Review of Laal Rang

Laal Rang (2016)
9/10
Catch it, if you are in the mood for some serious content and acting.
1 February 2017
Good movie.. nice story and great dialogues..

Simple, realistic and yet great with good performances by the actors. A must watch.. Randeep Hooda is outstanding.. Frankly, I didn't have much expectation from this flick, but it came to be pretty gripping. The movie is built around the Blood selling racket thriving in Haryana in 2002. I think the name and the central theme is a kind of a turn off for a movie goer in India. That becomes a kind of a deal breaker or road block for good cinema. But, in my opinion, the focus should be decided in advance like any strategy. 1. To be seen my as many people as possible or 2. To be entered in film festivals or 3. To be known as art cinema or 4. You don't care about anyone..and its just a canvas to showcase your skills.

I think whatever is the message, it will be successful only if seen by maximum people. So, keeping that in mind, the messaging shouldn't have been built around the blood racket…the racket should have been a side effect of the movie. Yes, I know that sounds kinda ridiculous. But, pls understand the mental motivation of the typical Indian masses who go to watch cinema….its escapist. So, if the title was made more attractive and the focus was on another point in the movie…I think it would have had a chance at better success.

If you notice most happier, funnier sounding titles tend to improve the chances of the movie being seen by a higher percentage. And once they sat through the first 20mins….they would have been too involved.

Randeep Hooda has hacked the Bollywood code! And I kinda liked the dark humor…very unbollywood…nice twist to it.

Catch it, if you are in the mood for some serious content and acting.

One of the good movies coming out of Bollywood this year, though not a big budget shooter…. Laal Rang is a crackling entertainer.
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