Fitoor

Good story and an awesome performance by Tabu and Aditya Roy kapoor. Katrina also did well

I don't really get why people have been hating on this movie so much. Yes I do get it, the movie wasn't the most awe striking type. But its definitely one movie, which if you watch with a soft heart, you'd totally love every second! This isn't your typical hard romantic films full of suspense twists everywhere but more of like a classic romance drama. I absolutely LOVED THE COLOUR GRADING and the MUSIC. Enhanced more of the softness.

And hats off to Aditya Roy Kapur and also Tabu for their amazing acting skills! Katrina too did some justice to her character.

It requires Passion & Ambition to mount a film as big & colorful as 'Fitoor'. Director Abhishek Kapoor's romantic-drama, based on Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, suffers however, due to its misguided story & bland narrative. Its beautifully shot & has moments of power, but the end result, is under-whelming.

'Fitoor' Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Noor falls in love with Firdaus, daughter of Begum, the wealthiest woman in town. As their potential romance grows despite their class issues, the vengeful Begum plots retribution on their young and innocent love.

'Fitoor' is a body beautiful, minus soul. The romantic-drama is meant to break your heart given the struggles its heartbroken protagonist faces, but you are barely invested. Reason? The Writing is misguided & you fail to understand what are the makers of this film trying to say? The intension remains unclear & despite the stunning scenery, you yearn for a story that lacks heart.

Abhishek Kapoor & Supratik Sen's Screenplay is a downer. A stronger, clearer Screenplay was the need of the day! Abhishek Kapoor's Direction is rich visually. Cinematography by Anay Goswamy is the highpoint of this enterprise. Each & Every Frame has been captured with flourish. Editing, also, is mostly crisp. Art & Costume Design are detailed. Amit Trivedi's Score is brilliant.

Performance-Wise: Tabu is electrifying as the terrifying yet grief-sticken Begum. She dominates every scene she appears in & handles her part with remarkable conviction. Aditya Roy Kapur springs a pleasant surprise. Kapoor, who's otherwise typecast as a drunk, displays true intensity here, portraying a difficult part with unexpected maturity. Katrina Kaif doesn't deliver. A better actress would've elevated the part. Talat Aziz is first-rate. Ajay Devgn is wasted in a cameo.

On the whole, 'Fitoor' is all beauty, no heart.

As soon as I realized it's an Abhishek Kapoor's film, my hopes raised. But the movie was worse than its trailer. It is very slow but has a calm flow. The focus is harshly on love story only and nothing else. In fact there isn't anything else that's thought of. It's boringness often becomes killing. Second half tries to save it a little and hints some potential turner. However it boils down to the same uninteresting plate.

Abhishek Kapoor was a disappointment this time. I've stayed biased on him for so many years because of Rock On. His effortless performance is really disheartening. He was never able to bring the pieces together.

All the actors were below average and not worth mentioning. They were confused whether to act starry or be down to earth. There wasn't even a scene where the acting could be appreciated.

Amit Trivedi's soulful music was good sometimes but it lacked variety. May be he didn't get a variety in the storyline to perform inline.

Overall, a mere love story, that wasn't garnished by anything else.

What worked:

• adaptation; it will be unfair to compare the novel with the movie but the movie overall is not bad. It takes the jest from the novel and adopts to the context of the culture and timeline. Since it keeps the main idea almost true, the movie as a storytelling works. Amit trivedi is a gem. Also interesting is the cameo of actors like Devgn and Lara Dutton's added the charm.

What did not work: -the final impact; although everything is rightly done, it fails to give the strong impact it should have, maybe because of the two main lead characters Aditya and Katrina. That being said , it's still a good watch. Final verdict: recommended, a one time watch