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Ya Rab movie review: Strong message on religious fundamentalism

"An eye for an eye may be fine for an era gone-by. In today's day and age, just chill, and curb the rage."Film: "Ya Rab";Cast: Ajaz Khan, Akhilendra Mishra; Director: Hasnain Hyderabadwala; Rating: ***There is

PTI Updated on: February 08, 2014 15:49 IST




Every sequence ends with an italicized exclamation mark. The grammar of storytelling is exceedingly elemental. But the heart is in the right place.

The characters tend to jump out of the screen with their aggressive moral righteousness, or inversely their religious fanaticism. Ajaz Khan, last seen making a nuisance of himself on "Bigg Boss-Saath 7", is fairly restrained in his cop-act.

Somewhere in the first-quarter of the crowded hectic storytelling, the veteran theatre and film actor S.M. Zaheer shows up to deliver an impassioned and effective monologue against the religion of intolerance. Zaheer makes you listen.

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