Synopsis
In Search of her brother
In 1993 Fiza's brother disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him.
2000 ‘फ़िज़ा’ Directed by Khalid Mohammed
In 1993 Fiza's brother disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him.
Scavenger Hunt 46 | Task 25 - something with MUSIC, FROM OVERSEAS
I love Hrithik Roshan with every fibre of my soul but Karisma Kapoor stole the movie, her performance was incredible. I did find that the first half of the movie was much stronger than the second half. The plot was really great though. I also felt the songs did not really work with the movie but I still enjoyed it.
For the most part Bollywood stays clear of portraying the Muslim-Hindi divide in India. But not always. The filmmakers have to be cautious though because often law suits are brought against the film, sometimes protests or cinema owners are concerned about showing it because of what might happen to them from extremists on either side. Most often this division is shown through the love of a Muslim and a Hindi and the family issues that surround it. The film Bombay may be the best example of this - a magnificent film. Other films explore this by setting it during the Partition - Mr. and Mrs. Iver or Hey Ram come to mind. Then there are the Muslim terrorist films like…
I had read that the director of Fiza had originally planned for it to be more of a serious arthouse film, but then after Hrithik Roshan became a huge star due to the release of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, he changed the film to include more Roshan scenes and added more musical numbers and comedic moments to turn it into more of a typical Bollywood blockbuster. That made absolute sense to me, because the finished product feels like exactly that: the storyline and significant dramatic scenes are often interrupted by sudden comic relief or standalone song performances that have no connection to the rest of the film. That being said, it's a decent enough movie with good acting from its stars, especially Karisma Kapoor in one of her better performances.
Back in 2008, a YouTube video quickly spread through my friend group: a cherrypicked Bollywood song-and-dance number from an unidentified film, with accurate subtitles swapped out for nonsensical, often vulgar “misheard” lyrics. The unrelenting silliness left us in pain from laughing so hard. As the years went by the song’s tune never fully left my head, and I could recall the costumes and dance moves more clearly than those immature faux lyrics. 12 years later I finally had the access and an excuse to watch the elusive film from which this early meme was born - Fiza, a work I’ve learned has plenty of silliness, with pure darkness lurking behind every corner.
The two most important things in Fiza’s life…
Good story but the long runtime and commercialization of a film like this ruined it
How is a movie which released in 2000 still relevant and applicable and relatable in 2020?
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G karisma is just stunning, not only with her looks but also with her acting, jaya as a mother is the most comforting thing ever, hrithik is a surprise, damn he had this level of acting from the very beginning, really good album