City Lights (2014)

New movie Reviews and lots more Hot news .... LIKE THIS PAGE : English Hindi TAMIL TELUGU Facebook : Movie Review by Yunus Irshad https://www.facebook.com/YunusIrshadsMovieReviewCityLights (U/A) TAMIL ------------ my Rating: ★★★★ EMOTIONALSTRENGTHS :- * Rajkumar Rao performance..... * Story and Camera.... * Casting was simple and decent.... * Climax.....WEAKNESSES :- * Few scenes were unwanted in second half "intimate scenes"...FINAL VERDICT :- * Overall.. it is really feel good movie about a poor man... heart warming attempt from the director....Deepak Sing is a farmer in Rajasthan. After a tragedy, he migrates to Mumbai with his wife and child to lead a better life. However, upon arriving, he soon discovers the challenges of life in a big city.Director: Hansal Mehta Writers: Sean Ellis (original story), Ritesh Shah (adapted by) Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Mallhar Goenka, Manav Kaul | See full cast and crew »

"City Lights" depicts the anguishes of the migrants who come to metros like Mumbai to make a living. They become the victims of the cruelty of the city and are forced to do anything for their hunger. The film shows the darker side of the city and takes you to a fearful side of poverty and helplessness. Besides, the film also tries the desperation of a family man and his willingness to fend for his family. However, the latter comes quite weakly in the film. Based on Oscar nominated "Metro Manilla" (haven't watched it yet), the story stands quite true to life. The darkness of the city has been brilliantly portrayed and the acting from the lead stands quite remarkable. A special mention also goes to Manav Kaul's performance. The cast of the film is pretty unknown, but their performances do hold you to the edge of your seats.The music and photography of the film suits the film. The film falls short on portraying the protagonist's family melodrama. The darkness and the length of the film might keep this film a bit away from the masses. For me, the film was pretty grim due to the backdrop of the story, but I appreciate it for the performances and direction. Perhaps, would be nominated for Best Film Award this year with slime chances to win.Rating: 2 stars out of 4

I would certainly rate City Lights at par with Shahid as far as the intensity of the film goes.. Hansal Mehta returns with Rajkumar Rao.. to deliver yet another spectacular film experience.. the atrocities.. the hurdles .. that a poor family has to bear .. all of them have been shown wonderfully (in a sad way in fact) ..to put it simply the film shows how fortunate how lucky some of us really are that we haven't been touched by the harsh realities of life.. the conditions unimaginable which the people coming to big cities have to experience and live in..I was left speechless at some of the scenes where the drama is so real that .. you don't even know whether you're watching a film or not. acting was out of this world.. Rajkumar Rao hands down !! another national award is awaited for this one.. Patralekha was superb.. Manav Kaul (Kai PO Che fame)another revelation and actor to look out for i feel this movie deserves as much as Queen did.the only reason why i am cutting 1 mark is that some of the songs in the background were unnecessary !! 9 cheers!! go for this one

I appreciate makers for clearly mentioning that it is official remake of Metro manila. Promo was reflecting that this film must have realistic approach and yes, movie starts on that note but after interval unnecessary thrill is tried to be incorporated, which is not well executed even. How can an agency working for delivering cash and valuable didn't stall a CCTV in headquarter , even in directors chamber? Box has extra advance security system as self detonating bomb, in case of forceful opening but it opens with just an old fashion manual key, which replica mark could have been easily copied with absolute technique of soap using as copying tool? Which era this film belongs to? Why did super wiser choose Deepak Singh between the crowd of job applicants? There are lots of such type of question, which answers I did not get. Movie is very slow. Emotional scenes are shallow. I couldn't feel much. Performance wise Raj Kumar Rao as Deepak Singh is fine. Patrelekha as Rakhi is good. Manav Kaul as super wiser is mind blowing. He is super natural and endearing. Music supports the film but so many repetitions of a track bores sometimes. Lyrics by Rashmi Singh is worthy.