The movie could have been better had the chemistry between Nirmal and the 8 year old son of the home minister, Rohan, evolved. Everyone knows about it and yawns over it. Poking fun at media or the politicians is now passe, as passe as young couples blaming housemaids. But, the ending is wishful thinking mostly and boring. You go through the pace, the travails, Nirmal's flashbacks, the journeys waiting for the ending that was meant to be sensational.

It is like a well-made movie bereft of story. The movie is taut but the screenplay lacks novelty. But, beyond that, neither the story, nor the Stockholm Syndrome that the screenplay involves (Irrfan and the 8 year old kid even discuss this) inspire much enthusiasm. Irrfan brings in shades of lunacy in his character while Jimmy maintains his dry wit and serious demeanor that has now become his trademark style. The message is as insightful as the statements, 'The sun rises in the east' or 'Rahul Baba has an IQ below 50.' Irrfan Khan and Jimmy perform really well. A 'lucky break for the cops' helps the movie go forward, the kind of lucky breaks that logical movies generally avoid. That means, underneath the debris of all the issues of tragedy and loss the cops under Nachiket (Jimmy Shergill) have too much to do. To attract attention to the issue, Nirmal kidnaps the home minister's son from a boarding school (despite the threat the home minister dries up the security for political mileage) and as ransom demands that the issues be dug out, culprits found and punished. But, that is tested when the kid dies under a collapsed bridge. Madaari is about Nirmal (Irrfan Khan) whose wife leaves him and his child in search of greener pastures. Madaari turned out to be a well-made movie, but not one that'll jolt you out of your reverie, like the tagline Desh So Raha Hai claims. Common sense dictates that the director, Nishikanth Kamat was confident of the movie delivering more surprises along the way. Madaari's trailer unabashedly revealed its two crucial plot points - a man has lost his child and that man is out for vigilante justice. Review Madaari & earn 20 DM Points.* Review Submit

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