Madaari: Irrfan all the way

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Vishesh Bansal, Jimmy Shergill, Tushar Dalvi, Nitesh Pandey

Rated: 6/10

Irrfan and the common man cause make for an arresting combo on screen, what with no womanly or otherwise intrusions in his singular mission of avenging his son’s death to corruption and negligence. When a technical professional and single father loses his nine-year-old son to a bridge collapse, he first immerses himself in suicidal depression and then emerges from it with a promise to himself that he would somehow, anyhow bring justice to his son.

So, he kidnaps the Home Minister’s son and goes on a long journey into wilderness (mainly in Rajasthan) using his technical abilities to remain untraced and yet communicate to the law enforcers what his demands are — those being hunt for his son and bring to book those responsible for his death.

The resulting cat-and-mouse game is predictable but stands out because Irrfan emotes to perfection, the dialogue writer inserts appropriate and simple humour into the dialogues, there is no nonsensical insert, the captive-hostage interactions are arresting and the pace is kept intact.

Add to that cynical philosophies around modern-day life, issues at hand, the hopelessness of politics and the haplessness of the common man, and you have a force to reckon with.

There have been many common man rises kinda sagas from Bollywood, like A Wednesday for example, butMadaari is an entertainer with a difference which you may want to experience and return without disappointment.  

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 24 July, 2016