Genre: Drama
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Producer: Shailendra Singh
Banner: Percept Picture Company, Bhandarkar Entertainment
Music Director: Shamir Tandon, Sharib Shabri, Toshi Shabri
Lyrics: Sandeep Nath, Ajay Garg, Kumar
Star Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mugdha Godse, Manoj Bajpai, Ashish Sharma
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Are you game for watching hard-hitting realistic movies? If yes, then Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Jail’ should surely make way in your weekend schema. Directed by the talented storyteller, Jail makes you peep into the scenario prevalent in prisons and the psychology of prisoners and convicts. The movie further scales the level of Madhur Bhandarkar as an efficient movie-maker, after the much-acclaimed movies such as ‘Fashion’, ‘Page 3’ and ‘Chandni Bar’. ‘Jail’ is thought-provoking and portrays brutal reality of the society, which we often want to ignore.
Are you game for watching hard-hitting realistic movies? If yes, then Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Jail’ should surely make way in your weekend schema. Directed by the talented storyteller, Jail makes you peep into the scenario prevalent in prisons and the psychology of prisoners and convicts. The movie further scales the level of Madhur Bhandarkar as an efficient movie-maker, after the much-acclaimed movies such as ‘Fashion’, ‘Page 3’ and ‘Chandni Bar’. ‘Jail’ is thought-provoking and portrays brutal reality of the society, which we often want to ignore. The beginning of ‘Jail’ is quite compelling and engaging, with the inmates, their crimes and their individual stories running parallel. The best part of the flick is that apart from presenting the vile reality of prison, it also lets you experience the truth of the legal world. However, what starts as a gripping tale, loses rhythm after sometime as the proceedings gets repetitive and monotonous. Nonetheless, the movie bounces back after the interval and what follows is a ride of twists and turns. The dialogues of the flick are top notch and so is the cinematography. The songs are also well placed and add soul to the film.
Coming to the performance, kudos to Neil Nitin Mukesh!! He has beautifully rendered a heart and spirit to his character ‘Parag Dixit’. Rated as his best performance till date, Neil emotes the helplessness and misery of ‘Parag’ with perfection. Manoj Bajpai looks totally in control of things and so do Arya Babbar and Chetan Pandit. Mugdha Godse also carries herself very well and plays her role wonderfully. In the hands of this talented bunch of actors, Jail is surely the coming-of-age movie; realistic movie-lovers would love to indulge in. All in all - an enthralling flick you should not miss!
Jail Movie Pre-release Review
Jail Movie Pre-release Review
After the realistic look on the ‘Fashion’ industry, Madhur Bhandarkar is all set to provide the audience a peek into the realities of prison, with his upcoming drama flick ‘Jail’. With a star cast boasting of names like Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mugdha Godse in the main leads and Manoj Bajpai and Ashish Sharma in the supporting cast, the movie is all set to hit the theaters on November 6, 2009. It has been produced by Shailendra Singh and will come out under the banners ‘Percept Picture Company’ and ‘Bhandarkar Entertainment’.
The story of ‘Jail’ revolves around the life of Parag Dixit (Neil Nitin Mukesh), a guy who seems to be living a dream life. He has a great job, a stable career and a loving girlfriend Maansi (Mugdha Godse). Everything in his life is just perfect. One fine day in his life changes it all. He becomes a victim to a series of unfortunate events and ends up becoming a prisoner in jail, where he is handcuffed and beaten up by the cops for no reason at all. In this alien land, he is bewildered, worried and hurt. No matter how far he tries to run away from the ugly truth, it is always there to stare him in the face.
The more Parag thinks that what is happening with is all a basddream, the more he finds himself succumbing to the prison anarchy. The only person who helps him in keeping his sanity intact is Nawaab (Manoj Bajpai), a convict and a warden. He is the only person who believes that Parag is innocent. With time, Parag comes to understand the inner mechanism of the prison, which has resulted in the pitiful state of affairs. He comes to know of people with broken hearts and crushed souls, whose only comfort is within the confines of prison. Now, he has only two choices with him - either to live this way (being controlled and exploited) or fight against the system! What will he do?
