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CYRUS BEING CYRUS
By Shruti Vijayan
Another addition to the several, recent
well-done movies by a new and adventurous breed of
Indian film-makers, Being Cyrus must be watched once,
and must be watched closely. It promises you insight, a
view, a disturbance. But first things first, let's agree
that it has some really impressive performances,
especially Naseeruddin, Dimple, Boman and of course
Cyrus the man himself. ! Intense and riveting
cinematography, taut dialogs, and an elating flavor of
art bursting from the frames, make this movie what its
worth. The characters have been crafted well, and
performances are to match.Naseeruddin |
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Technical Specs |
Hindi
Title: Akoori
Runtime: 90 min
Language: English
Sound Mix:: Dolby Digital
Certification: UK:12A / India:A
Film negative format: 35 mm
Cinematographic process: Spherical
Printed film format: 35 mm
Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1 |
takes the
cake, however, as the artistic dope, who lives in his
own world of images and beauty. The movie takes you to a
certain height with an easy flourish.
First the setup. The story revolves around the families
of two brothers and their old father. Two families, one
living in Panchgani, and the other in Mumbai. The dope
smoking Dinshaw (Naseeruddin Shah) is a talented
sculptor who lives with his wife Katty (Dimple Kapadia).
Dinshaw's younger brother Farokh (Boman Irani) is a
high-handed and mean-minded man who lives with his wife
Tina (Simone Singh) and his father Fardoonjee (Honey
Chhaya), a pitiable old man who evokes much sympathy for
being the father ignored and not cared for by his sons,
especially Farokh.
Dinshaw opens his house to a stranger called Cyrus,
supposed to assist him at his school. It initiates a new
chapter in the Sethna family story.
One must speak of the mounting of the film - of the
Production Design, the creation of the Parsee Ambiance,
Anaita Shroff Adajania's costumes and Jehangir
Chowdhury's wonderful cinematography. Several Sequences
in the film are extremely well handled and stand out -
the sequence at the well where Dinshaw cuts his foot,
the Policeman's reaction to the cream in his tea or the
interrogation scene of Dinshaw and Katy among others.
Even the light work leaves a different kind of
impression on audience mind. In many sequences high key
lights were used, to increase the contrast.The film
makes very solid use of the voice over technique in true
noir fashion and the voice over too is imaginative,
witty and well written.
The Story takes time to build up and does go exploring
more on the character's background. The Screenplay is
superb with witty dialogs and a clear state narration
from Saif Ali Khan. He does a terrific job on being the
character of a Cyrus, a dark and mysterious man who
lurks in the crowds of Mumbai. The whole turn of events
helps in making you feel for the characters.
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The other details are also well used especially the
Photography, it gives the dark feeling environment
around us. The Edit is very fast too, making the movie
run for about 100 min and giving it the feel of a
Hitchcock episode. The sounds and music are also well
used and tune in well for the movie.
The Movie looks like it was made from inspirations such
as Alfred Hitchcock and the Twilight Zone series. The
Screenplay is very original and also well directed.
Purely good performances and everything goes in a simple
manner. All in all the movie is worth the visit and
keeps on going well till the final twist, which is a
must see for any type of movie |
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