Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

noraauditore I have to start this comment by admitting that I'm not an expert on Bollywood movies, but I've always enjoyed Bollywood and it's specific culture. Unlike many of other Indian products in movie sector, Masaan contains drama and it does not try to make it seem better than it is. The places where events happen were not subjected to other Bollywood movies. This movie won't make you feel happy, cheerful, or will not try to convince you that everything will be alright in the end. It will just show you a section of life in India's low classes. It criticizes the common bribery in constabulary of India, also challenges the society's hypocrisy about morals. It gives some hints about the ongoing cast system in India. At the final scene, we see that all these events happened around (and in) Gannes River, which is considered as holy and sacred by Indians. Some coincidences in the movie (such as Shaluu's ring that Jhonta found in Gannes, or the meeting of Devi and Deepak) are not disturbing the audience's perception of reality. Very irrelevant but interesting fact about this movie: Richa Chadda (Devi) resembles Turkish actress Nehir Erdoğan in this movie.

himanshurai-57083 Apart from the usual escapist romantic cinema of Bollywood, I found "Masaan" a truly honest love story set in "actual" India showing all the hypocrisy of India and also the healing "going on" attitude of the society which is essential for the evolution of any society and the truth of Human life. The two love stories, though set apart, reveal the various layers of hypocrisy in Indian society and where one story starts with death of love one the other ends with death, the eternal truth. In the end the positive going on attitude releases the agony built in the plot. The movie is a true representation of today's Indian cinema.

lansdownehouse I'm afraid I can't quite get all the love for this screenplay. The acting's fine, as is the cinematography, but the storyline is to my (albeit western) eyes implausible to say the least!I get that as a female Devi is regarded as something of a liability to her father. I understand that the birth of a boy in an Indian family is regarded as a joyful & jubilant occasion of celebration, ant that of a girl as a time of shame & commiseration. Then there's the issue of bride-price to be considered in marriage arrangements, an sometimes ruinous financial imposition on a girl's family. Having fallen on hard times, perhaps Pathak senior might feel resentful for the consequences of his daughter's impropriety & indiscretion. Even in a society still obsessed with pre-marital 'purity' as that depicted. It would only be a crime under the oppressive Sharia laws of fundamentalist Muslim jurisdictions. Hindu mysticism, by contrast, celebrates sexual athleticism and prowess.Therein lies my problem: fornication is not a crime in contemporary India. Not even within the somewhat conservative lower castes in Varanasi/Benares. The entire 'setup' by the corrupt officials beggars belief. Firstly, that she is accused of prostitution, a crime easily refuted. and secondly that she is threatened with abetting the suicide of her young lover. It was the police presence that was the primary, and indeed sole, reason for the silly boy's actions. He would've taken HOURS to bleed out if unattended. Wrist cutting is a slow, relatively inefficient means of suicide, and the overwhelming majority of attempts simply get it 'wrong' anyway. The blood supply to the hands is relatively feeble and slow. Sever perhaps a femoral or carotid artery, or even the jugular and you will likely bleed out in a minute or two. But even if successful in severing the wrist's radial or ulnar arteries, which is in fact protected by a cluster of tough, resilient sinews, and about the worst that will happen if unattended for some minutes is the eventual loss of the hand (a few weeks later) by tissue necrosis!Why not tell the cops where to go in such a ham-fisted and amateurish attempt at blackmail? Yes, I realise the real, actual threat was to the family's reputation rather than that implied by the spurious charge of abetting suicide. But as the screenplay implied, her 'reputation' actually followed her into her subsequent employment anyway. Loss of face perhaps, but that's all. We all must pay the price for our youthful waywardness and indiscretions.

Saqlain Ali Its simple,its beautiful,its heart touching and just unforgettable. Starting with acting, Riccha Chadda is as usual brilliant in her work.The debutants Vicky Kaushal and Shewta Tripati are mind blowing..!!They act as if they are doing films from many years.Sanjay Mishra is also just perfect in his role.The other actors,Pankaj Tripati(lover guy) & Bhagwan Tiwari(policeman) have played their parts very nicely. The direction of the movie is also very good.Its brilliantly written too,be it dialoges or story.It is the best movie of Phantom productions(after Queen and Gangs of Wasseypur). The summary is that the movie is masterpiece and you should must watch it.