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#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Shamshera Runtime: 159 mins Rating: * Cast: #RanbirKapoor #SanjayDutt #VaaniKapoor #AshutoshRana #SaurabhShukla #RonitBoseRoy #IravatiHarshe #TridhaChoudhury #PitobashTripathy #OmkarChaubey #KumarSaurabh Director: #KaranMalhotra #Yashraj Producer: #AdityaChopra Writer: #NeeleshMisra #KhilaBisht Dialogue: #PiyushMishra Screenplay: #EktaPathakMalhotra #KaranMalhotra Cinematography: #AnayGoswamy Editor: #ShivkumarVPanicker Music: #Mithoon Language: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu Certificate: UA *In 2D, IMAX 2D Format *

A fictitious Period drama detailing oppression against a tribal nomadic community, Khamerans, this story is set in the fictitious city of Kaza (looks appropriately fake too) where a warrior is imprisoned, enslaved & tortured by a ruthless authoritarian Shuddh Singh during British rule. This film is so antiquated and unaccomplished that one begins to wonder whether YashRaj Studios is deliberately indulging in trivial pursuit or is it just a case of ‘lost in translation.’ Coming as it does, directly after the debacle that was ‘Prithviraj’ it seems more than likely a case of the former. This film is in a league of its own in terms of abysmal script, story-telling craft, costumes, set and production design and acting(altogether perfunctory). Music and songs don’t even register. Cinematography and color schema, hued in variations of browns, comes across as bland and visually lacklustre. In terms of quality there’s nothing to distinguish it from either ‘Prithviraj’ or the likes of ‘Mohenjodaro.’ It’s really sad talents like Ranbir Kapoor (in a double role) are being wasted in travesties like this!