Guzaarish Movie Review, Rating : A Special Film

Film critics have already given their verdict for the latest evnture of Sanjay Leela Bhansali after the special screening. There has been speculations that Bhansali has taken the inspiration from Christopher Nolan's Hollywood movie 'The Prestige' to make Guzaarish, which has been clearly declined by the critics.

It is story of a magician Ethan Mascarenhas [Hrithik Roshan] who suffers serious injuries when one of his magical trick goes horribly wrong after which he is confined to a wheel chairand later on becomes a Radio Jockey at an FM Station called Radio Zindagi. His show talks of hope, laughter and sunshine and it's difficult to imagine that the man behind it has been immobilized with a spinal injury for the last fourteen years of his life. Sofia [Aishwarya Rai Bachchan], a nurse, takes good care of him, they also share the untold love.


A twist comes to the story when Ethan files a petition in court for mercy killing which leaves Sofia stunned. Ethan takes the help of friend-lawyer Devyani [Shernaz Patel] to support his appeal. Even Ethan's mother Isabel [Nafisa Ali] supports him in his petition, although Ethan is persuaded by his physician Dr. Nayak [Suhel Seth] to retract his case. Alongside all this, Omar [Aditya Roy Kapur] enters Ethan's life with the aim of learning magic from him.

There are some very strong scenes like when Hrithik's act going wrong and the near-fatal accident, courtroom sequence and Aishwarya's outburst towards the end of it and 'The End' which carry the remarkable performances by the lead actors.

Bhansali has put everything he has got and his presence is felt in every shot of the film. He is working with the finest actors of Bollywood in the film and have extracted even better out of them as he carries this ability to get the dialogues delivered even from a dumb man with the best expressions. Bhansali has put behind all the glitter and glamour and has come up with an unique and sensitive story told through a series of flashbacks.

The bottom line is that Guzaarish is a special film and must seen for people who carry the love for the true cinema. Missing this one on the theaters would be a mistake.

Rating - 4 / 5