Harud (Hindi)

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7.0/10
Release Date:
July 27, 2012

Rafiq and his family are struggling to come to terms with the loss of his older brother Tauqir, a tourist photographer, who is one of the thousands of young men who have disappeared, since the onset of the militant insurgency in Kashmir.

After an unsuccessful attempt to cross the border into Pakistan,to become a militant, Rafiq returns home to an aimless existence.

Until one day, he accidently finds his brother's old camera.

Rafiq and his family are struggling to come to terms with the loss of his older brother Tauqir, a tourist photographer,... Show More

The Pucca Critic

Editor   Jul 29, 2012 17:08  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Even if you are not moved on emotional grounds after watching this film, you will come out of the theater with something buzzing your mind. This one is definitely a rare film. Watch this to be a part of the rare intelligent audience!

Amrita Rao

Jul 29, 2012 17:42  

Unlike most films about conflicts, Harud does not show violence. You see it all around but it is not given to you as such. You feel it in the restlessness of the place, the hopelessness of the main character, Rafiq, and the resilience of a mother whose son has gone missing and has her life on hold until she knows of his fate.

Though it seems as if nothing happens, the film does not go without a plot: the camera (brilliantly moving in a beautiful place which hopelessness turned ugly) follows Rafiq's errancy. You go along; you know something will happen and you get caught in the heaviness of the story, of the father's despair, the mother's silent resistance, Rafiq's loss of faith, and Ishaq's naivete. You go along with a story with an outcome we all know too well: Kashmir got lost in a dispute over two nuclear powers and its people were forgotten. Harud brings them to light as they are: in decay, like Autumn (harud) leaves.

Shivom Oza

Oct 15, 2012 05:56  

Set in militancy-ravaged Kashmir, ‘Harud’ revolves around a tattered family, coming to terms with the loss of their son.

With an interesting subject, Harud is a must-watch for those who want to know about the dark and grim side of Kashmir as well as those who have been carrying the wrong notion about the place.