Sarzameen Review: A Beautiful Frame Around an Empty Picture . Review by Gideon Jotham
• Language: Hindi
• Director: Kayoze Irani
• Producer: Karan Johar
• Runtime: 137 mins
• Genre: Patriotic Action-Drama
• Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kajol, Ibrahim Ali Khan
Positives:
• Acting
• Kajol and Prithviraj
• Cinematography.
• Art Direction.
• Sound Design (Diegetic)
• Debut Performance: Ibrahim Ali Khan shows raw potential in confrontational.
• Direction (Selected Scenes): Sensitive handling of intimate family moments.
Negatives
• Screenplay: Underwritten characters; emotional shifts were unearned.
• Editing: disgusting transitions.
• Background Score (BGM): Loud, overpowers emotion forgets to enhance it.
• Visual Effects (Green Screen, VFX): Noticeably artificial in action scenes and surveillance visuals.
• Action Sequences: Poorly choreographed.
• Music Placement: Ill-timed songs disrupt the emotional flow.
• Direction (Overall Arc): Struggles to maintain narrative cohesion and tone consistency.
• Ibrahim Ali Khan: While promising, his emotional range is inconsistent in introspective scenes.
SUMMARY
Sarzameen isn’t just about politics or patriotism. It’s about the kind of silence that grows inside a home when love is still present, but unreachable. It's about a family that's not torn apart by...