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Dozakh In Search of Heaven Movie Review
- 3/21/2015 9:23:07 PM
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Cast: Lalit Mohan Tiwari, Garrick Chaudhary, Pawan Tiwari, Nazim Khan, Ruby SainiDirection: Zaigham ImamGenre: DramaDuration
Story: The film is a poignant tale of love, loss and religion.
Review: An elderly Muslim cleric's (Lalit Mohan Tiwari) simple life is disrupted when his 12-year-old son Janu (Garrick Chaudhary) goes missing. The story then goes into a flashback to reveal the events that occurred before this unfortunate incident and what triggered the disappearance.
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Fondly called Chacha, the anxious cleric goes from pillar to post looking for his loved one. During the search, he remembers Janu's fascination for Hindu mythology and Hanuman. He forbids Janu from watching the local Ram Leela, let alone participate as Hanuman in it. But Janu strikes up an unlikely friendship with a Hindu priest, who fondly feeds him prashad. Janu gorges on it. Chacha is ashamed to see his son taking to Hinduism. He wants him to respect his religion first and read the Quran instead. An obedient Janu obliges, but continues to secretly believe in the Hindu teachings - especially the Hindu funeral rites. Janu's mother plays the peacemaker between the two. However, after she gets killed in an accident, the two are forced to face their fears, simmering tension and difference in their ideals.
While the film wanders aimlessly along with its elderly protagonist initially, it takes a drastic turn in the second half. This is where the suspense surrounding Janu ends,
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