Barah Aana

The plot is very binding, telling the story about three middle-class men trying hard to meet ends. It showcases the plight in a very sharp manner, but on the other hand gets monotony while doing so.

The first 30 minutes fails to keep its viewers hooked, as it shows the prologue & introduces the character. Running for less than 100 minutes, it finds grip just before the intermission as is when the plot gets interesting. The climax is although implied, very good and the sole reason why I give it 6.7 out of 10.

Naseeruddin Shah, I won't say was wasted, but was not utilized much. Vijay Raaz steals the limelight with Arjun Mathur. Supporting cast is supportive. Music is fine, so is the cinematography & setup. Direction is average. Narration is fine, but the whole experience could have been more intense, had the makers polished it. Average comedy-drama.

BOTTOM LINE: Recommended, but nothing out-of-th-box here as we expect from independent movies.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Profanity: Mild; Beeped out | Nudity/Sex/Foreplay: No | Vulgarity: Mild | Violence: Strong | Gore: Mild | Alcohol/Smoking: Strong | Drugs: No

The only reason it is not 10 stars is because of a little delay in the first half. The delay in bringing the main story in form, because almost everyone who was watching the movie, had the slightest idea that it was a crime based movie, so why the delay?

Enough wrote for 2 stars missing, let's talk why 8 stars existed there! One of the finest actors, ina movie that is filled with such artistic and plot twisted movie is a worth watch!

'Barah Aana' tells the story of there friends (who are strangely three men of different generations) who are working ill-paid jobs that they hate and are desperate for something bigger and better, well, not necessarily better. Raj Kumar Gupta's screenplay does not really offer much. The pacing is decent at the beginning but it really slows down to lethargy. It's only 90 minutes but it felt much longer. Menon's story itself isn't that interesting to grab the viewer's attention and sustain it. The execution is pretty ordinary too but I liked the way the sets were designed. The plus point of 'Barah Aana' are the performances by the three leads: Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Mathur and Vijay Raaz. These three lift the film above mediocrity but otherwise the film itself is very much forgettable.

Amazing picture, absolutely amazing, the part was awesome, the script obviously well done; the acting and the cast are incredible.

I can't tell you how wonderful the movie was.

The concept of the movie is very interesting.

Nasheerudin Shah is a versatile actor, and one of my favourite actors.

Time and again he proves that he can do better and better. The movie is extremely well made.It's a definitely must see for movie lovers.

The storyline is very unique.

I feel that the movie is well packaged in terms cinematography, direction, editing and execution.

Raja Menon has done a brilliant job as debut director.

Damn good... let me tell you one thing... if u really want to watch the movies with the best scripts... watch those with small actors like sanjay mishra, vinay pathak, vijay raaj, neha dhupia, rajat kapoor, abhay deol in lead role and specially the low budget movies. yeah... here... when i m talking about low budget films, i can't keep myself without suggesting this one-'kya delhi, kya lahor'. the whole film moves around a small hut and the requirments were 'three rifles and some wooden boxes'. these actors are the best in this field but not at the top because of the need of commercialization of films. the top actors n directors have the sole motive to make money by any means, at any cost. they don't think much about the script. moreover they make movies according to the demand of the actors, situation and public not according to the demand of the script. they can modify the scripts but not the other factors.

recently i had participated in a debate under the topic 'hollywood is light years away from bollywood' the arguments were pretty surprising and the conclusion i could make as a result of the debate burst my head. If we have had make movies like 'barah aana', 'aankho dekhi', 'pappu can't dance saala', phas gaya re obama', 'dasvidaniya', 'purani jeans' etc with top bollywood actors like srk, aamir khan, akshay kumar, the hollywood would be no way arround the indian cinema. The movies couldn't make enough money and success because they couldn't make much people to watch them. even for 'barah aana' there are only 14 reviews since it was released(2009). ok i have talked much about the cinema stuffs. let me guide you about the movie now otherwise they will fire my review as you know that this is the world of commercialization, here 'they' don't make films instead the 'films' make them.

12 aana is one of the best among all the films i have watched yet. during the 1 hr 35 minutes film nashruddin shah spoke nothing during first 1 hr and 17 minutes. i had thought he was dumb but i was wrong. he spoke, and when he spoke it just changed the scenario of the film. truly the weightage of each of his words are no less than thousand words. The movie depicts the tragedy the situations and complication of slum people. we meet with these type of people in our daily life, the watchman, the drivers, the waiters and we also know in the real world people like kidnappers, murderers, thieves also exist but we never bother to relate these two type of people. the latter is the result of the former. The ending of the film was outstanding it couldn't be any better. i just yelled when i noticed the reason of nashruddin shah laughing when he was caught.

don't make me write everything. it's great. just watch it.