Haraamkhor Review: This Haraamkhor is Funny and Moving!

                                                              

Haraamkhor Review: 

In a movie, where Nawazuddin Siddiqui is present, expectations are already at the sky-roof. This Nawazuddin starrer was no expectation. But since this movie is made on a shoestring budget, there was no promotion and people may be unaware about this movie.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui was at his usual best as Shyam, the tutor cum teacher to all the kids in a small village in Bihar. He gets attracted to one of his students, Sandhya (Shweta Tripathi). He tries to woo her but all in vain. Unknown to him, a classmate of Sandhya, Kamal (Mohd Irfan) also plans to woo her with the help of his friend, Mintu (Mohd Samad). How does the journey of these 4 unfold his what forms the crux of the story.

Haraamkhor takes you through the brutally honest beliefs that are still prevalent in rural India. The movie hits exactly where it hurts, to see the honest rural India. The beliefs are such that even the small kids, Kamal and Mintu believe that if the girl Kamal desires sees him naked, they will get married!

The movie questions our own fundamental beliefs. Paced at an hour and a half, they movie seems to unnecessary stretched at times and the uneven editing, lousy screenplay, poor cinematography thoroughly disappoint in this raw, rustic presentation. 

All the performances, the subtle comedy emoted through these kids make Haraamkhor enjoyable through its duration. The climax of this movie leaves one very uncomfortable making one question the scenarios of these villages, but that is the truth. The movie scores 5/5 in the story and acting departments but loses heavily on other parts.

Overall, Haraamkhor is a watch ONLY for the audience who like offbeat, enigmatic and meaningful cinema, The subtle comic undertones prove good and enjoyable but the tortoise pace proves to be a villain to this Haraamkhor. Avoid if u like routine cinema. I am going with 3.6 stars for Haraamkhor.