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India Movies Hindi | A Wednesday

Anupam Kher , Naseeruddin Shah , Neeraj Pandey    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD

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A Wednesday! is a 2008 Indian thriller drama film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. It stars Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead roles. Set between 2 pm to 6 pm on a Wednesday,[1] the film depicts an about-to-retire police commissioner narrating a sequence of events that unfolded on a particular Wednesday. They do not exist in any written record, but only in his mind and in those of several individuals who were involved, both willingly and unwillingly, and how those events affected the lives of all the concerned people.

The film opens with Mumbai police commissioner Prakash Rathod (Anupam Kher) resting after a jog, describing in a voice-over that he is going to retire the following day. He goes on to describe the most challenging case he faced in his career.The film switches into a narrative, showing the events that occurred on a certain Wednesday. An unnamed man (Naseeruddin Shah) carries a travel bag, assumed to contain explosives, in the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and proceeds to hide the bag in the restroom of a police station located near the Mumbai Police headquarters. He then arrives on the rooftop of a building under construction where he has set up his base of operations, equipped with various modern technology gadgets and instruments. He calls Rathod and informs him that he has placed five bombs in different locations throughout Mumbai, and has programmed them to explode simultaneously within four hours unless the Commissioner gives in to his demands and releases four militants. In response, Rathod immediately alerts his team involved in intelligence research and surveillance, tapping all the available resources in order to trace the location of the caller. Meanwhile, the caller tips off television news reporter Naina Roy, telling her to reach the police headquarters immediately as it is going to be "the most important day of her life".


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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, prophetic, brilliant acting 8 Jan 2009
By Abhinav Agarwal - Published on Amazon.com
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A lone terrorist has planted bombs at different locations in Mumbai, and threatens to blow them up unless certain terrorists are freed. Is he bluffing? No. Can he be caught? Not likely, given that he is super smart. The Mumbai police commissioner receives information about a bomb supposedly planted in a police station opposite the police headquarters. When the bomb threat turns out to be true, the police have to take the caller seriously. He has demands, and won't negotiate, nor be placated, nor agree to any delays.

It has no songs. The pace never slacks. Editing is tight. The plot does not get sidetracked into parallel lines. The acting is superb. The dialogs are not cliched, nor preachy.

Given the terrorist strikes of 26/11 that took place several months after its release, the movie seems prophetic.

Watch it for the acting prowess of Naseeruddin Shah and Anupan Kher. Shah for most of the movie, sits behind a desk on the roof of an under construction building, speaking on the phone. So he has to use his facial expressions and voice to act. Yet it is a performance that would be beyond the capabilities of all but less than a handful of actors today. Anupam Kher is effortless in his performance. Jimmy Shergil and others are competent too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really Impressive 3 Sep 2011
By Dennis E. Math - Published on Amazon.com
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If only the world had more "hero's" such as the one in this movie....the world would be one heck of a better place to live. Unexpected plotline for a foreign movie.....had more of an American "vigilante" tone to it.....either "our" movies are being "wussed" down or foreign movies are getting bolder, I don't know. I do know one thing, this is a move that EVERYONE should watch. I am proud to have viewed this masterpiece.
4.0 out of 5 stars Looks Like the Indians are Entering the Fray 5 April 2013
By Eric Sanberg - Published on Amazon.com
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I hear that Bollywood cranks out an enormous number of films each year but that they essentially work 7 plots over and over. I've seen a few that would be considered world class. They have been great films. Here they enter the crime thriller genre and do a real stand-up job of it.

Here's the scoop. An older man on a rooftop phones a police official and tells him he's planted six bombs throughout the city, all set to go off at the same time. His demands are simple. He wants four known terrorists released from prison and brought to a particular location. The official has little choice but sends his people to work to find out who the caller is and avoid a possibly bleak outcome. It's a game of wills and wits.

This is a really cool flick. Who is this guy? What are his motives? He doesn't seem like the cold-blooded criminal he makes himself out to be. But he's planned things down to a "T" and has the officials running around gathering every bit of intel possible. I don't know many Bollywood actors but the police chief looked familiar. The acting is decent overall but two of the police officers on the case are alluded to as being worth note and they weren't. Their characters needed some big time fleshing out. The plot moved well. The villain kept everyone jumping through hoops in a logical fashion. When they deliver the punchline it's pretty cool. I half suspected it but it was neat none the less. Music and shooting were good. I suppose what it comes down to is how you feel about the villain's motives. Yes. He has his reasons but are they sound? This is a judgement call to be sure.

This is a heck of a movie. It plays well to western sensibilities. And it's appropriate to what is happening in the world now. If you're into intense crime thrillers, this is a good road to travel.
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