If you committed the sin of watching Chennai Express, this is your chance of redemption. Madras Cafe ,till date, is the best Indian film which gives an account of a political incident that has forever changed the history of a nation and grossly impacted the other. Shoojit Sircar has impressed for the third time in a row. He has taken the Indian Cinema to an entirely new territory where nobody else had dared to venture before, at least not in such details. Making a political thriller in India is a completely different ball game than in west, as here the filmmaker has to face politically motivated protests in one or the other part of the country. Full credits goes to the director Sircar and the producer John Abraham.
Film deals with ethnic clashes which has ravaged the island nation of Sri Lanka over last three decades and New Delhi's efforts in 80s to bring about a peaceful political solution to the crisis. However, the tactics of the Indian Prime Minister go wrong and eventually lead to his assassination . But neither Rajiv Gandhi nor Prabhakaran or LLTE has been explicitly named. The incidents have been shown through the eyes of an Indian Army Officer, Major Vikram Singh (John Abraham) , who is sent to Jaffna for a covert operation. Nargis Fakri is a London based war correspondent who is in Jaffna to cover the civil war. Debutant Rashi Khanna ,as wife of Major Vikram, has been impressive in whatever screen space she has got .
The script of the film is so taut that it hardly gives you any opportunity to breathe easy. John Abraham has been exceptional. He seems to be completely immersed into the character. Never before, his performance has been so laudable.
This movie is certainly worthy of being India's official entry to the next Academy Awards. If done so, given the fact that it addresses an international issue in such an impressive fashion, can be a serious contestant to bag the Oscar for the best foreign language film.
Verdict : 4/5
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