Black Friday

2004 "The shocking truth behind the '93 Bombay blasts"
8.4| 2h42m| R| en
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Bombs tear through Bombay in 1993, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive man-hunt to unmask the perpetrators behind these events.

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Bardlerx Strictly average movie
Glatpoti It is so daring, it is so ambitious, it is so thrilling and weird and pointed and powerful. I never knew where it was going.
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
muvi-fan-73 The movie is about blasts in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1993. It is about how and why they were carried out. It also puts light on the criminals involved and how justice was obtained.I would like to talk about other factors that came to my mind while watching the movie.Consider love of people belonging to Islam. It is great. During the month of Ramzan (18+1+13+26+1+14) it can be seen in their fasting. Only because of few of them going along the wrong path entire community should not be questioned. When I turned to Atheism I felt most appropriate religion to be that of Islam. I mean somebody coming into dreams and all that. Today I am again not an atheist, I feel what we are presented is stretched a lot in religious texts. A movie came 'Exodus: Gods and kings' where events are drawn the way how they could have been in reality (not stretched).It is really commendable Anurag Kashyap brings this sort of cinema to see for general public.Consider the heinous crime of rape, I don't understand how it is possible to have sex with someone when they are not psychologically involved. Thus I conclude it is more of an animal behavior rather than human. People like me cannot do it. I don't understand how those criminals who do it are built psychologically.In the movie I liked how a True Muslim decides to become a witness and helps in police proceedings.The other thing I liked is that the movie is based on writings of a writer who is Muslim.
clearwinner This film is pretty unusual for a bollywood film because it stays true to its content, but nevertheless tempo fades out as the movie progresses. THe direction was not upto the mark which you could see because it does not let you to be involved with the characters and even the characters are not given proper introduction so it becomes difficult to understand which character is narrator talking about. The music is just average. There should have been a little more tension but it does not happen. Even the editing is not done properly. It seems as if you missed something but actually nothing happens. I loved the scene where the bomb explodes in the initial scenes. But overall a good attempt considering it is a difficult film to make
rishi1415 its one of the rare Indian movies which gets better with multiple viewings as u catch more nuances in the performances,lighting,direction et al.the best part about the movie is that it never takes any sides and it is a tall order given the sensitive issue at the crux of the movie.its the only movie which i have seen receiving a standing ovation in an Indian theater.i have watched this many more times since i saw it first and it gets better!its the kinda movie that should be made mandatory viewing for each and everyone in this country thats full of religious fanatics.the movie finds much more resonance now post 26/11.it also shows us(unintentionally)how f***kd up our governance is as the terrorists used the same sea route to wreck havoc at the same city after 15 years.and given our governance(or the lack of it) it mite happen again. @deepali-u should rather stick to candy-floss Bollywood movies.this movie generates conflicting emotions about characters as it tries to mirror the realities of the time and events.it doesn't lionize the police or vilify the terrorists/Pakistan/ISI because it depicts the events exactly the way they unfolded.thats the brilliance of the movie.you sympathize with the terrorist because u can see he is just a pawn in the grander evil schemes of tiger memon(pavan malhotra is electrifying).the movie doesn't lack a goal in fact it has an audacious goal and it achieves it....i.e to not take sides and to be totally objective. its the best Indian movie ever made...period
ankitnarayanmathur This is one of the best examples of class beating direction & execution from the Indian movie industry! Extremely distinguished, from the other "bollywood" movies. Fantastic OST. Requires that the audience be aware & understanding of the backdrop of this movie. The fact that it is based on true events makes it even more emotional & powerful. This film should be considered as a representative of our film industry.It gets a 10/10 from me!Hope Anurag Kashyap makes more of such movies!Ankit