MOVIE REVIEW : HIJRAT

MOVIE REVIEW : HIJRAT

Cast : Asad Zaman, Rabia Butt, Nadeem Baig, Ayub Khoso, Jamal Shah, Rubab Ali

Director : Farouq Mengal

Release Date : 22nd April, 2016

Story : The story revolves around 'Murad' who lives in Turkey with his mother. His mother runs an NGO and she send Murad to Pakistan to prepare a report. He went to the Afghan refugee camps where he fell in love with a doctor named 'Jia'. He is already engaged and Jia is a widow, so he try to convince his family and Jia to marry her.

Music : The film has 5 songs which are composed by Sahir Ali Bagga. Sahir has done a great job and all songs are fresh and peppy.

Script : The dialogues and screenplay of the film is very poor. There are very few good dialogues in the film. The screenplay is also very weak.

Locations/Camera Work : The film is shot in Turkey and Balochistan. The cinematography (camera work) is very good and makes the film a visually appealing experience.

Acting : Almost all actors did a decent job because they did not had a good script to perform.

Direction : The film is visually very appealing but the direction seems a bit slow as the progress of the story is very slow. There are many illogical things happening during the film which does not make sense. For example, during a sad scene, the 'Jia' started imagining her wedding with his husband, where an item number is played which makes no sense. If the director wants to show that she is remembering her husband, he should have shown some romantic moments but what we saw was an item number.

Editing : Editing also remains a weak factor for the film as some of the important scenes are cut which makes no sense in the film. There are some unnecessary scenes in the film which should not be a part of the film. The romantic song 'Khush Aamdeed' should have been picturised on the lead actors but the song presented the meeting of Murad's parents.

FINAL VERDICT : Hijrat is visually appealing but lacks a good script. The music is good. The story was good but it was not presented well. Overall, Hijrat is an average movie.

RATING : 2.5/5