The plot is about the 7/11 serial blasts in local trains- the lifeline of Mumbai city. It showcase how it affect the lifes of 5 individuals Key Key Menon (by profession he assembles computers but spend his time sitting in nukkad type café), Soha Ali Khan (a reporter), Irffan (a poor chaiwala), Paresh Rawal (a policeman) and Madhawan (white collar employee who prefer staying in India rather than going abroad and commutes regularly by local trains). It clearly showcase the trauma, feelings, anger, despair as aftermath of these blasts. And finally it moved on to show how everything get back to place and how the journey continues in the same spirit.
What appeals in the movie is its close to reality screenplay and smart direction of showcasing 5 different individual’s life in the same time frame. It is a powerful script supported by equally powerful performances. Paresh Rawal is a class act and so is Key Key in scenes when he looks at people with suspicion. Irffan is good but he was not at his very best. Soha yet again prove that RDB performance was not a fluke. Madhavan did a pretty good job of being a frustrated/ awestuck individual and tensed husband.
All in all it is an honest attempt towards a true cinema and justifies its catch line of “a salute to undying spirit of the city.
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