***MILD SPOILERS*** The plot is based on the riots between Hindus And Muslims. But what makes this movie excellent is its depiction of the fact that when it comes to two human beings there are other things which are much more important than the religious differences, and discrimination. It shows that religious conflicts are not basic human nature but its something which our society grows into itself over the time. two lead charaters here are from different religions, but while their time together they finally defy the religious defferences. That I think is the basic human nature, not the nature shown by the event where Hindu extremists pull out the elderly Muslim couple out of the Bus and slauters them. Thats not the basic human nature.
Follwing Few parts in the movie I will remeber for a long time.
Follwing Few parts in the movie I will remeber for a long time.
- The moment she realizes that he is a Muslim, her first reaction was "Oh God, I drank water from his bottle", despite he was so helpfull to her during the journey
- In the Bus the Jewish guy discloses the presence of a Muslim couple to the extremists, not because he hated Muslims, but only to save his own life.
- The scene filmed in almost absolute dark in the Guest House in the forest where two lead character are talking to each other. Though you dont see much in those shots, Its such a nice sequence that you feel drawn into the scene yourself.
- When pretending to be man and wife in front of other young passengers of the bus they describe their Honeymoon experience, which never took place
- When he goes to get some Coffe for her at a Train station, She says to her child, "He left us", but soon he turns up with the coffe and sits beside her, and she puts her head on his shoulder.
- At the final train destination when he is leaving, and she standing behind watching him, perhaps wanting him not to go. And he turns back and hands over the film from his camera to her