a discussion of great films. Slumdog Millionaire doesn't count for obvious reasons.

Delhi 6 is a film which finally made me believe that there IS potential in India, and a desire to make a film which isn't just meant to be spoonfed to the audience.

For people who have spent their entire lives, watching films which are only what they are at first glance and nothing more, this film will be undoubtedly annoy and bore them. That probably means most of the Indian audience, unfortunately. And that unfortunately means, this film will not do well financially, and will discourage producers from making a wonderful film like this.

Delhi 6 will not make sense to people who take EVERY SINGLE THING in a film literally and don't dig deeper to try and understand the implicit meanings. This film is wonderfully directed, acted, and very evidently produced with heart and love.

I would definitely submit this film as the selection from India for the Oscar foreign film section. It's *that* good.

Don't watch this if you're looking for a "masala" movie. If you're looking for a film which will make you believe in India's ability to make excellent movies, this is it.

Not going deep inside the story and plot because till end I could not find a single rational storyline, not even parallel one, not eve an askew one. NRI returns to Chandni Chowk from Amrika with his ailing grand-ma (her last wish). The boy definitely like any firang desi is amused at everything. The traffic jams, cows giving birth in middle of the road, padosi behaving, interfering and yak-yakking like family members, the narrow lanes adorned with gazillion shops. Almost everything. His NRI mind is looking for an identity in the chaotic assembly. He is confused soul. So much so that by the middle of the movie he imagines one whole song where Amrika and Delhi are mixed. Watch it to believe how grossly that was shot.

The infamous 'Monkey-Man' that created a menace in Delhi few years back is the central character. Others are just supporting cast. Great performers but sadly irritating after some point of time. There are so many characters that director is busy introducing them right till the end. Zoya recently showed truck loads of them but you can identify them and remember them in LBC. In this case, you get assaulted. There is nothing that you carry when you walk out. Music? Yes, to an extent. The music no doubt is outstanding one, this truth is already established. But, the songs are placed so absurdly you almost feel sorry for A.R. Rehman. 'Rehna tu' in particular (which is a soft romantic number) will disappoint you the most.

ROPM tried to preach us the lesson of unity in diversity but he failed. Abhishek and Sonam's much talked of chemistry is invisible. Bilkul thanda, barf jaisa. It is sad to watch artists like Sheeba, Supriya, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Rishi Kapoor being wasted. Mass assassination. And the preaching that every human has monkey inside along with the god doesn't go down well. I did not feel for any character or situation. Waheeda's stubbornness of not returning to Amrika gets a jolt when her grand-son yells at her and she gets teary-eyed. I did not feel sympathetic towards her. Abhishek gets shot. I did not care whether he lives or die. Sonam who looks gorgeous in any outfit is totally wasted. She gets to howl again like Saawariya in the end and this time it's for real yet I did not feel anything for her. Few scenes here and there brings in some moments but then that's long forgotten by the time you try to finally listen to Mr. Director and look for monkey inside you. But it's too late by then and the show is over.

I remember the time the song "Masakkali" hit our TV screens. I felt a good vibe about this movie, later found out that it was from the same director who did RDB, one of my favourites. Being a regular IMDb user, the ratings below 7 barely encouraged me to watch it though. Obviously, the movie never achieved the popularity status anywhere near to that of RDB.

But for some reason, almost 4 years later, I decided to give it a try and I have to apologise Mr. Mehra for underestimating him. It is nigh impossible to emulate RDB but Delhi 6 shouldn't have done his prospects any harm. If there was anything like an Indian Oscar, Delhi 6 would have been a strong contender, considering the paucity of quality movies that get made in the biggest film industry in the world. As someone who is relatively familiar to the ways of Indian society and mentality, it was a stark depiction of the intricacies that form the gullies and chowks. The colours and noise and the varieties of personalities just illuminates the first half or so. The latter half shows the dark side, naivety, greed, ignorance, pettiness which can quite easily ruin a society.

Nothing compelled me to write something here other than the fact that moviegoers have decided to rate it 6, which is a pity. No wonder, movies like Dabangg seem to reap financial rewards and recognition and the ones like Delhi-6 are left to stray into oblivion. I loathe bollywood in general, not so bollywood music, but Delhi-6 gives me hope.

Dilli 6 was another disappointment of the year. Not only because I went in with huge expectations but also because the movie is not up to the standards by any means be it story, acting, editing or even the direction.

The story did not real appeal to me. I believe they could have chosen some better topic than Kala Bandar. The story went haywire with monkey man on one side and Abhishek's tourist visit on the other side. First half seemed like a documentary on Delhi especially Chandni Chowk with abhishek roaming around the streets of delhi doing Motorola promotions by clicking photos. Second was still better but was not at all synchronized with the first half.

The music of the film is amazing but unfortunately most of the songs are wasted in the movie. The songs are inserted anywhere and everywyhere. Rehna Tu came out of nowhere like an Aandhi and Toofan Ki Tarah Gayaab Ho Gaya…lol

Coming to the acting I wasn't really impressed with any of the actors. Abhishek Bachchan hardly spoke in first half and whenever he spoke he was carrying American accent. He made some impact in last 15 minutes but was not enough to impress me.

Sonam Kapoor was wasted . I think she looked better in Saawariya ….In Delhi 6 I found her character a bit mentally unstable … the way she danced and spoke was a bit weird and believe me I will never fall in love with such a girl in real life.

Waheeda Rehman did quite a decent job. Rishi Kapoor didn't had much to do but impressed me whenever he came on screen. Vijay Raaz did well along with Ompuri. Vijayraaz and Abhishek Bachchan scenes were good. Abhishek and his grandfather scene cud've been avoided easily.

Dialogues were not gr8 … only a couple of dialogues by rishi kapoor were good and in the end abhishek's dialogues were impressive to a certain extent.

The editing is below standard and I was disappointed by the way editing was done. There were some a couple or more scenes where I asked myself why these scenes or dialogues were included?

A lot was expected from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra after the phenomenal Rang De Basanti but Delhi 6 was a disappointment. He was not able to deliver this time and he has to learn that RDB like endings aren't going to work every time although the hero did eventually came back to life after visiting heaven in this one. I must say that the Bachchans are running a package deal in the industry. In the recent Abhishek movies I remember only Dostana (given that I did not had guts to watch Drona) where I did not saw Amitabh. However about the movie....

It did not had a story at all, and I don't know why was it named Delhi 6 as it could have been made anywhere (meaning there was no Delhi feel in the movie). There were riots, there was Monkey man, there was ramlila all over in the movie but there was no story. Although Mehra did try to give a message through Monkey man but I feel he went overboard with him. Sonam looked fabulous although she did not much of a role in the film and Abhishek was OK. Vijay raj was brilliant in his role as the inspector although other very good actors like Om Puri, Supriya Pathak, Waheeda Rehman et al were underused. The songs have to be good as they are A R Rehman's. They might make the movie an average hit. The only time it felt that the movie was shot in Delhi was when they showed Red fort, Jama Masjid and India gate. Overall a very big disappointment. I expected a lot from Mehra, but he failed to deliver.

One of the most underrated Indian movie. Deals with custom tradition corruption overall Black Monkey inside us that spoils our society through us. Yes it is one of the underrated movie with the underrated star Abhishek Bacchhan. The layer are so thick in this film that you have to observe and should take conclusion from it. It is old as well very contemporaneous. We should contemplate the message delivered in this movie. It is very nice movie.

Roshan has visited Delhi 6 the native place of his Grandmother who wants to live her some life here before she dies. Roshan gradually likes the culture and the people around.

He falls for the girl Bittu who's father want her to marry soon. Unknown creature is haunting the city The black monkey Who is black monkey and it's consequences on the society that is the story. Movie is good with good messages. Music is another highlight of the movie with great composition by A R Rahman.

It is nicely made movie but most underrated Indian movie.

Rakesysh Omprakash Mehra was on dope when he made Delhi 6. In fact all the coke and dope from Dev D is not enough to make something as crappy as Delhi 6.

Rang De was simply perfect and superb. Beyond imagination. Now I know why Aamir Khan is called a perfectionist. His creative inputs make a film successful. I wish he would have agreed to do a cameo in Delhi, as even that was enough to encourage some changes to the script -- script which is not even there right now.

Coming to Delhi 6, The entire film can be summarized in one term ...or may be two terms - UTTER CRAP.

The very fact that I have not gone back to Delhi 6 music after watching the film, shows how the movie has ruined even the musical experience.

The story is half baked, characters never grow, scenes end abruptly, and there's a justification for everything. For instance, Abhishek Bachchan starts jumping from one roof to another for no reason..till at the end you realise that he would be behaving as a kala bandar and jumping around. What logic...bravo! The love story never begins..never progresses....in fact where is the love story. There was no romance. Did anyone see any chemistry...not even biology.

The beautiful song Rehna Tu is better viewed in trailers....rather than the film where it has been disgraced royally.

As for the other songs....less said the better. Thank God A R Rahman was basking in the glory of Oscars, while his wonderful music as being massacred on the silver screen.

Trying to do a Swades 2 with metaphors and metaphors....that's what Delhi 6 is about.

So many moments when you feel that the story is leading to some high point, but alas...it never happens. You leave the hall with a distorted view of Delhi (not a single word from the song Ye Dilli Hai Mere Yaar has been translated into visuals).

Every frame is fake, characters lost and the film - Trash packaged with strong PR and hard selling.

onestly, can't write beyond this, as even thinking about Delhi 6 disgusts me right now. probably mite continue it later.

I think the excellent movie till date from abhishek and great movie with great music ....a "GREAT SCRIPT" nd a great acting from everyone... a very nice movie and ll just say that a must watch movie for all Indians.

NOT just watch the movie but to understand it deepness hidden in it.just wanna say that m not very good in movie criticizing but if i can understand the movie with it deep thought so that every normal human can also understand. I think more of this theme movie also need to make in Bollywood instead of just crap movie with fighting and no story line just with action in them . request to all to like and support this kind of movie and encourage the director for this kind of masterpieces.

Disappointing !! Expectations raised with the promos and trailers broke into pieces ! Horrible endeavor of picturing such a serious topic of Hindu-Muslim communal tension by Mr. Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. From very beginning movie confuse you about its subject. Still pulling my hairs, why the heck, the sections of movie showing families having conservative thinking and belief in old myths. What was he actually trying out by this? Characters of the movie were not defined, plot drives you confused, whether it is a love story, or a drama showing old India and its culture or movie with a message for communal tension. After a movie like "Rang De Basanti" this can be worst you can think for from Mr. Director. The pleasing part of movie is only the music. Truly Refreshing and ear pleasing. Abhishek and Sonam proved to be fillers at the end. Number of dialogs by Sonam can be even counted on fingers. Abhishek had nothing much to act in the movie. Above all his acting of an NRI does all the injustice with the character. Movie could be a bit better if Mr. director would have been tried for a art movie instead of commercializing it. Finally A bad and confused effort !!

Too many big names associated with this project. Apart from the mammoth star-cast, please pay attention to the three "intellectual pool" of writers contributing to the ahem... broth. The answer lies somewhere in between "Brainstorming exercise gone haywire" or "paradigm shift went overboard".

Juxtaposing is a tried and tested method for Mr. RO Mehra. The autobiographical attempt is presented with the narrative concept from Malgudi Days and juxtaposing the socio-economic Mini-India. Noble intentions indeed, sadly attempted too early considering his single-digit film-making career. There are shades of great directors in the attempt however the plot fails to connect.

I will refrain to comment on performances and this is because the character seems "small" and the actor for the part "big". Practically, everybody seems grossly under-utilised. There is hardly any actor that stays on your mind after you walkout of the cinema. Just a second, it just struck me that Rishi Kapoor was in the movie as well.

Music is innovative and loaded with good tracks. However owing to the pot-hole the Malgudi Days drops everybody into, the songs are truncated big time and lose their very purpose. Well under-utilised there again.

The last 15-minutes takes a complete mickey out of the audience. Whoever came up with it let me assure you it was a monkeys idea. Not removing the mask at the very least saved further damage. And yo - from where did the flat-liner bit seep in?

With "Aks" Mr. RO Mehra learnt a valuable lesson about the importance of screenplay. The debacle of D-6 would have contributed to the learning curve I am sure.

PS:: Jr B's accent - nay!!! Should have let him be... or watch Siddharth Makkar in "Straight" from as a reference point.