"Shanghai is good, not great.But it is an important, relevant film that demands to be watched."
This is all I have to say when it comes to review.
The best review of the movie according to me is :
Just come back after watching this film and it makes me think of my emotional journey as I sat through the narration.
Yes emotional. Why because one flawless aspect of the film was the fact that it was very Indian in nature. Though, it is inspired by the French political novel 'Z', but the aggression, character, flow of the story was so close to the reality!
I can still feel the sadness and remorse I felt when the song 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' comes up. The placement of the song very much like it's lyrics was satirical and the dance on it more so!
The grey shade of each character is another reason you can relate the instances and plot to the real incidents in Indian political framework.
The one man inquiry commission like the many setup in Indian political system the intentions, the framework all the same like we know of from the newspaper. In the story; when the commission closes in, it is suggested by the CM to handover the case to crime branch. Reminds you and me of so many pending CBI cases of political importance!
Read somewhere: “हमारे देश में ऐसे कमीशन अक्सर बैठते हैं. फिर लेट जाते हैं. और फिर सो जाते हैं.”
Also Read somewhere that the character of Anant Jog in the film represents silent India. Not only is that true but it is the most disturbing truth of our society!
'Shanghai' or 'India Shining'. The grass root issues are veiled by these metaphors forced on us by the politicians. This is when movies like Shanghai show us the truth, the ground level facts. However, flawed this movie might be but it demands to been seen!
