| Vijay
(Amitabh), a professional photographer, lives with his wife Amrita (Revathy) on
an evergreen, lush tea plantation. Their
daughter Ritu and friend Jiah decide to pay them a visit. Somehow,
60-year old Vijay gets attracted to 18-year old Jiah by listening to his heart.
By doing
so, he confesses his feelings for the teenager to his wife and looses his self
respect in the process. In
this day and age where such sensitive issues are best kept behind closed doors,
director Ram Gopal Verma braves the storm in a tea cup by tackling the subject
with professionalism, maturity and great sensitivity. The
film cleverly depicts a mental state of imbalance experienced by Vijay who is
trying to reclaim his youth one more time at the age of 60. But
all he is left with, is total loneliness which he wants to end in suicide, but
decide to live on with her memories for just that bit longer . . . Nishabd
proves that director Ram Gopal Verma has not lost his magical cinematic touch.
With
imaginative camera movements, grey lighting and slick editing, Ram Gopal brings
out the best in Mr Bachchan and what a performance it is! Mr
Bachchan emotes the desires and temptation of Vijay, through body language, expressive
eyes and long silences in the film leaving you spell bound. Jiah
Khan is perfectly selected for the role of the young teenager. Considering she
is a newcomer to Hindi cinema, she appears confident and at ease with Mr Bachchan
in every scene. Nishabd
will receive mix reactions at the box office due to it's bold subject but one
thing for sure, it is a good piece of riveting cinema! Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar
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