Mom Review - Although I hate Sridevi as a person, I will admit, she is really good at acting!8/23/2019 This is probably my second film of Sridevi that I have watched but the first that I loved. I am not too much a fan of the film English Vinglish (2012 Hindi Film). I generally like films that are more intense in terms of the story and the acting and all of that. I do not know how to explain it, but you will get what I mean. Ok, so coming to the story... Mom is a 2017 Hindi Film that revolves around the life of a Biology teacher named Devki Sabarwal (Portrayed by Sridevi). A second wife to Anand Sabarwal (Portrayed by Adnan Siddiqui) and step-mother to Arya Sabarwal (Portrayed by Sajal Aly), she led a happy life until her step-daughter gets brutally gang raped by four people, Mohit Chadda (Portrayed by Adarsh Gourav), Charles Deewan (Portrayed by Vikas Verma), Security Guard Baburam (Portrayed by Pitobash) and Jagan (Portrayed by Abhimanyu Singh). CBI officer Matthew Francis (Portrayed by Akshaye Khanna) is the investigating officer of Arya's case. However, since traces of alcohol was found in Arya's body, the law could not give her justice and have released the four boys. Since the law can't punish the rapists, Devki seeks help from a detective named Daya Shankar "DK" Kapoor (Portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui) to get justice for her step-daughter. Minus her cameo appearance in Zero (2018 Hindi Film), this film marks Sridevi's last film of her acting career as a whole before she passed away on 24/2/2018 in Dubai due to accidental drowning in her hotel room. Ok, let me put my dislike or hatred for Sridevi aside, I will admit that she looks very pretty and that she was amazing in this film. My favourite scene was especially at the start, where she confiscates Adarsh Gourav's phone in class. She was so firm and it was so good like seriously. I do not know what to say when I saw this film... Her acting as a whole was amazing in this film. You would fall in love with Sridevi's acting after watching this film. By the way, Sridevi followed a vegetarian diet and was raised as a vegetarian, which is why she was good looking. (Although Madhuri Dixit looks better than Sridevi. Madhuri Dixit is also vegetarian, by the way.) Coming to Sajal Aly, who also played the female lead in this film. Other than finding her really beautiful in this film, her acting skills were amazing. Sajal acted so well in this film because she had a tragic childhood as well, where her father left her mother, her siblings and Sajal herself for another woman. So, when her mother passed away just before the release of Mom. So, that pain that her character, Arya Sabarwal, was so real and believable because Sajal acted in such a way that makes us believe that she really feels this way. If her acting is so real and so believable, we just think that it's not a movie and that's a good sign. Sajal Aly is not an Indian. She is a Pakistani. I have seen Pakistanis in Bollywood films and those singing Hindi songs and I admit, they are super talented. Pakistan actually makes use of real talent, which India needs to focus on. India needs to stop prioritising nepotism and start focusing on real talent. As audiences, we are fine with star kids, PROVIDED that they are talented. I love Pakistani artists as much as I love Indian artists. In fact, I am right now, fangirling over Coke Studio Pakistan Seasons 2, 7, 8, 9 and 10. When I hear songs from Coke Studio Pakistan, I just enter a whole new world. I'll write about the supporting cast of the film now. Adnan Siddiqui, again, a Pakistani, played Sridevi's husband in this film. He has perfectly portrayed how a father of a daughter feels when he hears that his daughter gets raped and what he would do to actually get justice for his daughter such as appealing to high court or finding a better lawyer. If he can't do anything, his anger just burns internally and tries to move on or he tries to distract his daughter from the situation by suggesting to leave the city or to go for a holiday. Akshaye Khanna, who played a investigating officer in this film, made me actually think about his performances in the past, such as that of Humraaz (2002 Hindi Film), Deewangee (2002 Hindi Film) and Race (2008 Hindi Film). I'd often remember him playing negative characters rather than the good guy. He has made a mark in the industry through negative characters. I even heard that in Dishoom (2017 Hindi Film), he played a negative character, though I have not seen the film. Sad to see that good actors like Akshaye do not get as much films now. Akshaye is talented and deserving but is not lucky. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, was just marvellous. Other than looking like a detective, he acted like one. People will say how? I will suppose that a detective can't be going around in a coat and everything and just showing to the world that he is a detective. If you do that, you are dead. Another case where an actor is very deserving and talented but doesn't have luck by his side. Nawazuddin Siddiqui deserves more films and he needs directors that will have faith in his acting and who can bring out the best in him. Coming to Vikas Verma, Aadarsh Gourav, Pitobash and Abhimanyu Singh, who played the main negative characters in this film, they did well in their respective roles. Adarsh Gourav shows that there are men, who have chauvinistic mind sets and think that girls are their property. Vikas played the typical playboy, who would charm girls and be a gentleman until he gets what he wants. Abhimanyu and Pitobash were good in their respective roles, although it was not much. The music director of this film is A.R. Rahman. We do not hear his music often nowadays as compared to the past. But, when he does compose music, he strikes hard. The songs in Mom were wonderful! My favourite songs from this film were Kooke Kawn, Freaking Life and O Sona Tere Liye. Normally, I do not think that A.R. Rahman would compose party songs often except, he composed Chiggy Wiggy, which was a party song from Blue (2009 Hindi Film). But, that was not as good as Freaking Life or Kooke Kawn, for that matter. I hate Sridevi as a person because of the fact that she chased married men like Mithun Chakraborty and Boney Kapoor and tried breaking two marriages, though she was successful in breaking one, which was Boney's first marriage to Mona Kapoor, ruining Arjun Kapoor's happy family in the past. So yeah, despite her being good at acting and her career being really successful, I hate her as a person for what she did to Arjun's relationship with Boney Kapoor and what she did to Mona Kapoor and Arjun's happy family as a whole. And yes, she feels no shame about stealing another woman's man. After watching Mom, I just wish that Pakistanis can act in our films or sing in the Bollywood industry. Some of the best songs were sung by Pakistanis themselves. It's so sad, how politics actually comes in the way of our relation. A few months ago, Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan, sang in Pakistan. If Pakistan can allow Indians to sing in their country, why can't we do the same? Why bring politics into our equation? I just wish and pray that Indians and Pakistanis would put their differences aside and just become one. We share similar interests such as Music and Bollywood. We speak different but similar languages, which is Hindi and Urdu. Hindi-speaking people can understand Urdu as Urdu has similar words to that of Hindi, which is what makes it easy for Urdu-speaking people to understand Hindi well. Indians and Pakistanis share the same culture. So, why not we just put our differences aside and just respect and love each other? Should I watch it?
Yes. Watch it. Watch it and you will know why I loved this film. Who is it suited for? It is suited for: - People aged 13 and above - People who want intense stories - Those who want to remember Sridevi and appreciate her acting skills in this last film of her career. My Personal Film Rating: Music: 3.5/5 Screenplay & Dialogues: 3.5/5 Direction: 5/5 Storyline: 5/5 Performance: 5/5 Overall: 22/25 In 100s: 88/100 IMDB: 8/10 (Instead of being exact for IMDB, I have decided to go in whole numbers as I just found out that is how one rates on IMDB rather than giving exact numbers.)
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Pramod
5/29/2020 09:27:38 pm
I hate when people are very quick to demonize only females in any situation. This authore has her very dumb presumption that Sridevi broke a marriage. Sridevi did not make any commitment to Mona . Boney Kapoor did. So it is his responsibility not Sridevi's. Also it is well known as Boney himself mentioned it that he pursuded Sridevi relentlessly. Also admitted to Mona that he loves Sridevi. Very easy to blame just 1 person.As for Arjun Kapoor. He has also broken a marriage. Let us not make judgments on people when we dont know circumstances.I would like to hate this reviewer but I am not a small person like this reviewer.
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Ray
2/1/2021 02:56:42 pm
Obviously the author of this review is prejudice against the late great Sridevi. Why is Sridevi being blamed for a well publicized Boney Kapoor’s chasing of Sridevi? How is this author allowed to write an honest review when he/she is clearly biased. I know the person said good things about the performance but how is An actor’s personal live matter in a brilliant acting. Sridevi did not break up a marriage. To begin with. That marriage was over the moment Boney Kapoor saw Sridevi. Can’t break something that was already broken. To the author of this article. Please get your facts right before you publish your next article.
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shai
11/15/2022 05:27:19 pm
You sound like an amateur repeatedly showcasing your hate towards this woman you barely know anything about. Also your english is pretty bad for someone who writes blogs maybe put some attention towards improving it first.
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