Jigyaasa

The best part that i liked about this movie was when Jigyaasa was an innocent girl and went to people to ask for work. They exploit her. Than later when Jigyaasa is a super-star, She exploits them. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. This is what follows the film.

The story-telling and the style and grammar of cinema used in this film makes you think of any Roman Polanski movie. The flash-back part is handled very well. The performances especially of the lead protagonist Hrishitaa Bhatt is of first rate. Her character in the movie transforms and travels through the time period. The climax however does full justice to the film, But you start to feel that it's not convincing to the character Jigyaasa.

The film maker Faisal Saif has tried to portray the reality behind bollywood (Indian Film World). And has succeeded in making a film that makes you face to face on behind the scenes journey of a super-star. This film takes names of lots of known personality (secretly) in bollywood. Every scene shows the amount of hard work had gone into it. The film maker has tried to touch every possible topic and issue that we usually hear of on T.V or in any gossip magazine.

A film that is not to be missed at any cost!

Jigyaasa (Indian-Hindi-Subtitled) is a story of an innocent girl and her journey from nowhere to super stardom in film industry of bollywood. According to me this is one of the best film i've ever seen on the life of an actress. Hrishita Bhatt has performed very well. Her character transformation from an innocent girl to a devilish diva has been captured and explained very well. The best part of the movie was the flashback narrations. The three different characters in the movie shows three different flashback of the actress and that is what keeps you tight. The film's duration is of 140 minutes and believe me not a single minute makes a bore view. The camera work is very good. The editing was tight and crispy despite of a drama genre. The direction and story-telling reminds you of a Quentin Tarantino cinema. For the first time on Indian cinema, Scenes of Sadism & S&M have been incorporated. These scenes are decently pictured and do not look vulgar or cheap. Finally a good film to look for!!!

Franky speaking, I am really not the one who writes Good or Bad about a movie after watching it. But here's an Indian Feature Film that really forced me to do this.

Just finished watching this film on DVD. I am very sure that i really have no words to explain how good this film was. The performance of the Lead Protagnist made me believe that this role would have been impossible without her. I am myself an Actress here who dreams to make it big someday! I think this was the main important reason why i got so attached to this film. I am not only talking about US, There are Casting Couch every where else too. But this film not only portrays a reality about the Casting Couch, But also shows the other bad politics played in the Film World too.

As i have earlier said that this is my first ever writing review of a film. Trust me guys this is the film that is making me write this review. I would like to congratulate all the actors and technicians who have made such a beautiful film. I think our film market needs more such kinds of cinema. According to me, A film is a medium that entertains and provokes us with a message at the same time. I really don't know about the others who have watched this film and commented here. But i think that this film not only shows sex but also gives a strong message that cannot be ignored! The story of the film is just UN-forgettable to me as of now. As the other commenter's here have said, The camera work of the film is totally to be ignored. The performance is the plus point of this film. It takes a lot to get such kinds of performance in a film that is dark and hard hitting at the same time. The Lead Protagnist steals the show and the film belongs to her in all era. Music does not have anything to do in this film. Such kinds of films in my opinion should not have songs but just a Fantastic Background Score. But overall a good film with brilliant performance is what i am going to say.

I will especially would like to recommend this film to all the up and coming wannabe actresses who dreams to make it big one day...

One thing that i liked most about this movie was some very brilliant performances by the players. The film somewhere lacked glossiness that all Indian Films required. The camera work must be totally ignored. The editing was good. However i think that the first half must have been trimmed a little. Too much of explanations did not required.

The second half was good enough and racy. The story telling and direction was simple and good enough. According to me the performance of all the actors especially Hrishitaa Bhatt was daring! The actor who performed Jigyaasa's Mother was simply superb. This film also reminds you of GIA somewhere. But here we get to see the life of a Super Star and in GIA we saw the life of a Super Model. This film also have shades of late actress Jean Seberg. But it is clearly not mentioned i suppose.

A good film with some Brilliant Performances!

I have seen Hrishitaa Bhatt previously acting as a Girl Next Dorr kind of image in her every film. But this film was different. I heard this every where that people called it a Bad Film in India and blah! and blah! I saw this film the other day when our cable guy was screening this film.

Actually all that i heard Bad Reviews about this film were baseless. The producers may have brought this film as a Sex Drama but it turned out to be a message filled film. The camera work of the film was somehow bad and the music too. But over all it was a decent film to see. According to me, This could be Hrishitaa Bhatt's most genuine and best performance till date. She was good in "Haasil" but as i said, A girl next door kind of role again. But in this film she totally plays Mallika Sherawat.

I would recommend this movie to every thought provoking cinema lover.