Zubaan movie

Zubaan movie review: Vicky Kaushal's fine performance alone makes the film worth a watch
 जुबा फिल्म समीक्षा: ठीक प्रदर्शन bhickya kusalasa alane makesa गैर फिल्म देखनाBartha

Director: Mozez Singh Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sarah Jane Dias, Manish Chaudhary Ratings:

(2/5) For a movie in which a man finds himself through music, it is in the brief interludes

of silence that Zubaan best works. And they all feature Vicky Kaushal, who shot this film

before he broke through last year with Masaan. So at ease is Kaushal playing the film's

flawed hero Dilsher that he draws you to this predictable self-discovery yarn.

Kaushal is Dilsher, a young man with a stutter. But Dilsher doesn't let his handicap come

in way of his ambition. He has grown up in awe of Gurcharan Sikan (Manish Chaudhary),

a successful businessman from his village, and is hell-bent on following his trajectory and

making it big. In doing so, writer-director Mozez Singh shows us a man trying hard to be

someone he is not. Enter Amira (Sarah Jane Dias), a free-spirited singer of whom little is

known other than that she lost a brother whom she remembers with a musical outing in a

desert. Her part here is to make Dilsher realise his true potential as a musician by throwing

some of the hippest underground parties in Delhi. Hell when she sings a song no one other

than the incredible French duo Les Twins dance in the background, albeit they seem out of

place. Even if you are to buy into the opposites attract theory, Singh fails to convince as to

what makes Amira and Dilsher click. Far more engaging are Kaushal and Chaudhary who

combine well together to present the fascinating protégé-mentor relationship. Here,

we see Dilsher's hunger to succeed such as when he beats up his rival just so that he can

get to work with Sikan, tries to impress the construction magnate by stealing a music CD

and belittles Sikan's son Surya (Raghav Chanana). These scenes tell more about Dilsher

than his introspective but dull conversations with Amira. It doesn't help that Singh is eager

to focus on Dilsher's redemption. And just like that Zubaan, like its hero, stumbles. Singh

shows promise as a filmmaker especially when he directs his songs like vibrant music videos

-- "Music is My Art", and Mandar Deshpande's fantastic rendition of "Ajj Saanu O

Mileya" are standouts - and in one particular darkly comic family dinner scene. But Zubaan

is too uneven. It is worth a trip to theatre for Kaushal's credible performance that leaves

you rooting for the hero. Here's an exciting actor we can't wait to see again.