Life In A Metro on DVD (2007)

medusa from Manchester, England , 19/07/2007

This movie is all about emotions and relationships in which we all are intertwined in a social system. Among so many characters in this movie you can identify your own character somewhere in them....love, hate, illicit relationships, strained marital relationships, friendships, guilt, remorse, anger...there're so many facets to their lives that you can easily equate yourself to one of them. It is a piece of very mature film making, well directed, all characters playing their roles with utmost professionalism and is a joy to watch from start to finish. This movie did not do good in box office and I can understand why. The majority of film goers look for a story, a finale, songs and dance and other ingredients of a masala film and this movie has none of these. It is not a typical Bollywood OTT film but an account of an everyday Mr and Mrs everage coping with relationships and emotional turmoils in life. The movie starts with a more bizarre mix of different relationships which eventually boils down to four couples trying to handle their strained relationships and in many ways related to each others , and becomes more and more clear as the movie progresses. My only gripe is the comic part in the end of the movie which was unnecessary and tried to go on a more Bollywood style humor but on the whole I enjoyed every minute of this movie, and would recommend to anyone who wants to see a more mature type of Indian movie and not just a song and dance mish mash. And oh yes, it was joy to see Dharmindra again in a very moving role....

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A customer from England , 14/08/2007

i wasnt sure abt this movie before...coz reviews in paper wasnt very good...but now im sure...this movie is 1 of the best indian movie...!..its all abt the modern professional and personal life...n gives such a true print of the indian life at the moment...!everything looks so realistic....! im not gonna write anything abt the story....movie is worth watching...!

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A customer from West London , 18/09/2007

Nice to see a movie where the theme isn't 'everything is normal'. Things that can happen in an average person's life

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dollface from London , 04/02/2008

I had heard a lot of good things about this movie and so was quiet keen to watch. But 5 minutes into it I was already disappointed. The story line about the man that uses his flat for promotions is taken scene by scene from the well-known hollywood film 'The Apartment' which I thought was quiet superor to this version. The other storylines were quiet interesting but again so many cliches and bits stolen that I had just lost interest. The performances were quiet good especially from Konkona. Her scenes were the only bits in the film with some life.

Overall not that great. I recommend the 'The Apartment' instead.

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A customer from England , 14/08/2007

i wasnt sure abt this movie before...coz reviews in paper wasnt very good...but now im sure...this movie is 1 of the best indian movie...!..its all abt the modern professional and personal life...n gives such a true print of the indian life at the moment...!everything looks so realistic....! im not gonna write anything abt the story....movie is worth watching...!

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A customer from Glasgow , 19/09/2007

I didn't know a lot about this movie when it first came out in cinemas, but I was delighted I saw this as it provides a good portrait of the social fabric in the subject country, and the dilemmas people face in modern life. The cast is good and there are some fine performances. Irfan Khan has a particularly funny role, along with the versatile Konkona Sen Sharma.

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