One of the finest actings I've seen lately.

Most (if not all) of the characters played their part beautifully. Raj Arjun turned himself into the abusing husband convincingly. The kid brother Kabir was so cute and surprised audience in many scenes (favourite: splashed tea on father to distract him from watching news on TV about Secret Superstar and that wink!). And then there was Tirth (Chintan)! The kind of boy who go unnoticed in schools, but stand by the person they love always. He was so perfectly ordinary and genuine!

Interestingly Aamir Khan didn't play a character with great scope of acting. It was a very weird and superficial character, not leaving a mark on your mind. But that was the magic I loved most! He didn't make this movie about 'Superstar Aamir Khan'. So generously he stepped away to the sideline to give limelight to Zaira, Meher, Tirth & other characters. His getup was very strange, but very true to his character. Hope you pay attention to his eyes properly. The changes in those with different emotions were brilliant!

Now the story.

Adair Chandan did a great job! One beautiful simple story that shed light on 2 very important social topics - pursuing dreams & standing up against domestic violence. Instead of choosing a dramatic cinematic over the top story, he chose a very real one with characters from our every day lives.

We see youngsters like Insu everywhere with a spark, a talent, a dream. But their wings are clipped off by their parents, society, tradition, religion and what not! We see them writhing in pain to come out of all the restrictions (been there myself) and be who they are meant to be, do what makes them alive.

Unfortunately most give up. But there are fighters like Insu (proud to be one myself) who refuse to give up their dreams no matter how impossible or impractical it seems.

The way her mother and Chintan supported her in her passion, is heart warming! How Insu's perception about her mother changes over the movie, is beautifully written.

And beautiful was how Insu and Chintan chemistry was written. A very innocent pure love story. Few days back I wrote a post about 'Unconditional love' / 'Love without Expectations'. Chintan character was a living example of that. Unfortunately we lose the capacity to love like that when we grow up. Chintan's whole attention was on Insu, even when she didn't notice him or didn't give him any attention. He kept trying to cheer her up even when she misbehaved with him bursting out with anger that was not his doing. Worth watching was how he always came back to her, no matter what she said and how she behaved. The way he proposed, wow! Nothing dramatic or heroic, but was very real. Did she love him back? Won't tell you. Watch the movie. Pay attention to when she hand over her password to him. I loved that scene. I kept it frozen in my mind.

Kudos to this movie that handled the topic of domestic violence so beautifully! May this movie give courage to many women to come out of relationships and marriages where they are not respected.

I can go on and on about this movie, but let me stop here. Please watch this movie and experience it yourself. Take your family, kids and friends with you.

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Gordon-116 October 2018 A sweet film about breaking free and chasing dreams This film tells the story of an Indian girl who chases her dream of becoming a singer in an oppressive environment.

It is an inspiring film because it tells you that nothing is impossible. If you dare to dream, everything can be within reach. The characters are charismatic, and the story is touching. It is a sweet film about breaking free and chasing dreams, despite the circumstances that seem impossible.