Viraam

Producer: Hari Mehrotra
Director: Ziaullah Khan
Star Cast: Narendra Jha, Urmila Mahanta, Sanjay Verma, Badrul Islam
Genre: Social
Rating:***

REDEEMABLE!
Abhiraj Malhotra (Narendra Jha), a businessman in his early 50s, leads his life in solitude. His only companion is the memories of his dead wife, Sunita, whom he loved dearly and had lost to cancer ten years ago. Abhiraj is still faithful to her deceased wife and abstains from worldly pleasures. But, one day, owing to a strange coincidence, Matun, a 20 plus vivacious girl, comes to live in his house and she changes his views about his love for his dead wife and the way he looks at the things around him. What happens then onwards forms the crux of the plot.

PLUS POINTS
While Narendra Jha shows a lot of restrain in handling his role , it is Urmila Mahanta who scores in her complex role which makes you hate her initially. The music is excellent and soothes you instantly.

MINUS POINTS
The screenplay leaves a lot to be desired and the slow and langurous pace of the film disturbs you though the director handles the film with a lot of restraint.

VERDICT
Though there are of course faults in the film, it is redeemable because it is a sincere effort by old timer producer Hari Mehrotra who has confidence in his content