Shor In The City Movie Review

Shor In The City (Hindi)

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7.5/10
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7.5/10
Release Date:
April 28, 2011

When the noise is deafening, can you really hear yourself ? That is the underlying thought that runs through this gritty, grounded film that revolves around three loosely interconnected stories set in the midst of the noise and grime of Mumbai during the Ganpati festival.

Abhay, an outsider, is forced to come to terms with the fact that he is alone in an unwelcoming city, which he thought was home. Living in a comfortable shell, he soon discovers that he might not be different from the thousands that mill around the city.

Tilak, an honest bootlegger, who pulls scams with his unruly buddies, chances upon a rare loot on a local train, which opens up new, dangerous avenues for them. He is pulled into the unlikely adventure of findings an empty place in the overpopulated city where they can blast a bomb….. For kicks!

Young Sawan has one goal, and more importantly, the only option – to get into the Mumbai Junior Cricket team. In a city where corruption is a way of life, the goal comes at a price1 he needs to find the money first.

In the overcrowded urban landscape that forms the backdrop of this film, the right and wrong are blurred, giving way to the more basic need to survive and succeed. As the characters come to grips with the noise – from within and outside – you realize that in this city, which runs on its own ad hoc rules, you don’t need an excuse to be good or bad; especially bad!

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Shor in the City is a terrific film. It’s surprising and disturbing and has a vein of rich, dark humor coursing through it

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NDTV

It is a delicious mix of quirky humor, gruesome violence, and surprising sensitivity

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IBN

An engaging peep into the edgy yet fragile lives of Mumbai's people, their relationships, provocations, dilemmas and life-altering decisions

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Outlook

It makes you smile because its humour comes from within. It’s not grafted. And it’s got heart : we feel for the characters

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Indian Express

Tilak, Abhay and Sawan manage to put their Mumbai on mute and tune in to their souls. They get to hear the music within and maybe you would too, if you sit through the noise.

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The Telegraph

Three stories, eleven days, myriad layers, believable characters, fine performances, spirited direction, taut script, momentary explosions of originality

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Mumbai Mirror

A genuine entertainer about Bombay’s toilers and hustlers, with gripping performances and clever writing

Mint

A complete, satisfying, explosive cinematic experience about karma and chaos

The Hindu

Funny, dark and engrossing, Shor In The City is the kind of reassuring film you yearn to watch

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DNA

Three narratives unfold against the vivid backdrop of 11 days of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, somehow remaining quite separate while simultaneously coming together to constitute a sharply-etched portrait of the city

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The Sunday Guardian

It's an ensemble piece where each actor is better than the other

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India Today

Don't miss this black comedy that has heart and soul

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Times of India

It prides itself on a certain distinctive Indian appeal with elements of adventure, thrill and drama with its understated and minimalist humor which makes it stand out in the crowd

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