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Newton is just not a brave film but perhaps the most important film of the year. It is a satirical take on Indian election process which discusses the loopholes in the system while strengthening the faith on world's largest democracy.

A simple tale about an ambitious government officer commissioned to conduct a fair election in an isolated Naxalist/Maoist area in Chattisgarh who carries his honesty as a badge of honor. Rajkumar Rao plays the lead role and aces it - a stubborn character driven by self-righteousness who is not tainted by the corruption and cynicism that we as Indians have come to embrace, so often, so regularly. The supporting cast is equally brilliant with Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav and Sanjay Mishra leaving a lasting impression.

It is not a preachy movie but tries to help us understand the importance of voting and how individual opinions can collectively establish or overrun a system. Our need for an able administrator, our desire to take powers in hand, and our faith in the system while establishing an honest government all lies within our reach – by just casting the vote. To begin the change, we must take responsibility and do our bit.

A script made of fine witty and subversive humour even when the subject is a serious one, is what makes Newton the film, so unique. It most certainly will defy gravity to fly high in the corridors of Bollywood Cinema. If possible, go watch this in theater. We as an audience rarely get a chance to watch such an absorbing movie – may be to just encourage such a genuine piece of art. Do cast your vote sensibly!

Every great movie consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge" (The Plot) – where the filmmaker tries to appear promising. He introduces the characters and the plot: Soldiers, ships, tanks, aircrafts, a perilous war that overlooks, certain death mounting on, bravery, hopelessness, mankind – man and their kinds; basically all that is unbelievable and inevitable during wartime. He shows you all these objects, the plot running, the emotions draining. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, and normal. But of course….it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn" (The Action) – where the filmmaker attempts to fulfil what he just promised. The filmmaker turns into a magician, and takes those ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. It raises questions about the worst side of humankind – war. Ironically (and hence, unfortunately) war also gives individuals the greatest opportunity to show what it truly means, to be human. You can't comprehend how war, which is our worst action also paves path for our best. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. You're enjoying the ride, but you wouldn't clap yet. Because making you feel and witness the unthinkable is not enough; you have to bring the human side of the human back – you have to merge the plot and the action. That's why every great movie has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige" (The climax) – where the filmmaker delivers the promise. The part where most filmmakers fail, without this part it would have been an average or a good flick. He turns soldiers into an army of hope, projects war depicting the evil side of humans and the kind side of humans – in all we truly embrace 'humankind'. He confronts you, screams at you, that no man made event will have a disastrous end, there is no such definite peril, as long as we keep the biggest of our weapon alive: #HOPE. He turns time into hope and hope into home and thus transforms what was just a movie into an art of the highest order, in short, a masterpiece.

The filmmaker referred above is 'Christopher Nolan' and his latest unbelievable act is 'Dunkirk'.

It's a credit to the cast that despite the paucity of dialogues, all are uniformly good. Nolan handles all this brilliantly, but what really takes this into another league is Hans Zimmer's music. Relentless, it complements the action ratcheting up the tension to a nerve shredding crescendo. This is a movie based on real events, about mankind's greatest evacuation 77 years ago during WWII. It's an extraordinary undertaking, and Nolan delivers a spellbinding ride. Out of the depths or man-made horror, he's created a gripping tale of human resolve. The event shaped the world back then giving Allied forces the edge over the Axis powers. After, all these years, this movie shall shape the world of cinema from here on. Dunkirk is a landmark with the resonant force of an enduring screen classic. With good 5 months still remaining in 2017, I'm not sure if there is any upcoming movie, which can challenge this magnum opus, if not, the race for Best Picture at Oscar next year could be officially over, quite early.