Movie Review: Jail

Movie: Jail

Starring: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mugdha Godse, Manoj Bajapai, Rahul Singh and Arya Babbar

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

Right from the time when he started his career as a director, Madhur Bhandarkar has been known for making some realistic, thought-provoking and hard-hitting film. Jail is no different.

Jail tells you the story of life in a prison and what do those, who live in them go through, both physically and mentally. It is a film, which narrates a story about a life, which most of us have not heard or seen before.

Jail, which is the story of Parag Dixit [Neil Nitin Mukesh], who in the beginning of the film probably has no major complaints from life, with a good job and a caring girlfriend (Mugdha Godse]. by his side. But, Parag’s life changes when after meeting with an accident, he finds himself in Jail. Once in Jail, Parag is confused with his life, which has become a hell. The only relief he has in Jail is his friend Nawab (Manoj Bajpai), who feels that Parag is innocent.

Apart from that, Parag only has hope that he will be a free man some day. Until and unless that happens, Parag has to live a life of a prisoner in Jail.

The film depicts the life and stories of prisoners in such a beautiful way that you feel hooked to the film and cannot move from your seat. The story of Parag itself is told in such an interesting way that you get hooked on.

The film also enlightens you about the Indian legal system and the psychology of prisoners. Apart from a part that looks repetitive, other twists and turns like the prisoners escaping from van and Neil getting thrown in a dark cell have been filmed in a great manner.

The work done behind the camera in form of story, screenplay, dialogues, cinematograph and set designing is quite good. Though, there is no scope of music in the film, whatever little music the film has, fits in the film beautifully.

The way Neil Nitin Mukesh has managed to show the sorrow and helplessness of Parag, shows he can act. Manoj Bajbai is another actor, who needs to be applauded for his performance in the film. The two have been supported well by Mugdha Godse, Aarya Babbar, Chetan Pandit,. Rahul Singh and Joe D’Souza.

But on an overall basis, Jail is a Madhur Bhandarkar film. He has once again proved with Jail that when it comes to making realistic and entertaining films, no one can match his skills.