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Based on author O. Henry's book The Last Leaf, Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Lootera' is a beautifully made, superbly acted film! However, this film is strictly aimed at the pseudo intellectuals, who swear to be enlightened on celluloid with non-commercial, realistic cinema. 'Lootera' Synopsis: In 1953 India, Pakhi, An aristocratic girl falls in love with an archaeologist, Varun. But soon later, Varun's true identity is exposed & they part ways, only to be reunited later. 'Lootera' is beautiful to look at. Each Frame is so wonderfully crafted, that its hard not to be in awe. However, The Screenplay by Bhavani Iyer & Motwane himself, is slow-paced & lengthy. Of course, the Love-Story has some stunning moments, but I truly was under-whelmed by the pacing. There's nothing wrong in letting a story unfold slowly & steadily, but at least there needs to be a proper pace. Also, the film is lengthy by at least 20-minutes. Motwane's Direction is skilled. His handling of the dramatic portions, particularly, deserve a mention. Cinematography by Mahendra Shetty is amazing. Each & Frame has been captured brilliantly. Editing is fine. Art & Costume Design, are perfect. Music & Background Score, are mesmeric. Performance-Wise: 'Lootera' is blessed with superb performances. Ranveer Singh is masterful in a career-defining role. He plays the troubled protagonist with rare ease & understanding. Sonakshi Sinha is simply incredible. Not only does she look gorgeous, she also delivers a career-best performance. The On-Screen Chemistry of Ranveer & Sonakshi, is electrifying. In Supporting Roles, Barun Chanda, Vikrant Massey & Adil Hussain are outstanding. Divya Dutta leaves a mark in a cameo. On the whole, 'Lootera' is certainly a must see for those who have an appetite for artistic cinema.

Lootera (Hindi Movie, July'13) Review -I agree now, I don't understand movies:-). Critiques must have third-eyes or special emotional senses! In onegreat newspaper, I read this movie was comparable to "Gone with Thewind" :-), forgive me!!! I was excited, but unfortunately if you have read O' Henry's "Last Leaf" you can very well understand what is happening and why and can leave the show 30 mins before safely. The backdrop of 1953 is very beautifully portrayed, so is the Zamindar bari where the Zamindar (Sonakshi/Pakhi's father) refuses to believe his era is gone in the independent India. Sonakshi and Ranveer's acting was decent, so are few songs; but the backbone of the movie as a good story is horribly, terribly absent. Yes, you have few twists, but to anticipate those you don't have to have Einstein's IQ! And that's where the movie becomes slow, sometimes very slow. Materpiece by Vikramaditya Motwane?? Sorry guys, No way, "Udaan" was much much better!! My rating 2.5 - "AVERAGE".

Lootera almost lacks to steal the heart despite its haunting images of nature, embodying fleetingly still moments of passion between its two protagonists. While Pakhi's soulful yearning for companionship and love stirs the chord somehow, it does not quite overwhelm you as it is overshadowed by the skullduggery of Varun, her object of passion. I appreciate that no other director in recent times has invested so much into cinematic expressions to make a steady stream of emotions pregnant with meanings through silent glances ; and Silence itself but again the pace is what drives you in a movie that lacks here and hence cannot be commenciated as 'classic' (as some may call it) not just because of its terribly slow pace but lack of content in the story as well. Sadly though there is an underwhelming display of intensity, more by Varun (Ranveer Singh) than Paakhi (Sonakshi Sinha, first serious attempt of actress to soak into potpourri of emotions). The broad brushes of storyline with thin content and matter highlighting the contours more than portraying dark colors of emotional conflicts scorching the two souls who are trying to come to terms of undercurrents of their love, fills you more to that edacity for sheer artistic achievement in every perspective that is sated on the grandiose stage after the simplicity and intellectuality that the director tries to draw from the nostalgic frames or the simplicity of the movie, only to leave you disappointed in the end. Motwane as a director though marched ahead with this venture of modern raconteur of opulent but failed love but the story, screenplay, lacks to convince. Lootera is over-hyped critically acclaimed state-of-art. Again i'd say no doubt that it is a cinematic marvel with its enthrilling visuals, cinematography and painting vision but the pace of the movie is slow, monotonous, predictable and dull. And we must remember that every film that is slow and artistic visually is not 'evergreen' , 'classic' , 'mature' or 'intellectual'. It didn't personally move me to pieces which Motwane tried throughout the movie and I wished I could have spent that time to read a book or eat good food meanwhile. I write stories myself but then, when thoughts like these (on which the whole movie is based) cross my mind, I rather try to pass or avoid scripting them at least because they are certainly beautiful but can't worth a million views as they lack content. So there lies the success and limitations of Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera though as far as his dedication and direction is concerned, he remains the master behind the canvas, and I truly look for some REAL classic eloquent venture of the director after a era-cult neo-noir Udaan (Definition of class for me). I'd rate Lootera 4/10 and that too for Motwane's appealing direction, beautiful cinematography and strong performances (Sonakshi specially)..and of course the SILENCE.