That was an excellent one.

Expected more

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Amol laments about losing 40 years for nothing ... He didn't listen to his heart ... This inspires Shruti ... it clicks ... fair enough ... Both Rahul and Neha calls it quits and unite for good ... Anmol and Shivani do get to spend time together in a 'notebook' style with a slight deviation ... What I found odd was Ranjeet-Shika-Akash trio ... I get to see how people evade responsibility and seek cheap thrills when the marriage is not working out ... I have come a long way in that I don't judge them for their shortcuts anymore but I still feel one must work their way out in or out of marriage ... Ranjeet is an MCP who thrives on his spouse's vulnerability forgetting completely of his scandals ... and he returns to his wife because things didn't work out with his subordinate ... Shika is probably scared of her societal image and chucks Akash ... since I missed out part 5 of the movie, I cannot take a stand on Akash entirely ... this was the sloppy part of the movie ... Of course India cannot deal with the possibility of Shika parting with Ranjeet for Akash ... but I don't feel justified with her choice of Ranjeet (I might miss out an important element of Shika ya Ranjeet ya even Akash from part 5, I couldn't find) ... Assuming the part missed doesn't alter the movie much, what do they want to teach their daughter? Is this the director's message too to the public? Be it Ranjeet-Shika ya Akash-Shika, the story could have brought a bit more dignity to the relationship that worked and didn't but if the message is union sans love (for the sake of other comforts), again it could have been shown in a dignified way ... Given the fact that I missed part 5, I cannot take a stand on Shika ... but why do I feel already disrespectful of Shika? Well, my intuitions might be right or wrong but that's the review for you guys ... Worth watching once for sure. A good cast ...PS. I would be a typical Indian had Akash shown in a new relationship but I like the fact that he is shown to have taken a stand about staying in India for whatever it means ...

The Fifth Estate (U/A) ENGLISHNew movie Reviews and lots more Hot news .... LIKE THIS PAGE : English Hindi TAMIL TELUGU Facebook : Movie Review by Yunus Irshad https://www.facebook.com/YunusIrshadsMovieReviewLife in a Metro (A) Hindi ----------------- my Rating : ★★★★½ REAL LIFE OF A METRO CITYSTRENGTHS :- * Story Screenplay Direction : was awesome with realistic incidents ..... * Casting and Performances : will rock in all film festivals ..... * Songs : were really great and enjoyable ......WEAKNESSES :- * Few breakers FINAL VERDICT :- * Overall.... it is a must watch adult movie which contains more feelings and tell you what is Life in a metro City........ Six different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.Stars: Dharmendra, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma | See full cast and crew »

Life in a…Metro is directed and written by my favorite – Anurag Basu. After having watched Murder and Gangster (and very much impressed with them), I decided to watch Metro. And of all his films, I liked Metro a lot. Anurag is one reason which prompted me to watch it. Second is its taglines: "One City, Countless Emotions: Love, Lust, Passion, Sex, Stress, Romance, Loyalty" and "Shilpa Shetty as never seen before on screen." Metro promises these two eye-catching taglines and lives up to it.Metro is the story of nine different people, living in one city and somehow related to each other. First is Shikha (Shilpa Shetty) who is married to Ranjeet (Kay Kay Menon) and has a six year-old daughter. Ranjeet is in an extra-marital affair with Neha (Kangana Ranaut) who works under him in a BPO. Rahul (Sharman Joshi) is Neha's colleague and he has a wonderful idea for success. He lends his apartment to his bosses to bring their girlfriends, mistresses and prostitutes and in return, they recommend him for promotion. On one such instance, he lends his apartment to Ranjeet and comes to know that Neha, whom he secretly loved, is Ranjeet's mistress.Shikha, fed up of her boring life with Ranjeet, who ignores her, is attracted to Akash (Shiny Ahuja). Shika's sister, Shruti (Konkona Sen Sharma) is a 27 year-old spinster desperate to get married. She initially refuses to marry Monty (Irrfan Khan) but later befriends him. Coincidentally, Neha is Shruti's room-mate. Apart from these, we also have Amol (Dharmendra) and Shivani (Nafisa Ali), the senior couple who unite after their spouses' deaths. Shivani is also Shikha's dance teacher.Tackling multiple stories in 2 hours is a challenge and Aurag does it well except for a few flaws. The screenplay is the best which I have witnessed till date. The lives of nine people are depicted on the screen but the viewer is never confused. There are plenty of songs which slow down the happenings which was very much required. The starting scenes leave tremendous impact on the viewer – Shruti and Monty's first meet, the tense moments between Shikha and Ranjeet on their anniversary, Shruti discovering her boyfriend (Gautam Kappor) to be gay, etc. The post interval portions raise the graph even higher where Rahul and Shruti discover about Neha and Ranjeet's affair, the moment where Shikha and Akash are to get physical and finally, the climax of most of the stories.Anurag handles most of the above sequences very well. The climax of all the stories is very well thought of. Shikha deserts Akash and compromises with Ranjeet for her daughter. Neha dumps Ranjeet and unites with her true love Rahul. Shruti finally finds Monty fit for her. Shivani dies and Amol is left all alone in the huge world. He takes it positively as forty years back, he also had dumped Shivani for his career. All ends well except for Akash and in the end, you really feel sorry for him and Shikha – thanks to their wonderful performances. In the end, Metro does teach us something about human relations.All the actors deliver superb performances. Shilpa Shetty as Shikha delivers her career-best performance. She impressed me in Phir Milenge but that performance is far behind when compared to this one. She shares superb chemistry with Shiny but alas! We can never see them together again. She is superb in the skirts she wore throughout. Shiny gets limited scope but makes use of his screen space well. He is remarkable in the last scene. Kay Kay is excellent. You hate him since the time he appears on the screen. He is under the skin of his character that loves his daughter dearly and uses his workers as hookers. Sharman is good. He doesn't get much to act actually. Kangana gets only one scene where she attempts suicide and she makes good use of it. Konkona is the most likable of all. She really looks desperate to marry. Irrfan Khan's comic timing is good and the way he delivers a serious dialogue with a straight face is superb. Dharmendra and Nafisa don't get to do much here but watching them together is pleasing.Metro has a novel idea; Pritam's (the music director) band is featured in each and every song of the film. In real life too, we have got various bands performing on the streets in a metro cities but it is the first we get to watch this on the screen. The idea is very good, I liked it a lot. Music is by far good and with the mood of the film. Background music is good too. Pritam handles his department well.Cinematography is fabulous. One can see Mumbai in a nutshell in this film. Those who have never been to Mumbai must watch this film. Also, if you observe, the first half of the story takes place in Monsoon while the latter takes place in autumn/summer. Also, the makeup and costumes are good. Shilpa looked stunning throughout.Metro is a great film with a perfect screenplay. Watch it for the story and power-packed performances by all the actors. Watch it for Shilpa as you will never see her again on the screen (at least in this way).

Telling parallel stories inter-related to various degrees had been the flavor for some time now in Hindi cinema. Success, however, is almost absent. Anurag Basu had almost pulled it off except for three things - incorrect branding, lack of originality and wannabe rock stars showing up everywhere.The story as such had nothing to do with the city of Mumbai. It could have been set anywhere. Also how the city adds to the plights and joys of the character is not very clear. Rat race, lack of time for family, sexual confusions/frustrations are all a reality today of even mid-range cities, not only metros. This is what I meant by incorrect branding. I think the film should have been promoted as story of the time we live in, irrespective of the city. It would have appealed to a larger audience base.Basu has been liberal in copying the classic 'The Apartment'. You cannot copy a classic just like that. I'm not sure if the makers of 'The Apartment' are at least credited. Originality is the biggest virtue of any art. Then, the rock stars. Pritam and his band were omnipresent throughout the film. The songs are fantastic but they popping up everywhere started to irritate very soon. A more imaginative filming of the songs would have added to the film's value.Inspite of all this, Metro is a very good film to come out in recent times. Though Basu does not go deep into the torments of the characters and just touches them fleetingly, he does manage to capture the essence. Casting is almost precise and all actors do a good job. You get the import of the film that how we are losing ourselves in the maze of the paths laid down for us by everyone except ourselves. It is hard to stand up and reclaim your life. It is difficult to open the car's door and walk out like Kangana does at the end, but probably that's what most of us want to do most of the time.