I am an ardent fan of Kangana (mind you, I have never been in my life fan of any person... living or dead... but yes Kangana you are an exception to this ) and hence not watching this movie wasn’t an option with me.
Needless to say, I really liked the movie not because I am her fan, but the movie is brilliant in every aspect... Acting by Kangana and Raj Kumar Rao is brilliant, effortless and outstanding. Kangana steals the show and Raj Kumar Rao compliments her without overpowering her... it’s nice give and take between these two actors which is very essential to bring the best from both of them.
Infact everyone has done an equally good job. Satish Kaushik in a very tiny role has managed to leave a lasting impression on us... he has managed to create some light moments in the film. He is one brilliant actor who is very underutilized by film industry.
Writing, direction, screen play, dialogues and length of the movie (1 hr 50 mins) everything is very good and apt.
This is kind of abstract and offbeat movie which if not handled well could become boring and dragging. But Director Prakash and writer Kanika have managed it to make very crisp and interesting till the end. They don’t lose the grip over the subject at any moment.
The first half of the movie has dark humor and hence it is appealing to the masses, 2nd half becomes more abstract and hence many people won’t like the 2nd half part of the movie.
This movie has many undertones which needs to be felt and understood. It can give you wonderful experience if you are ready to uncover the many layers it is having. It could be understood on different level by each person as per his/her understanding of the world.
I like such kind of movies wherein everything is not been shown so explicitly. It leaves to the audience to draw the meanings out of it which have been very subtly shown in the movie.
The female protagonist of the movie is shown as mentally ill/ challenged person. She is undergoing psychiatric treatment and the narration of the movie is shown from her perspective. But at some places it is also from the perspective of the male protagonist who is shown as so called normal character... we are then left to wonder which narration is true?
They challenge the very definition of 'Normal'. What is normal? Who is more dangerous, a so called 'Normal person' or clinically diagnosed 'Mentally ill' person? Does being 'Normal' imply being 'Good'? People who pretend to be 'Normal' and show a very goody goody, ideal and sometimes glossy life infront of others, are they really 'Normal'?
This movie touches these and many such topics.
It shows mental illness in different manner, it does not pity at them or show them as nuisance, but infact challenges the so called 'sane' world and so called 'normal' people. It makes us to think abut a thin line between 'insane' and 'sane'.
There is a murder mystery in the film... hence people call it as a psychological thriller... But I differ here ... this murder mystery is just been used to prove the main point of the film and movie is not about this murder mystery. It just used to highlight the main underlying point which is .... who is more dangerous? 'Sane' or 'insane'? ....
The mind games which are played amongst the protagonist characters are actually the mind games played with the audience.
Kangana, dear I found you in 'Bobby'.. the protagonist of the film. In many ways the protagonist is just like you... People find you eccentric, abnormal and they don't really believe in your story.. but you are on the other hand is always fighting for the truth.. without caring about the consequences, without caring about how influential the other person is...
People fail to believe in your narrative.... but Kangana please be the way you are... fearless and always fighting for truth and justice... because remember there is a 'sane' part in every 'insane' person and an 'insane' part in every 'sane' person.
matlab sab mein ek 'mental' person hai....
P.S. I am really appalled by the so called 'Psychiatry organisation' for not allowing to use the word 'Mental' as a title. Without even watching the movie, without even knowing about the subject of the movie, how can this so called society ban the movie makers from using the word 'Mental'?. Whats the justification for that?
I agreed!👆🏻
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