New Delhi: Rajkumar Yadav displayed his acting potential in Dibakar Banerjee's 'LSD' and through films such as 'Shaitaan', 'Kai Po Che' and 'Talaash', he has emerged as a powerful character actor. Now, he is going to be seen in director Hansal Mehta's 'Shahid', which is based on the controversial story of slain activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi.
Hansal Mehta started his career in direction with 2000 film 'Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar' and went on to make films like 'Chhal', 'Ye Kya Ho Raha Hai' and 'Woodstock Villa', but he decided to take a break from films after 'Woodstock Villa' which was released in 2008.
Now, he has come up with a story that is based on facts and real events. 'Shahid' was premiered at the Toronto Film festival in 2012, and was received with enthusiasm.
The film also features Tigmanshu Dhulia, Zeeshan Ayyub and KK Menon.
'Shahid' is now going to face a tough test at the box-office.
Rohit Vats of IBNLive is inside the theatre to live tweet the experience of 'Shahid'.
09:36 AM: Stay tuned for the tweet review of #Shahid. #Shahid was shown at Toronto Film Fest in 2012. Now, it's releasing in India.
10:11 AM: Directed by Hansal Mehta, #Shahid features Rajkumar Yadav in the lead role. It also features Tigmanshu Dhulia and Kay Kay Menon.
10:12 AM: Hansal Mehta is returning to direction after a long time. His last film was Woodstock Villa in 2008. #Shahid
10:13 AM: #Shahid is based on the life of slain activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi. Some events of his life were highly controversial.
10:15 AM: What are your expectations from Rajkumar Yadav and #Shahid? Do you think it's going to be a hard hitting film?
10:42 AM: #Shahid seems very promising in the beginning. The premise is authentic.
10:45 AM: #Shahid is multi layered and nuanced. Rajkumar Yadav is in his elements. Kay Kay Menon is also here.
10:55 AM: Hansal Mehta has touched a forbidden subject in a very matter of fact way. #Shahid is engaging to say the least.
11:04 AM: No jazzy offices, no technical gimmicks, no projected dialogues. #Shahid is much different than usual Bollywood films.
11:12 AM: Zeeshan Ayyub, Vipin Sharma and Tigmanshu Dhulia. #Shahid has some good supporting actors.
11:32 AM: #Shahid has a tight screenplay and the sub text of the film points towards the loopholes we see in our social structure.
11:41 AM: The innocence with which Rajkumar Yadav is playing the character, presents him as a good future prospect. #Shahid
11:47 AM: The director has very smartly woven a love story around Shahid Azmi's crusade. #Shahid deals with emotions at several levels.
11:58 AM: #Shahid is not only about a man's battle with the judiciary and its shortcomings. It's also about his intra-personal fights.
12:06 PM: #Shahid is about the creation of a perfect alibi. The film has a good flow and nice tempo.
12:16 PM: #Shahid has some powerful scenes. One of them is a brilliantly written court scene. Rajkumar Yadav steals the show through this scene.
12:22 PM: Prabhleen Sandhu has played the role of Marian in #Shahid. She has brought in a lot of depth in the story.
12:35 PM: The story of activist-lawyer Shahid Azmi comes to its end. Hansal Mehta remains factual till the end. #Shahid
12:37 PM: #Shahid is a performance based film. Rajkumar Yadav is going to remain in your memories for this role.He is the man to watch out for.#Shahid
12:40 PM: There are some debatable points regarding #Shahid's past in the film but intelligent screenplay covers up for everything.
12:41 PM: Overall, it's an underdog story which will touch your heart. #Shahid is a must watch.
12:42 PM: Thanks for being with us throughout the tweet review of #Shahid. Have a good day.
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