Urdu is an extremely beautiful language and love stories with a fantastic diction of romantic lines in Urdu create a mesmerizing effect. Tabu is a revelation in her role. She plays 'firdaus' with ease and leaves you craving for more from her Sadly in Bollywood great actors are wasted and stupid actors become stars.

I will not lie, I had very high expectations from this movie! The beautiful cinematography, scenic beauty of Kashmir and Amit Trivedi's music had me bewitched. Also, it was said to be based on Great Expectations, a classic (which I am yet to read). It had all the market and publicity of a great movie but it turned out to be opposite.I did not have great expectations from the lead actors but the movie as a whole disappointed me at another level. It became unbearable to watch after 1 hour. The story line had no new element, girl and boy are friends, boy obsesses over girl and of course there is class difference. But love triumphs all and voila! we have a happy ending. I was hoping for more background story in the movie apart from the 'fairy tale romance' they were trying to show. The trailer showed the male protagonist shouting slogans about Kashmir, and as the story was set in Kashmir, I was hoping to see some conflict or political warfare. But the hero just wanted to grab attention of the love of his life and screamed those lines for no reason! Last movie that I saw which was set in Kashmir was Haider and it was also based on a classic. I loved Haider and I was hoping for a similar reaction for Fitoor. But it failed badly on every aspect. I did not keep very high hopes from the lead cast: Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor. Katrina, for all the beauty she stands for, can not act. Aditya Roy Kapoor was better than her but not up to the mark. For a great love story that Fitoor was aiming to be, there was lack of chemistry between the leads. Even Tabu, the veteran actress was being overly dramatic in some scenes. Kashmir is indeed beautiful but I did not understand the need to add fake snowfall in the last scene. I mean 'please do not spoil the natural beauty by adding your 'creative ideas.' The music of the movie was great. Soulful songs from the maestro Amit Trivedi also could not make the movie work.Please do not waste your precious time on Fitoor!

When a novel as renowned as Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is adapted for cinema, there's not much that can go wrong with the plot, right? After all, the original piece of work received worldwide critical acclaim, and is revered as a classic.Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor begs to differ. This is a pointless film, meandering along in no particular direction, stopping and starting until finally it stumbles to a rather boring halt.For the uninitiated, Fitoor tells the story of a poor orphan boy and his childhood love for a girl who is from a rich elite family. How their social status comes in the way of their romance forms the rest of the story. Oh, and somewhere there's a disjointed flashback as well.Aditya Roy Kapoor plays Noor (Pip) to Katrina Kaif's Firdaus (Estelle). Kapoor looks alright for the role, but his character is obsessive to the point of creepiness. It's hard to sympathize with Noor when he does the most stupid and desperate things in the name of love, shredding every bit of his self-respect.Kaif does what she does best: look pretty and not act.Abhishek Kapoor casts Tabu as Firdaus' mother, Begum Hazrat (Miss Havisham) and despite being burdened with a role where she hardly gets scenes to shine, she's a treat to watch. Her Urdu diction is impeccable and there's a striking resemblance to her portrayal of Ghazala from Haider. She rightfully gets top billing in the opening credits as well.If there's one thing Abhishek Kapoor did right, it was to make Kashmir the setting of this movie. The place is majestic, as evidenced by the beautiful shots cinematographer Anay Goswami has captured.Amit Trivedi's music stands out once again, like it always has, in a movie that doesn't deserve it. Pashmina is a gorgeously mounted song, setting the tone for the rest of the movie, only to amount to nothing.A lot was expected from Abhishek Kapoor after his refreshing Rock On!! and the fact that he made Chetan Bhagat's worst novel into a passably good film in Kai Po Che, but here he definitely falls short of the mark.Fitoor is a pointless adaptation, and a disjointed film. Not only does it add nothing to the original source material, but it can't even manage to do justice to Dickens' vision.As to whether you should watch Fitoor, ask no questions and you will be told no lies!

A tale of star-crossed lovers who come under the strictures of societal class divide, Fitoor is director Abhishek Kapoor's cinematic interpretation of Charles Dicken's novel 'The Great Expectations' that is artistically splendid but falls below expectations from a holistic perspective.Chronicling the story of Noor( Aditya Roy Kapoor) and his obsession for Firdaus (Katrina Kaif) who is the daughter of a rich Kashmiri heiress, Begum Hazrat(Tabu), Fitoor unfolds lazily against the ethereal backdrop of snow-clad Kashmir.With a mood reminiscent of the acclaimed hit of 2014,Haider, the narrative never catches the momentum because of its frivolous juxtaposition of the tension that lurks in every corner of the militant-infested place.A thirteen-year old Noor is smitten by the charming Firdaus, who introduces him to the aristocracy and affluence surrounding their mansion and Begum takes an instant liking at his creative paintings, appointing him as a caretaker of their stable.While the teenagers develop friendship,Noor is constantly alerted by the vengeful Begum about his vainness of being in love with Firdaus.And as part of an orchestrated retribution,one fine day she sends off Firdaus to London leaving the heartbroken Noor with her memories. But as luck would have it, they meet again after a gap of fifteen years in Delhi where Noor has landed through an anonymous benefactor to pursue a promising career in arts and Firdaus has blossomed into a haughty and ravishing beauty, but engaged to a Pakistani Politician, which is more like an elitist alliance.What follows is a tumultuous saga of love that faces friction, hardships and volatility of emotions. With a compelling camera-work(Anay Goswami) and poetic musical scores(Amit Trivedi) that provides awe-inspiring vignettes, Kapoor tries to emulate a complex plot but the inconsistencies are glaring for its snail pace.No doubt,he has envisioned a historical masterpiece and mounts it lavishly in a contemporary milieu and deserves all credit for shaping this ambitious project.The first half of the film is engaging,it draws us into the characters soaked with sorrow and anguish.Its only the second hour that disappoints where the film derails off the track and digresses into unintentional moodiness.Kapoor's screenplay takes too long to establish the central conflict, and the romantic chemistry between Noor and Firdaus keeps losing the fizz with every passing minute. Yet for most of the parts, it keeps us invested mostly because of the strong performances from the central cast.Tabu, delivering a master stroke portraying the multi-layered Begum, Aditya articulating Noor's vulnerability and passion with spunk and Katrina imbuing the impenetrable Firdaus with grace.Rahul Bhat impresses as the hard- nosed fiancée, Lara Dutta is cut-short and Aditi Rao Hydari who portrays the younger version of Begum exudes immense charm, and depicts the hollowness of life after being wronged in love.Fitoor, indubitably, brims with aesthetic delight in all respects.Crucially, the visual extravaganza doesn't warrant a completely satisfying movie-watching experience.Rating 2.5/5