Safed movie review: Plot of this Meera Chopra starrer is Safed- devoid of colour – Hindustan Times

ByRishabh Suri

Dec 29, 2023 05:22 PM IST

Safed film assessment: Hamming it up in a narrative a couple of eunuch and a widow appears to be the mantra, proper from the storytelling to the performances.

“Let’s make one thing stunning and hard-hitting. How can we do it? Oh, let’s make an uncommon love story. That may get us eyeballs.” I actually hope this wasn’t the purpose of the makers once they stepped out to make Safed, a movie as bland as this one. The ultimate result’s a product that solely wished consideration. Starring Meera Chopra as a widow known as Kaali and Abhay Verma as Chaandi, a eunuch, the plot (which the makers declare is predicated on a real story) revolves across the duo main lonely lives till they cross paths and attempt to discover solace in one another. I write ‘strive’ as a result of that is what we’re doing too, as viewers, attempting to really feel for the characters. However the stereotypical illustration of each the communities permits you to down. The stroll, the distinct means of talking, abuses on the drop of a hat-is this actually what director Sandeep Singh thinks transgenders are all about? Jameel Khan, who performs the pinnacle of the eunuchs, is nice. However once more, he’s slowed down by Singh’s half-baked plot.

A still from the film Safed.
A nonetheless from the movie Safed.

The director tries laborious to make the plot tug at our heartstrings, however sadly, that does not occur. Verma (of The Household Man-Season 2 fame), who will get a meaty position to chunk into, is respectable. It’s a tough position, however he manages to maintain curiosity. His acceptance of his gender identification after being turned down by his love is meant to be a extremely charged scene. However why it lacks shine is due to Singh’s common route and Verma’s shortcoming as an actor.

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Chopra, with restricted assist from the story, is simply not capable of emote her attachment to Verma’s character. The scenes that includes the 2, explaining how this love story begins, have zero affect.

Actor Barkha Sengupta is a miscast as a eunuch, as a result of she is unable to slide into the character and make it plausible. She hams it up, proper from her introductory shot to the climax, the place she is meant to be completely damaged, consoling Chand/ Chaandi (Verma’s character).

The movie’s intentions are in the suitable place, however I really feel the type of life transgenders and widows lead in some components of the nation is certainly a topic that would have gotten a a lot better remedy within the palms of a seasoned director. Nonetheless, the place this try is bang on is within the title itself. Safed -no color in anyway!

The film is streaming on Zee5.

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