Jail: Packs a solid punch
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 Parag Dixit (Neil) is hard working white collared job employee who
is just on the threshold of a great career ahead. He gets a well
deserved promotion at his job and is all set to marry his girl friend
Mansi (Mugdha). But fate has other plans. He gets wrongly implicated in
crime which he is not part of and is subjected to a police custody
first and then Thane jail. Thus begins a nightmare for the innocent
Parag. How he faces the problems in a world completely unknown and as
dark as he could not even imagine in his wildest dreams forms the rest
of the film.
Jail is as gritty as it gets. It is not meant for the faint hearted.
Madhur Bhandarkar yet again takes us right into the underbelly of a
world we never knew existed like it is. With his well researched and
authentic treatment, Madhur makes us feel the pain and anguish of what
a person must be undergoing when he is put in jail. The dialogues are
razor sharp befitting a Madhur Bhandarkar film and the large number of
character actors carefully chosen justifying their parts with their
natural act. The film has many characters put in for real life
references like for example the infamous drunk and drive incident on a
Mumbai road. Although, it takes a little extra time for the story to
build up, after the interval point it packs in a solid punch.
Camerawork by Kalpesh Bhandarkar and background music deserve special
mention. Sayali Bhagat’s item song will please the front benchers.
Madhur has the knack of deriving award winning performances from his
principal cast and in here Neil delivers an award worthy performance as
Parag Dixit. The manner in which he has successfully conveyed his
anger, frustration and sheer helplessness against the situation that he
has been subjected to deserves a bow. Mugdha Godse in a non-glam part
is good. Manoj Bajpai in his intense act is simply superb. His
meaningful gaze conveys a lot. Playing jail inmates - Rahul Singh as
Gani bhai and Arya Babbar as the underworld recruiter are excellent in
their parts. Atul Kulkarni impresses in the two scenes he gets during
the climax.
Watch Jail for an experience of a trip to a world which you will wish you never to visit even in your worst nightmares.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5*
Starring: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mugdha Godse, Manoj Bajapai, Rahul Singh and Arya Babbar
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
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