Udta Punjab

I am new to writing movie reviews. So I  might not be entirely correct but yes udta punjab deserves an applaud. One time watch with a very sensitive message. Over and all a social issue,  yet it is difficult to draw a line between the  politics of Punjab and the drug menace there. The director concurs with me there and is very expressive about  it through out the movie.  Four parallel narratives of Tommy Singh,  alia bhatt, preet Sahni and Sartaj singh  with a common theme, meet at different points and weaves an integral story out of the lives of these four.  Shahid kapoor and diljit have acted brilliantly.  The surprise package was alia and  kareena who rather than playing the usual part of a complementing factor to the whole scenario,  have given an equal challenge to the male  characters. It is still hard for me to forget that expression of deep content and  satisfaction on kareena's face on her death bed. And alia with her disadvantaged life adds a new flavour to the movie. With this movie,  Daljit is definitely going to make a mark in the Industry but ofcourse for his acting skills as well as charming personality. And best  of course was shahid,  the crazy rockstar,  whose character ages with every bent and turn in the story. Tommy Singh's satirical 'I am the gabru' is a bomb big enough to burst the Punjab bubble.  And I think those three words are enough to describe the detrimental condition of youngsters of Punjab.

Well we forgot Abhishek Chaubey, who is the real charmer,  who created this thread and made everyone participate so brilliantly.
Story was good but the ending could have been  even better.  Leaving things open ended was much needed so as to let people ponder over this issue.  Giving them a happy ending  was like taking them to hell first and make them suffer and  like every other story they land in Paradise at the end.  Whereas reality is nowhere near this utopia even in the future.
Over all the direction is good, the idea brilliant,  story good and actors have acted far better than it was expected.  Portrayal of characters quiet real and the music adds a necessary dimension to the movie.  After all, punjab is all about drugs and rap music these days.  Politically motivated or not,  that is difficult to contemplate but yes this movie can be a deciding factor in the fate of Punjab assembly elections. As many parallels can be drawn between the udta punjab and the contemporary punjab.