Hichki

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اچھی فلم!

so touching and inspiring

اچھی فلم!

In simple language the movie is about a lady with some neurological disorder so called tourette syndrome which causes some speech impediment struggling to become a teacher. Movie over. What they hyped is how highly educated Indian School teachers are ignorant about tourette syndrome and in the entire 116 mins movie, every minute they try to teach you what tourette syndrome (TS) is. Too much of education isn't it? No match for " The King's Speech (2010) "

If you are craving for a generous dose of idealism and emboldenment, then Rani Mukerji's drama about teacher-student bonding will scratch that itch right away. It's one of those inspirational films that careens dangerously between being strongly inspirational and insipidly utopian. Mukerji plays the unconventional teacher Naina Mathur who lives with Tourette Syndrome, a nervous system disorder marked by involuntary motor tics and grunting sounds. She has made her peace with it, but it's those around her who find it difficult to be inclusive and graceful about it. The movie begins with her nerve-racking hunt for a teaching position. She's rejected despited being armed with multiple degrees as the deciding authorities fear that her disorder will stand in the way of her teaching. The feisty Mathur doesn't take it lying down as she gives them a crash course on Tourette Syndrome unflinchingly. After five years of rigorous hunting, she finally lands a job at a Catholic school whose naming founder St Notker had a speech impediment. The coincidence felt contrived, but more on that later. She's is hired to teach 9F, a classroom of underprivileged rebels-slash-failures in this posh school. The school and its snobbish teachers seem to have written them off as the children of slum dwellers who don't deserve a chance. Mathur is on call to school these incorrigible teenagers. It's a delight to watch Mukerji play Mathur with a blend of consummate conviction, grace and gravitas. It's easy to feel affectionate towards her aspirations and her unconventional methods of teaching. She's the kind of teacher who imparts physics lessons by bribing her students with boiled eggs. It works, as you wish you had a teacher who had stepped out of the box like Mukerji's character. She also takes several blows for her students, who try their best to smoke her out of the school. From petty pranks to planning mini explosions in the class, the group of 14 have a crazy aptitude for bullying. The first half is dominated by Mukerji winning the reluctant misfits - acted out nicely by young talents such as Harsh Vyas as the rebellious Atish - over with her grit. Since they are children from the slums, there are ghetto-style rap songs inserted to communicate their angst. It doesn't bode too well with the film and seems contrived. While the performances by Mukerji and her gang of students come out with flying colours on the acting front, the film isn't high on novelty. The twists and conflicts are painfully predictable. Actor Neeraj Kaabi plays the token snob who seems to be unnecessarily antagonistic towards the students of 9F. His tendency to vilify them seems unnecessary and Mathur is always trying to prove him wrong. While the casting by Shanoo Sharma is spot on, the camaraderie and the bond that grows between the teacher and the students seems forced. Their kinship doesn't feel organic, which is one of the biggest let downs of Hichki. However, the easy friendship between Mathur and her sibling is touchingly real. While Hichki is intent on communicating life-affirming philosophies such as 'there are no bad students, but just bad teachers' and 'conquer your fear and fly free', there were moments in this drama which are laboriously didactic. The climax, which includes cheating and a painful examination as one of its plot twists, is also unnecessarily dramatic. But that's a minor hiccup - or should I say Hichki - in an otherwise engaging feel-good drama. Be ready to be schooled by Mukerji who's in top form.

One word Review: Masterpiece..... Rani outperform herself! we need this kinds of script more & more!!

Siddharth Malhotra and Rani Mukherji is not a good combination. They came up with an unoriginal script and a cliched movie. I wonder why Rani choose this script for her comeback. Its not dedicated to Tourette's Syndrome, it is just same old wine in an old bottle. We all knew 9 F were going to be victorious in the end, they are also going to win the "Prefect Badge" too. And so on... Its not that Rani acted average in the movie on the other hand she carries it on her self though out the end. But that should not be the goal, one should look at the wider picture. Whats the point is doing an excellent performance in an uninspiring movie. She has nothing to prove. Rani was so good in "No one killed Jessica" and even " Mardaani" , that expectations from her are quite natural. And I am still expecting good movies from her.

It's a bollywood remake of a film called "Front of the class". The characterisation is not so good, but the theme was good. If they just kept the view of Indian schools it would have been a better movie. The theme that unprivileged children if given opportunity can also succeed is great. I expected more but still it's okay.

'Hichki' contains the same old tired story-line seen so many times on screen before. As it is produced by YRF, you can predict the must have copied elements optimized at some points rather than any original creativity. It is directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, a distant member of the "The Great Kapoor" family. Inspired from the Hollywood movie 'Front of the Class' (2008), 'Hichki' is the story of Naina Mathur who suffers from "Tourette Syndrome" where a person suffers shocks due to mental instability. Undermined by her own father due to this abnormality her dream is to become a teacher just because apparently her own teacher promised her that she will be treated like everyone else. So after being rejected in multiple interviews she gets a job in her own academic school. But Naina's job won't be slightly easy as she has been allotted the most chaotic and hostile class of the school. Then there is the experienced egoistic colleague Walia (Neeraj Kabi) who feels not all student deserve meritorious opportunities. What follows is something we have seen time and time again over the years. The movie although suffers from lazy writing but provides some good life lessons and an effective methodology to fight your own fears. The students cast are all new faces and do a fine job together. Rani Mukherjee is spot on but lacks resolve in a few empathetic moments. Neeraj Kabi is a genius actor too talented for a textbook character like Walia. 'Hickhi' tries to be a larger-than-before kind of a film but is not even a standout in its own place.