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Caulfield | 8 | October 19, 2009 at 11:11 am | 258 views | Reviews| Share

The game of politics begins when you thought it all ended. And by the time you understand what’s going on, your life has already been consigned to HELL.

Haasil is a story of politics played by different student level parties whose leaders plan to make it big by joining national politics later on in their life. The power of a student leader is well shown in the opening moments of the film when we see the students wish their leader while the vice-chancellor is giving a speech, thus showing the power of a student leader is more than the power of teachers or vice-chancellors of a university.

Between all these games of politics we have Annriudha (Jimmy Shergill), a theater artist who is in love with one of his co-actors, Niharika. (Hrishitaa Bhatt). But slowly even Annirudha starts falling into the trap of political scheming after making friends with Ranvijay Singh (Irrfan), leader of one of the parties. Very similar to Dileep Singh’s story in Gulaal, before he could visualize all this, his life is already in a mess.

The film shows some realistic political drama that happens normally in such regions. The threat, the blackmail, everything is very well shown in the film. If at all it lacked something, it was cusswords. I seriously believe if you make realistic films and that too in such UP regions, proper usage of cusswords work like magic in making the scenes look realistic. By proper I mean, it shouldn’t be too much that it gives a feeling that the director is forcing realism on the scene or wants to gather applause and laughs from one particular portion of the crowd.

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There Are 8 Responses So Far. »

1. 

   Qalandar 19 October 2009
   01:16:43 pm

   

   Thanks for the review, this is a film I have a weakness for, and still to my mind one of the best Irfan Khan roles…
2. 

   Doga 19 October 2009
   06:14:06 pm

   

   I have seen bits and pieces of the movie, highly impressive performance by Irfan, Jimmy was good too here.
3. 

   Doga 19 October 2009
   06:18:38 pm

   

   For me the word, actor , means someone who comes on the screen and beholds you, who opens his mouth and you listen carefully.

   Naseer ud din Shah and Irfan khan have these qualities the most.(for me).
4. 

   Caulfield 19 October 2009
   09:04:51 pm

   

   Qalandar – Thanks. Indeed a great performance by Irrfan .
5. 

   Caulfield 19 October 2009
   09:09:11 pm

   

   Doga – I don’t agree with your views on an actor is a person who comes on the screen and beholds you, who opens his mouth and you listen carefully.

   IMO these qualities suit an ANCHOR more.

   For me a good actor is someone who brings the right kind of expressions, emotes well, has the right body language and makes you believe in him.
6. 

   Angels and Belds 19 October 2009
   09:13:45 pm

   

   aankhon hi hoti hai dil ki zubaan…
   this song made the movie for me…
7. 

   Caulfield 19 October 2009
   09:41:01 pm

   

   Dailogs like –

   “Tum Election jeetne me interested nai lagte ho. Sirf issi ladki ka vote mil jaaye yahi kaafi hai tumhare liye”

   “Maarna hai toh jaan se maar do. Warna hum maarne me der nai lagayebe maas kasam”

   made the film for me.
8. 

   akshay shah 20 October 2009
   12:05:54 am

   

   I liked CHARAS a lot too..and i mean the film

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