Kissan

I wonder the rationale behind making a film like 'Kisaan' which is about farmers being exploited and duped by city slickers. Times have changed but the situation of the farmer in our country has not really changed much. Infact there have been more complications and issues which have cropped up in these years. The film is well intentioned effort on the plight of farmers, but it is the treatment of the script which made me believe of been there done that.

The film is full of violence and only ends up portraying the Indian villager as being quite barbaric. The problem with this movie is that it does not try to move beyond the issues. But, yes, since it is such a rare subject, the film does manage to spark interest. And to give the director credit, he manages to handle some of the sequences quite well. For a director who has made films like 'Jai Veeru', this is definitely a far superior effort
The film springs a surprise in the form of Jackie Shroff. The actor, who had almost disappeared from films, finally gets a role which he can dig into with relish. He makes the most of the role of Dayal, the farmer and delivers an outstanding performance as the ageing Sikh farmer. Sohail, as his son Jigar, seems to be all over the movie. He seems to have improved with every outing and delivers a decent performance. Arbaaz as the slick city lawyer is just about okay. Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi have little to do and so hardly make any effort. Dalip Tahil essays a role which he has done many times before, hence he is quite at ease.

My Ratings : One Star