I should say, I had to connect to this movie, as my story in bits and parts, because I was born in, Jamshedpur, have two elder sisters, and both married, while one sister lives with her husband, my dad lives alone. Fardoonji, resembles my dad, in, Mumbai, as a widower. The main resemblance of the story is, I frequented between, Chennai and Jamshedpur, during my vacations! For a second, when I watched this film, I felt, they mentioned the name, Shyam, somewhere in the movie! It was so strongly related to my own story, "Had to obey my sister all the time, and didn't have a life of my own!". While, the story has been relevant, the twists and unexpected suspense is where, they added their own fiction. It's not completely original, because, every story has some real incidents! But, a wonderful movie overall! And, we did have many parsis in, school, and the Tatas. I started my schooling with, Hill Top School, and the Sethnas, live on a hill top, in the movie, which resembles the location of the cliff, at Hudco Dam, Jamshedpur!

First few reels gives you an impression of a documentary giving an insight into a Parsi life.¤ Naseeruddin Shah:: We little mortals have no authority to question/ doubt/ comment on his body of work. Simply put - the act of the dreamer at its best.¤ Saif Ali Khan: Just what the doctor ordered. Nobody could have fitted the role like "hand-in-glove" as Saif did.¤ Dimple Kapadia: The "come-hither-passes" are neatly done, not a hint of slightest crass in it.¤ Boman Irani: If you loved him in "Munnabhai MBBS", you will hate him in this one. The word "Pappah!" will ring in your ears. Simply put – he gets into the skin of the character.¤ Simone Singh: "Miss-Goody-Two-Shoes" act done perfectly.¤ Honey Chayya: Man, even his performance is so very genuine that you feel pity for "Fardounjee". Pay attention to the subtle nuances.¤ Manoj Pahwa:: Luckily doesn't go OTT but still slightly loud.A lot of effort has been put in pre-production which is visible in the witty script, tight screenplay, camera handling, dark toned look of the movie and the way the story unfolds/ narrated.And yes, the last 20-minutes sweeps your feet away.Where are you hiding Homi Adajania, roll on!

Well this one is different. Different from usual Indian films. Different in theme, treatment, narration, direction, story. Debutant director Homi shows great promise for the future, as he extracts great work from all the actors. Though he was blessed with some of the finest actors to work with, this fact does not reduces his good work. You expect a good show from Naseeruddin Shah, Boman Irani, Dimple Kapadia and good thing is they don't disappoint. Saif has sharpened his acting skills considerably, and it shows. So, all the recipe for a great film..?? Well almost..!! The director runs out of breath just as he was approaching the finish line, and churns out a rather low profile climax to an otherwise intriguing story. Still a great first effort. Watch it for its dare to be different, watch for it's amongst the finest English cinemas made in India.

Now, that is the surprise package of this otherwise average package. The movie begins well, showing the plight of the Sethna family. But I think the plot is revealed only after the first half(which is just 40 mins or thereabouts). The breaking line, before the intermission, as to how the police inspector was going to change the lives of the sethnas, is a little unclear.The positives of the movie, are its novel plot, good cinematography, and actors like Naseruddin Shah and Dimple playing their roles well. Now we know that Dimple can also look disgustingly bad, when wanted! However, the movie lacked the conviction that was required in revealing the plot. The abstractness of the movie, may well be its plus and minus.Coming to think of it, I cant really see the reason behind some scenes in the movie. For example, the scene where Saif walks from the tea shop and shows some kind of care(??) towards the partially dressed lady on the pavement.