Anek

Don't take side and view this with a neutral instance.

This movie is not concluding anything. It's just trying to portray perspective of different people.

First, people need to understand the situation in the NE before watching this film . Only then will they understand.

Second, this is not for masses. It is for the audience of the highest class. So please, if you come across reviews saying "slow", "boring" etc, prolly they are masala film fans. You are watching a film that requires your utmost attention otherwise everything will go over head and this is where the highest class audience excel at, that is, paying attention.

Now coming to the main film, the makers have tried to include literally 3-4 plots into a 2hr 30 mins film, an operation to keep peace, a sports angle, the Tiger Sangha angle etc. Had they focused on only the rebels story, this film would have been terrific but sadly juggling between one plot to another, you really cannot digest everything, even the best audience can't. They come to watch a film with a proper one plot and at the max 2 plot film but this one has too many to digest, this is where Anek falters big time.

Setting of this film is great. Gives off proper NE vibes . The action sequences are few but are well choreographed despite limited budget. The one where the Johnson rebels get cornered in a small jungle, that part is really well made. The sequence following that made me emotional.

The 1st half requires your utmost attention while the 2nd half is quite interesting.

Ayushmann khurana has finally ventured into a different kind of social message film. A first timer as an agent , he does a commendable job. Rest everyone have also done a terrific job, especially that little boy who joins the Johnson army.

Another negative is it gets too preachy often and they disrupt the flow of the film.

Overall, a good one time watch only if you are ready to watch patiently about an important topic.

Politicians don't like peace. Masses love it. Beautiful movie. How to identify we are Indians? If Hyderabad people start calling Pune people North Indian... If every state has a different theme or anthem... What about India as an identity?

How to identify different straits or identities? We still consider east side people as Chinese. We as Indians think only what is been shown till date.

KGF2 dialogue of Nepotism has not been gobbled and digested by Bollywood, who infact have swept Dadasaheb Falke family.

Satyajit Ray, and there are innumerable south Indian stars who contributed to Indian cinemas.

But Anek movie calls you to watch it full screen and understand what an Indian is all about!

Film 'Anek' is the truth of this time. If you are living with the truth, then this film is a nightmare for you. It's a decent watch. If political thrillers fascinate you, it might as well be your weekend pick. However, if you were to go keeping the same expectation as Article 15, then you might return disappointed. But we would like you to keep the two films distinct and enjoy both as two separate dishes. Who knows, Anek might actually be the conversation starter yet again in the era of political thrillers.

While Sinha has become a master with his combination of presenting a social issue while making it engaging and entertaining, that becomes a hit-and-miss here with Anek to an unfortunately large extent. It is still a brave attempt overall and most importantly, does spark dialogue as it intended to.

ANEK - 8.2 1st half, 6.5 2nd half. Overall 7.5/10 (more weightage to first half these days as if that isn't fancy, nobody will go till the end)

It opens a new door to Indian cinema which talks about geo-politics of the most complicated democracy in the world with 22 official languages with no national language and national sport as such. Why? Well, it isn't democratic yet to decide on one, the very oneness we miss as a country. This film lays bare the very dirty and polluted politics of India and its policies to deal with separatists. We Indians are at one side and the separatists toil to scramble the ladder of recognition but they are pulled back with two choices, either die or chant Jai Hind and be with us. Quite not fair, right? Well, for the majority of us, it is fair. The India is politics and not its people.

Ayushman's best work so far with no flaw as such. The North-east crew was quite brilliant. I loved the way they hid the state name and all jeeps had NE on their name plates. Great direction. Punchy dialogues. A bit lenghty and boring in the second half as the prologue of the movie in the first half was covered fantastically and it was all about executing that in the 2nd half with a bitter and gory war at 3 fronts. Won't give spoilers. Do not just join the bandwagon of that population which doesn't even watch and start criticizing just by seeing the names. A great movie buff decides all by himself. A must watch to know this side as well.