Review of Kaagaz (Hindi - 2021)
Last year number of films and series came on OTT platforms and trend continues this year too. Last week Hindi film Nail Polish arrived on ZEE5 Premium and now Kaagaz streaming too on the same platform.
I have been writing reviews of Hindi films since more than 7 years and earlier i used to write negative reviews too like criticism but from past 3 years I am only writing about those films which i liked and has something to say positive about the film but i have never wrote a review of any Salman Khan starrer film because I'm big fan of him and he's beyond all these reviews and ratings and criticism etc he's the man of masses and for me in his films nothing matters if i get to see him on screen then it's paisa wasool pleasure for me.
Salman Khan's brothers started their production house earlier and they were making films under their banners and then later in 1999 Salman Bhai started his own named production house called Salman Khan Films (SKF) and supporting such small films and those films which has new faces and i always had a thought that when Bhai will take retirement from acting he's gonna run a very good production house which will introduce and help such actors and other technical people in the industry and it's turning true now. He has produced own big budgeted films and also such numbers of small films like Chillar Party, Dr.Cabbie, Hero, Loveyatri and now Kaagaz under Salman Khan Films. As we all are aware that his next production house film is Antim where he's playing Shikh Cop and film starring Aayush Sharma in a lead role and that's all set to release in 2021.
As i mentioned i don't write any reviews for Salman Khan's films but i have to write something about this film produced under his banner. It's really great thing that today we are seeing Salman Khan Films taking interest and supporting such wonderful small budgeted and high content films like this.
Kaagaz based on hard to believe but sadly true story of Laal Bihari Mritak who's dead on official paper of government by corrupted officials and by his own family members in the greed of land and then how he fights against all the odds of system to prove that he's alive not a dead as documents showing that's all we get to see ahead in the film plot.
It's simple story but extremely emotional and thought provoking. Pankaj Tripathi is playing the lead role of Laal Bihar Mritak as Bharat Laal Mritak a married man running a small band party business in his village. It's really proud to feel that Pankaj Tripathi got his first film as a lead actor. We have seen him playing such fantastic and better roles than lead in web series and films earlier but finally he has now his own film as a lead and he really deserved it.
Story set in late 70s and 80s of UP where actual tragedy happened. In the opening we get to see farms and village scenes and our dearest Pankaj Tripathi along with his band party and his house scenes are enough to make us fall in love with his entertaining yet emotional life. He's applying for loan and to mortgage his inheritance land he gets to know about the that officially on the book of Lekhpal he's dead and land was given to his cousin brothers. Initially it looks funny as they made a film for entertainment by taking cinematic liberties and Pankaj Tripathi as Bharat Laal makes this role more alive with his powerful performance but as story goes on we see the pain, struggle, corrupt system, greed etc in this soulful story which is directed by Satish Kaushik.
Satish Kaushik is the one i owe him whole life for making Tere Naam. Years back he has given a masterpiece and one of the best films of Salman Bhai's career that was remarkable Tere Naam after so many years they collaborated for Kaagaz as both of them are producers and Satish Kaushik also created concept and story and directing the film with honest heart.
I'm not gonna reveal much about this soulful and beautiful film but i must mention such very nice moments such as Pankaj Tripathi's scenes with his wife played by M. Monal Gajjar followed by his funny scenes with Satish Kaushik who's also playing lawyer, he's meeting one man who's also labelled Mritak that scene is very emotional etc are well executed scenes in the film.
It has very nice casting, stairical writing, excellent performances, sharp editing and lovely cinematography. last year many films came on OTT but what makes it different than others is it has no use of bad words or vulgarity I'm thankful to Satish Kaushik ji for creating clean entertaining film and of course it's a product from Salman Khan Films so it has to be a family pack watch and it proves that a content can be shown without unnecessarily abusive language and scenes.
I am satisfied with this film and very thankful to Satish Kaushik Sir for telling this story which he wanted to tell since years & I'm happy for Pankaj Tripathi Sir for getting first film as a lead he's as always outstanding here too he nailed the role of Bharat Laal Mritak and it's just a start of 2021 and we got to see such powerful performance from him.
I'm thankful to Salman Bhai and Salman Khan Films for supporting this story and creating such a fine cinema which can be watchable with family.
I'm not going to write much about the story or film but one must see to witness the true story of this person.
Overall heartwarming film made with pure heart and recommend people to watch it and feel it by heart.
My ratings
3.5/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .
