Movie Review (Hindi)
Rani Mukherji has truly excelled in this movie. Maybe for
me the story resonates closer to my heart. While working as a fellow with Teach
for India I learned to empathise with my students and their stories. I see
situations in the movie and they hit close to home.
The entire storyline about kids attending an elite school from
the nearby slum because of RTE is not new. They are looked down upon by the
other students; teachers give up on them from day 1. But the fact that these
students should get a teacher who has a handicap herself (afflicted with
Tourette’s syndrome) and the way ahead makes for an interesting plot. The
students have enacted their roles pretty well as has the teacher (Neeraj Kabi)
who sees no good in them.
It is interesting to note how unusual tics are overlooked
when you get to know the person. Rani as Naina Mathur is brilliant with her
neurological problem and her highs and lows with her class and in her family.
The movie got me teary eyed and I cannot take that lightly.
P.S. You do not always need an unusual story. Convincing
acting and a smooth edit could get the laurels.
