All audience reviews of Lamhaa- The untold story of Kashmir

Lamhaa falls into one of those movies which are made with good honest intentions but somehow lack depth and soul. It's a movie which is non-judgmental to a large extent and tries to depict multiple sides of the complex Kashmir issue.

The movie begins with Sanjay Dutt coming back to Kashmir after a no. of years on an undercover mission to unearth a terror plot being planned by pakistani agencies and the millitants. The movie tries to project the complex and inter-linked layers of the kashmir issue from different perspectives. So on one hand you have the political hardliners (anupam kher and his followers) who do not want anything short of complete independence for kashmir and on the other side people like Bipasha basu (part of anupam kher's party but with independent thoughts) and Kunal kapoor ( former millitant, who now believes in ballot instead of bullet) who genuinely want a better life and an atmosphere of peace and security for the Kashmiri people, along with political manoeuvrings of different stakeholders.

The movie also tries to throw light on the pressures and problems faced by army jawans, CISF and other security forces in the hostile region, pain and anguish of common kashmiri suffering b/w militants and forces.The movie is a credible effort in this regard and succeeds in showing some ground realities on the celluloid but somehow it fails to connect with the audience and lacks the depth and the soul to touch the audience's heart.

The narration is fast paced almost like a thriller with too many things happening on the screen too fast and is probably one of the reasons why the movie lacks that soul. It fails to give adequate time in the narration to each issues depicted and is not able to build on them. Perhaps focusing on a little lesser no of issues would have made for a better viewing.

Performance wise, anupam kher, sanjay dutt , kunal kapoor ( though a bit lacking in dialogue delivery and impact of voice in political speeches) and bipasha have given competent performances, ably supported by the support cast, though none of them leaves a lasting impact due to lack of depth given to their characterization. Some fine actors like mahesh manjerakar have not been adequately utilized. Music is decent and gels well with one or two soulful nos. like madnaa already a chartbuster.

All in all Lamhaa is a movie high on expectations and attempt but falls short in actual content. Watch it to have a change from slapstick comedies and romcoms. less

Its one of those movies, who are excitingly appealing in a promo, shown on a completely different canvas which is much more inviting. Lesson learnt- Do NOT believe in promos. After the Ramayan-like seeming Rajneeti, Dholakia tries to project the same ol' political vibrations ongoing political tryst set up in the fairytale-like beautiful Kashmir. Lets face it, Kashmir has been spoilt by various projections, dreams and entitlements, and the movie was even slower and untrue to depict anything.
The story goes of a military intelligence officer, playes by Sanjay Dutt, on his way to Kashmir of 1989 to unveil and in search of of terrorist groups, as elections are near. Later we see fundamental and separatists leaders in a hullabalooof politics, power and attepts on his life. There is the usual love, played by Biapasha Basu, and everything gets deeper and messier not only in the plot, but also so in the movie. Sigh.
Well the movie is stereotypically hust okay. Dutt is droopy and and his body language is frayed by his age now aswell. Bipasha is too weird a choice for a Kashmiri girl, Kunal is sincere, whereas Anupam Ker is pretty much himself and powerful yet again. The movie misses out the vital real burning issue of Kashmir and is somehow mind-numbing and irritating. Music is lud, non-identifiable with Kashmir, or any other issue, though cinematography is decent. Why no?Its Kashmir!
Any, Bollywood lovers can survive this, or even like.
"Kashmir ek bahut badi company hai, anyone? less

The audience must be curious while going through the catch line 'The untold story of Kashmir' of the film 'Lamhaa'. But the film does not reveal much about the catch line and and leaves audiences into darkness.

Director Dholakia must have borrowed few ideas from real life, but as the film progresses it is proved as a typical Bollywood film ends up with full of masala. He seems to have researched extensively on the issues, but the movie fails to get good response from the viewers.

Finally, the movie, though controversial in nature, is not justified as per its catch line or from any angle. It presents the major issues without disclosing the reasons and solutions to the crisis.

Overall, this is a disappointing movie and fails to hold audiences mood. Sanjay Dutt looks handsome, but, what about Bipasha? She has once again done her best role with Kashmiri get up. However, Anupam Kher and Kunal Kapoor have done their shots okay. less

This is one of the worst movies, I've ever seen in my life. less

Last weeks released movie Lamhaa starring Sanjay dutt, Kunal kapoor and Bipasha Basu is one of the eagerly awaited movie.The movie is entirely based on the ground realities of the problems faced by the people of J&k; state.Sanjay dutt plays the super cop on a mission to dismantle the plotting of a major plan.He looked stunning in his grey stubble and almost carried the film on his shoulders.Haji"s role essayed by Anupam Kher also looked the part.Bips playing the role of the relative of anupam kher, was too good to believe.her entry in the film was also action packed.Whereas the other major lead of the film was portrayed by kunal kapoor,who looked a bit dull.The pace of the film was good on the first half but the second half was speedy with lots of action and violence that earned the movie an A rating.The music of the movie was average with just only one hummable song.On the whole, the actors played their part but the story part lacked the interest and also the adult rating wihtout any kissing ensures that the teenagers are kept away from it.My overall rating for the moie is 2 and half stars.Watch this lamhaa only for knowledge about the troubled state's ground realities or otherwise let this lamhaa pass away. less