Hindi Movie : I Am
Movie Release Date : 29 april 2011

Director: Onir
Producer: Onir, Sanjay Suri
Music : Amit trivedi
I am Movie Rating : 4/5

Review of I am :
I am is upcoming hindi movie star casting Juhi Chawla, Manisha Koirala, Sanjay Suri, Nandita Das, Purab Kohli, Rahul Bose.
After long time you will see juhi chawla and Manisha koirala onscreen. The movie is directed by Onir ( Director of I Brother Nikhil  and Bus ek  Pal ) and Producer Onir and Sanjay Suri.
I AM comprises of four short stories based? on true stories and real life incidents. I am story which Tells us about the conflits and dilemma’s of Modern Indian Society.This movie is set in four different city Which tells four different Stories which are kind of interlinked with characters.

Preview of 4 Characters :
1) I am – Afia( Nandita Das)
Brought up as an outcast in an all white small town in Europe, AFIA finally decides to confront the truth behind who she is. Her search brings her face to face with her father, a glob trotting Indian man bound by conventions and traditions and her half brother.

Afia, her father and brother find themselves trapped in a situation where acknowledging one identity would lead to destruction of the other. Afia is about labels, taboos and facades – breaking away from them means creating a new I AM.

2) I am – Omar (Rahul Bose)
Omar is based on real story and incidence.
Omar is Movie that reveals the Nexus between the police and male sex works. He black mail and abused gay men.According to 377 Law, it is Criminalized and can be imprisoned for life.This law is often used by the police to harass and extort money from gay men.Omar tell how gay people were very often blackmailed and afriad to do anything about it.It questions the law and a society where the concern should be addressing the deep and growing violence in society but decides to all up in arms against an expression of adult consensual love.

3)I am – Abhimanyu ( Sanjay suri)
ABHIMANYU, the story of a child abuse survivor inspired by the true story of Harish Iyer and his struggle to reclaim his own shattered identity after 11 long years of abuse.

4) I am – Megha ( Juhi Chawla)
Megha, Kashmiri Pandit woman has to go back to Kashmir after 20 years and confront her past. A past of losing trust and faith in humanity. A past that saw 300,000/- Kashmiri Hindus leave Kashmir. Since the mid eighties Kashmir has witness the final exodus of the Hindu population. MEGHA belongs to those forgotten minorities who have become refugees in their own country. This film questions the definition of freedom and “Kashmir for Kashmiri”. While the film does not deny or overlook the enormity of the atrocities committed by the military and govt over decades, it questions a concept of freedom that eliminates the minority community from its home land.

Awards :
Winner of NETPAC award for Best asian Film IFFK.
Winner of Audience Choice Award Revier Fil Festival Florence.
Winner of Engendered View Film Fest Newyork.

This all four stories comprises of factual life and unbroken Dreams. I am and Shor in the city both are based on real Life. Both are equally good to watch.

Other Review of I am:

“IAM is a landmark film. A motion picture of major significance” -Taran Adarsh Rating: 3.5

“IAM…different , Poignant and Pathbreaking. A film that will mirror you, no matter who you are” – Sukanya Venkatraghavan (Filmfare reviewer)

IAM- It’s bold, it’s crafty.” – Vishal Bharadwaj

“There is no getting away from the despair. But there is no sense of pessimism in the telling of the stories. That’s the beauty of this little gem of a film. You get affected. But you don’t lose hope. At the end of the tunnel there is a beam of light. You can’t miss it” -Subash K Jha . Rating: 4 star

“The characters of #IAM develop minds without fear and learn to hold their heads high and cinema wins” – Pratim D Gupta ( The Telegraph Kolkata)

“IAM is not a film that believes in half measures “ – Jitesh Pillai (Filmfare)

“I AM is surely one of the best films of the year so far…..”- Indranil Roy (Anand Bazaar Patrika, Kolkatta)

“Couldn’t agree more !! One of the finest ‘questioning’ films I’ve ever seen!! Kudos to Anir n Sanjay” – Rohit Roy