It is the first time in my life that I watched two Pakistani movies within a week. First was Waar and then Josh. Pakistani movies in the past have been mostly disappointing, technically substandard with weak plots and over acting. Things are now definitely looking up.
Watching Josh was a beautiful experience. It is an uplifting story of a middle class professional city woman who made a stand to seek the truth about the death of her nanny. After discovering that she was murdered by a powerful and wealthy landlord of the area, she showed great courage, to seek justice against overwhelming odds, whilst helping the poor who traditionally relied upon the landlord. To seek justice she put herself in harms way.
The acting was superb with Aamina Sheikh giving a very powerful emotional and gripping performance and she was excellently supported by the whole cast. The camera work cinematography and background music was awesome. Kudos to Iram Bilal for directing such a beautiful film.
As a British Pakistani I am amazed at the quality of the films that I have seen recently and I am hopeful and pray that this trend continues. Josh was not mind numbing superficial look good feel good film with lots of songs and dances interspersed but rather gritty evocative and thoughtful with a powerful message. The message was truly uplifting, a confident educated bright women taking a stand a stand for justice in a male dominated society and succeeding against the odds.
I was disappointed that the theatre was half full for this wonderful film and that it should have received a lot more publicity than it did. It only has two shows in the weekend in selected cinemas in the UK which clearly is not enough!
Watching Josh was a beautiful experience. It is an uplifting story of a middle class professional city woman who made a stand to seek the truth about the death of her nanny. After discovering that she was murdered by a powerful and wealthy landlord of the area, she showed great courage, to seek justice against overwhelming odds, whilst helping the poor who traditionally relied upon the landlord. To seek justice she put herself in harms way.
The acting was superb with Aamina Sheikh giving a very powerful emotional and gripping performance and she was excellently supported by the whole cast. The camera work cinematography and background music was awesome. Kudos to Iram Bilal for directing such a beautiful film.
As a British Pakistani I am amazed at the quality of the films that I have seen recently and I am hopeful and pray that this trend continues. Josh was not mind numbing superficial look good feel good film with lots of songs and dances interspersed but rather gritty evocative and thoughtful with a powerful message. The message was truly uplifting, a confident educated bright women taking a stand a stand for justice in a male dominated society and succeeding against the odds.
I was disappointed that the theatre was half full for this wonderful film and that it should have received a lot more publicity than it did. It only has two shows in the weekend in selected cinemas in the UK which clearly is not enough!