Being brave and scared are two very closely intertwined feelings. Ram Madvani’s Neerja (2016) tells us that no education can teach you to be brave. It just takes that extra bit of human spirit that needs the right trigger at the right moment. While Neerja does undergo the typical melodramatic turn, the emotions seem more real than they are made out to be.
Tag: Female Protagonist
The Second Mother (2015) (112 minutes) impeccably works both as a thoughtful character study and as a treatise on the socioeconomic cold war. The terrific performances and restrained direction bestow a charmingly immersive movie experience.
