Fitoor

I saw the movie 3 years after its release on Netflix and to my surprise I think this is the best Aditya Roy Kapoor has done so far. I never really was into his acting before this but he surely has earned a fan. Tabu has been excellent as always! And I cannot even begin to describe the cinematography. It's beyond beautiful!!! I'd request people to just see and not judge this piece because art is only understood when you leave your judgements behind

This movie was more about feel than watch. One imbibes a sense of beauty and serenity and is brought into a transparent world. It uses expressionistic techniques rather than the melodramatic techniques. For me this movie is for a learned audience and no actor disappoints you. They are all up to mark. It is a worth watching movie for those who love art. The visual beauty and expressionistic techniques are visible at every moment. Aditya's language needs applause as he has it, i mean the characters native accent .... Thanks to Fitoor team for such lovely feast. This movie un-tells more than it tells you and it is your imagination which is in charge. Tabu shines in the movie for her excellent acting and so do others. The young Estella is equally very impressive and so is the young Pip. Only thing that I felt was, it could have been expanded by some length and the directors cut is somehow not very genuine.

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

I wouldn't be lying if I say I was waiting for its release ever since the first poster was out. To see Tabu, Aditya, Katrina and Abhishek working together was a very interesting prospect. It was surprising to see so many negative reviews within the first two days nonetheless I decided to watch it last night and as Noor would say... "there was an explosion in my mind!" The locations, the costumes, the music and the dialogues weave into a spell binding experience. The actors definitely did justice to the roles with Tabu and Aditya standing out. Katrina's character unfortunately did not allow her to display a lot of emotions. As I stated earlier this movie was a feast to the mind. My friend and I continued discussing the characters' motives after the movie. Somehow it was strangely relatable. But it did not create the same explosion in the heart/soul. I loved the Hawke and Paltrow's version of Great Expectations, and was glad that Fitoor is a very different adaptation. It is definitely worth a watch. And do not expect histrionics or over the top drama. The movie weirdly had a very relaxing effect. I really enjoyed it.