Review of A Wednesday! (2008) by Amit J — 09 Sep 2008

With 'A Wednesday', the Thriller genre in Bollywood has finally come into its own. Let us hope that with this film, we- the perennially dumbed-down Indian filmgoers- would no longer be expected to sit through 'inspired versions' of Quentin Tarantino flicks replete with 'item numbers' (yes: there are no songs in this one).

The sheer pleasure of watching two of contemporary India's finest actors- Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher- battle it out (even if its mostly through telephones) is simply magical. It is an experience not to be missed.

Also, there is a powerful message in this movie- which is made all the more powerful because it's not shouted at our faces. Instead it gently sneaks up from behind when we least expect it. But I have already given too much away.

Go watch A Wednesay this weekend, and trust me, you won't regret it.