David (2013)

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Well.. the movie is an average bollywood flick with nothing special but its editing. The plot is an average but the editing teams seems to have put some serious brains in this and make out the best of it.The movie is basically about the three different guys who fight on a situation with a confused conscience. They are confused, they don't know what to do, but as the movie approaches the end, the three different characters of different times get their strings attached! To me, it seemed a bit hard to actually derived what the director wanted to say (honestly I was confused :P), but seems he talks more about understanding oneself and the situation before taking any decision.The movie starts with an abrupt note where you actually try to figure out what is happening, but as the movie progresses, it all converges to the point.The movie is slow paced until it approaches the end and actually bored me a bit. Music was not of my taste. That's it folks! Happy watching ;)

I don't know where to start. First I heard about the movie, when I saw trailer last year (2012). I thought the trailer was pretty impressive and wanted to see it. And then the movie got out and I read the review(s) online and the reviews were pretty decent. And then I don't know why I never went to the theater to watch it. One thing I can blame - only main stream Bollywood movies do well, especially in Minneapolis where crowd want to see only typical Bollywood masala movies. Back to the review - I was catching up something online and I saw David is ON, as I wanted to see it at one point of time, I started watching it on a bored weekend, and I got hooked within 5 min. What an awesome movie, screen play, camera work, music and acting. I didn't find single frame that wasn't good. And then I felt bad for not watching this in theater. And then I read some comments where people were saying "what a waste of time", what a shame!!! Now, I want to buy the DVD. Hats off to Bijoy Nombiar, finally there's someone who makes good movies in Bollywood. He is one guy I will watch for going forward.

I just came home after watching David and i can't help but keep thinking of the 2 davids.David is a film about two very different persons and their journey.Most of the viewers find that there was no connection between the two stories while i felt that it is indeed connected deeply and its real content lies within and it is to be understood, for those who do understand its the journey of a lifetime.David(Vikram) is a carefree youth who was dumped by Annie,his bride to be and he lives with that scar on his heart hating marriages.His best friend Peter informs him about his love whom he is going to marry and how that girl is deaf and dumb.Problem starts when David falls for his best friend's fiancé.David's dad as the wandering spirit and Tabu are quite good including Vikram. The only drawback is that Vikram is seen drinking in all the scenes from start to end and that is somewhat tiring.The second plot revolves around David(Jiva) who portrays an aspiring musician and at a later stage an angry youth searching for answers. Jiva is exceptional and this is his best performance till date.Nasser is very good and he evokes a sense of empathy when he come to terms with himself and with others.Overall this film is connected in the way how both David's initially refuse to accept the way of life and find themselves at troubled waters not being able to handle pain,how they come to terms with themselves and accept life forms a major part of the story which others describe as slow and a weak screenplay.In my opinion David is one of those films that is not to be missed and i recommend this to all of those who wish to see a meaningful movie which will touch your heart.

This is my first movie of 2013. I had planned to stay away from those big releases like Race 2 after watching the trailers itself.Anyway, David is really high on style and personally, I loved that aspect of the movie. The background music gave a good flow to the movie. Out of those three stories, Neil's story was far more on the action and drama side. It was pretty intriguing too!Even though I watched the Hindi version, I'd heard a lot about Vikram. His acting was really good and his story line was more on the comical side. He acted really well as a drunk fisherman. Though, I feel his story angle was a little weak. May be it could've been written better. Over all, the story was decent but the performances and direction were brilliant.I loved the music too! Damadam mast kalandar was mixed nicely. Background music was awesome.All of them looked pretty apt for their characters and fitted very well in their shoes. A special mention would be Neil's dad(Iqbal Ghani) in the movie. What intensity in his acting! The guitar guy's acting was also decent. Personally, I didn't like the fact that the guitarist David turned into a father(church) in the end. I thought that was a little dumb.The movie might not be perfect and yes, it does have some flaws but the director is high on talent and gets creative stuff on the screen.This is a very different kind of a cinema, far far away from those 'typical' movies. Bejoy Nambiar has experimented really well. The story had a few weak holes but the best part of the movie was it's direction and performances.