JORAM: Review

It’s always rare to find a gem of a film that shows gritty and raw realism in Bollywood. But when we are shown such a film, it has a social commentary that no-one would even dare to talk about. Pair that with an everyday man who has extraordinary circumstances, and we get Joram.

Manoj Bajpayee plays Dasru, a man on the run who is willing to do whatever he takes to keep his daughter (and himself) safe. Bajpayee is such a delight to watch that we forget that he is a Bollywood actor. He moulds himself into any character he plays and reminds us that we are after all… human. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub plays a cop who is on Bajpayee’s trail and has the task of cleaning up his messes. This cat and mouse race delves into deeper nuances of survival that the ordinary person may not even think about.

The raw realism in this film is awe inspiring and makes us (as the audience) think twice of our own problems we face. If Dasru has that fire that makes him want to survive for himself and his daughter, then so can we. It’s amazing that we need these types of films to actually make us realise the deeper meanings of life.

Joram is a true-blue roller coaster of realism with no exaggeration of our deepest fears and what it means it face our demons.