Iqbal

I was desperately looking for a change from the monotony of attending classes and Sunday was the best choice as luckily there wasn't a class in the morning.So after the afternoon session we thought we would go for a movie and we zeroed in on 'Iqbal' at Chanakya in Chanakyapuri where all the embassies are located.

It was a quite a chill evening, looks like the winter in Delhi has come in earlier than last year.The movie which has already recieved rave reviews was quite good and if one wants something different than the usual run-of-the-mill stories , then 'Iqbal' is a better bet. It is about this dumb youngster from a village in Andhra who has a great liking for Cricket,who finally realizes his dream of bowling for India.Its kind of inspiring to see how he overcomes all his hardships both inherent and external to realise his dream.

Nagesh Kukunoor is once again is at his best with a very neat and tidy script which is very fresh and natural.Though there are not any unexpected twists or turns as in a commercial subject, the narration is quite smooth without any slackness and it does hold our interest till the end.The back ground score, for which there is a great scope as the lead himself is dumb,has been rendered quite well which is very soothing at many instancesand it did gel well with the narration.No one would actually miss to appreciate the acting prowess of the girl who comes as the lively sister of Iqbal and it seems she is the leading child artiste in the country.She is so expressive and fluent that whenever she appears in a frame, she adds life to it. No surprise,as to why she is the numero uno child artiste.

Though cricket is not my favourite sport, as a movie it kind of appealed to me much and I was pleased that I had a good break from the classes. Anyway can't escape from them the next day...all not so good things never come to an end soon it seems !