Aamir
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Plot synopsis:
The film begins with Dr. Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal) returning to Mumbai on vacation. Upon arrival at the airport, an unknown person hands him a cellphone. The caller asks him to follow instructions. Though initially reluctant, he sees a video in the phone and realises that his family has been kidnapped. Not sure what to do, he hesitantly agrees to follow the instructions when told that his family will be released if he does so.
The instructor asks Aamir Ali to think of Islam and wants him to do something for his religion rather than work and live in a foreign country. He is then made to go a hotel, where he is given an address. From there, he goes to a PCO and calls an anonymous number, which is in Pakistan. He is asked to stay in a lodge, where a lame man asks him to follow him. Aamir is then led to a house where he is given a red briefcase. Initially thinking the briefcase is a bomb, he opens it and finds that it is full of money. From the lodge, he is asked to catch a particular bus at a designated time.
He leaves to catch the bus, but on the way his briefcase gets stolen. Realizing that the only way to save his family is to get back the briefcase, he enlists the help of a prostitute whom he met at the lodge. After finding the place, he fights back and takes the briefcase. He then hurries to catch the bus. Once inside the bus, he is told to put the briefcase underneath his seat and leave. Aamir now realises that his briefcase has been switched. Instead of money, they have put a bomb inside it. He alights from the bus and begins to hallucinate. He boards the bus once again and takes the briefcase. He then clears an area saying he has a bomb in his hands. He holds on to the briefcase tightly and begins to think of his family. The bomb expolodes, killing Aamir.
The antagonist weeps upon hearing his plan of creating a terrorist has failed. The film ends with reporters reporting live from the spot, saying "A terrorist was killed in a bomb attack. But why he decided to kill only himself is unknown."

Review: Or like proclaiming that since you are used to "Desi" ..champagne is as good as salt water.Aamir is one of the best films I have seen of late .
You might have seen many good Bollywood movies but I am sure you surely haven't seen something like this.
I will not tell anything about the plot because the less you know about it the more you will enjoy the movie.It will surely pull you in the shoes of the lead character from the very first scene.
This is a debut movie for most of the cast and crew surely most amazing debut in Bollywood after a very very long time.This surely is best of this year, don't miss this one..
In the midst of writing my first screenplay, I was keenly observing reviews from my close ones about the movies they liked and disliked and the reasons for them.
Aamir is fantastically different to the clichéd movie world, we live in India.
Rajeev Khandelwal looks dapper, plays his character and displays angst, fear and horror with great facial precision and makes you wonder why he has not been casted in another movie yet, are we all sleeping or are we just too obsessed with our stars?
Editing is first rate, direction has a sense of purpose and the whole ensemble of actors plying their trade meaningfully gives Aamir a definite must watch tag.
A Masterpiece showing a reality of old Bombay at present, a small budget movie with great significant of present issues photography was excellent by Alphonso Roy, A great effort from rising star of film industry"Rajiv Khandelwal" sure he'll going to have rocking future like S.R.K. If we put ourselves in the character then we will realize the psychology of the maker & excellent story with a power punch to think Aamir=Leader title is perfect beyond the politics Watch it at any cost.
Brilliant Acting, awesome camera work, tight script, haunting background, extreme locations (even i would not dare to go in daylight) and message for all.
You would want to stand up and applaud when the end credits roll, for this will be easily one of the finest films you have seen in recent times.
And it becomes all the more commendable considering the fact that most of the names in the credits are debutants, including the lead protagonist and director.Debutant director Raj Kumar Gupta dares to tread the path less travelled with a dark, hard hitting drama thriller.
And to add to the class of the director and innovation of cinematographer, there is impeccable background score.Rajiv Khandelwal, probably the most precious Bollywood import from television and best debutant this year, showcases the character that is traumatized, shocked, feared, determined, strong, venerable all at the same time.
We only hope he is nurtured and used well in Bollywood, for he is a talent to look out for.Looking at the kind of cinema that's being churned out these days, you'll have to wait probably really long to watch a film of this stature.
Never before in Hindi cinema, anyone has made such a thriller (without introducing any ghosts).Brilliant direction, story, camera work, background music is far beyond expectation, special credit goes to director for choosing such real life locations during shooting.
Excellent acting by Amir, I can't remember his name, probably Rajiv.....congrats man, you can expect "critics" award next year, some of the incidents in the story are almost our common life experiences like the custom officer matter.Overall, it is simply a masterpiece.
Last year such an unexpected movie came out "Jhony Gaddar" but this one is far better than that dealing with a real life story from different angles..
The TV star Rajeev Khandelwal makes an impressive movie debut with this one.
We have seen similar thrillers like cellular or phone booth but this ones shows an entirely different scenario.An Indian doctor on returning from London founds himself in precarious circumstances where his family is kidnapped and he is made to run around the city by goons.
Easily the best performance of the year so far.Raj Kumar Gupta makes a fine directorial debut.
although its "inspired" from a Filipino movie Aamir is well directed by debut director Rajkumar Gupta ..Your heart goes out to Aamir Ali and what he is been put through...
but how an ordinary man makes takes a stand.....Another good point of the movie is real locations..
A calorie free movie which sans the "phormoola" (the must-have superstitious ingredient for every Bollywood movie).Aamir rests heavily on the technical department and needless to say it is rock solid, hence works big time.
Kudos to all the new faces, Rajeev Khandelwal deserves a special mention (and so does the lady who plays the hooker).The director spares no moments to gets straight down to business and you get sucked into the whirl hole.
The choice of locales deserves a special mention  very realistic and add the background score to it, you almost feel it is virtual reality you are experiencing.Somewhere in between, you get déjà vu as though the entire plot is a bad prank (Bluffmaster/ The Game)  but eventually it dawns that the funny bone does not exist.And ah yes  the ending couldn't have been better!
Am I glad I did!'Aamir' is a story of Dr. Aamir Ali who returns from London to his home in Mumbai only to find that someone has kidnapped his entire family.
He is then told to get off the bus at the next traffic light leaving the suitcase behind.This is as far as I want to tell you since the final few minutes of the movie are a revelation.
I wouldn't go as far as to say I was completely taken aback by it or wasn't expecting it to happen, but the conviction with which a normal regular common man steps from those shadows of cowardice and attempts to personify his name 'Aamir' – a leader – was what I found most endearing.
I recommend everyone to watch 'Aamir', as such 'in the face' almost surreal seeming plots very rarely make for a good viewing..
excellent movie ,with extraordinary thrill ,live characters ,wonderful script and finally the god locations.ALL the time it will make u thinking whats going to happen next.GIves a picture of emerging thinking among Muslims .AND in the end it shows how people still react.Background score and music is just perfect with the theme of the movie.AND songs are also so fit with the movie as it proceeds.This is a debut movie for most of the cast and crew surely most amazing debut in Bollywood after a very very long time.SO please don't miss the movie.
Best movie of 2008 so far i have seen.
I must say this was the best movie i have seen so far in this year.
Aamir is a commendable movie coming from a first-timer.Marking the graduation of television star Rajeev Khandelwal to the big screen, 'Aamir' tells the story of a Muslim doctor who arrives in Mumbai from the UK.
The only way Aamir can save them is to do what he is told to.Following the instructions of the fanatic on the other end of the line, the suited booted Aamir goes through the filth and squalor of Mumbai's impoverished by-lanes, the red-light areas, the dilapidated buildings and the bustling markets until he finds himself in a dead-end situation where he has to either carry out a deadly act or risk losing his family forever.'Aamir' is a slice-of-life cinema that mirrors the possibility, if not reality, how a harmless individual can be held to ransom and blackmailed into doing something seemingly beyond his morals and capacity.The movie works primarily because its lead player Rajeev Khandelwal lends credence to the character with his finely nuanced performance  deftly punctuated with restraint and outbursts.Secondly, the film's director Rajkumar Gupta does a heck of a job behind the camera.
In the beginning i thought it would be something like d English movie Phone-Booth but its quite different..
"I feel people like the head of the BAD guys in d movie have a limited and a very narrow thinking.
Such people are just cowards who don't actually know what they are doing because they are uneducated and misguided by other such people..I think watching these kind of movies is far better than wasting 3 hours on a masala film.
The film is terrific and I especially appareciate the way the film ends, as Hollywood NEVER would have chosen to end a movie that way.The film begins with Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal) arriving in Mumbai.
Suddenly, this phone begins to ring...and the voice on the other end tells Aamir that his family is being held captive and he must do EXACTLY what he's told or they'll die.
1st watched 1/30/2010 – 4 out of 10 (Dir-Raj Kumar Gupta): Fair thriller with good soundtrack but typical American-like terrorist theme played out very much like a lot of Hollywood output in this genre.
The movie follows the typical good-guy manipulated by bad-guy motif and then tries to end with making us think about our moral choices.
The soundtrack was the best part of this movie and otherwise it was a typical Hollywood-like thriller that Bollywood shouldn't be trying to imitate – in my opinion..
However, these are small nitpicks in a flowing canvas and don't take anything away from the point being driven: that Mumbai (and India, by natural extension) is as much about the poor souls as it is about the wealthy, famous, and powerful.In terms of performances, the director, Rajkumar Gupta, deserves the kudos for penning and executing a tight thriller, something Bollywood is not prone to do.
Aamir is a nice film and can be seen although the subject is inspired of 2005 released Cavite .
When you see lots of bad movies, then even an average movie starts looking very good, and Aamir is above average.
But when I again watched this movie, flaws started to come out of the surface and it looked to me not so very good movie.
Infect, Aamir is just an above average movie in terms of everything, acting, the pace of the movie, cinematography, everything but the story.
The story of the movie, I must say is good.
The protagonist of the movie just returns from London and soon he finds that his family is kidnapped by some people and the only choice he has to save them is to do whatever is asked to do by them.
As far as the rating goes I shall give this 7 out of 10 and would recommend to watch if you want to see a good sensible film..
This had crucified my inhibitions that such a movie can't be made and is difficult to be held on to.This indeed is a brave attempt, from long shots of AAMIR running in streets to close ups showing his despair, every nuance is married with his psychological state.
Oh, what a vicious circle it is.Editing is sublime and so is the cinematography to capture each face each nuance and convey something that in such time conveys many greater things.Kudos to director Raj Kumar Gupta for thinking of making it and Anurag Kashyap who has helped it to surface the way it is.One might like it and many may not.
Aamir is a compelling drama from start to finish and Rajeev Khandelwal gives the performance of a lifetime, and director Raj Kumar Gupta shows great promise in his film debut.
TV actors make awful actors this was one of my thoughts proved right ever since Amar Upadyay superstar of Kyunki Saas fame who became a disaster of an actor in films and left the films foreverMany more TV actors tried and most were embarrassing to watch on big screen But Rajeev Khandelwal proves it wrong and he proves that TV actors can act though we can't say he will make a big star or not or he will go ahead in films and he hasn't signed anything much after AAMIR sadlyThe film looks like another terorist film but it's not It does have nationalism, communalism.etc but yet it is a great film we are saved from sermons and other stuff such films are madeWhat we see is a proper story of how a common man is told to do some crime in the name of religion which he hasn't done yet The film is very identifiable and brilliantly handledIt's difficult to make a film where there is no heroine, no naach gaana, no hero dancing, fighting.etcIn fact the hero is a common man who has just 1 wardrobe for most of the film, you can feel his sweat, pain, agony.etcThe film keeps your attention throughout and you get seeped into the character's world The film is a short film of 1:30 mins but yet it makes a terrific impact and till the climax it keeps you on tenterhooksDirection is superb Music mostly in background is goodRajeev does a great job, he looks a common man and his expressions throughout are natural and you feel his agony, distress, pain.etc Hope he goes ahead in films The villain is good too rest are okay.
Khandelwal is a bit of a 'pretty boy' and his character acting a wee bit dry at first, but it really picks up linearly in empathy till the end....you just feel for the lead actor!
The frustration, helplessness, anger, are so well spoken through the music, very few movies from Bollywood have been able to attain this level of connection between screenplay and background score.
Just when you think the Indian cinema is repeating its non-sense routine crap all the time, a very refreshing movie pops up to highlight the excellence in bollywood.
Rajeev's acting was good too but had flaws at so many places like when he runs behind the taxi , its like he working out and getting tired there no concern in his face .
Well but looks like a lot of effort has been put in though to make the movie and kudos to that :-)..
The movie really proved to be an "Eye Opener".The places shown really depicts the condition of people living miserably with/without knowing it.Aamir's character of a non-discriminating individual was nicely portrayed.
"Aamir" failed to make the cut in my book, in terms of being *good* cinema.***Probable Spoilers*** The best way to enjoy this movie is to not know ANYTHING about it at all.
The slightest hints can be a spoiler because the best things about this movie are the beautiful location shots (how lovely they make Mumbai look on screen nowadays, starting with the adorable "Taxi No.9211" montage) and the starkly non-bollywood treatment.
The film progresses like a thriller, throwing surprises and giving hints.
The movie surely has an interesting theme, very rarely presented and seen in Bollywood.Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal)  a doctor, returns from UK to India.
He faces religious discrimination at the airport and when out of the airport is drawn into a web  when he knows that his family is kidnapped by some Muslim extremist, who want Aamir to run from one place to another in Bombay and end it up by planting bomb on a crowded bus.
I won't tell you the ending and leave it to you to see it.This is a very good effort by the first time director Raj Kumar Gupta, who has also written the movie.
There are lots of other characters who come and go but Rajeev Khandelwal as the main protagonist has done a great job in enacting the role of the educated Muslim youth.The technique of the movie is good and reminds us of some Hollywood style movies.
The movie Actor is not a leading Star of India film industry, So the expression are not looking real.
As a Indian movie, the music must be good to become a best hit to the box office, but in this film the songs are not good enough to listen again.
At 95 minutes, Aamir could be Bollywood's shortest movie ever.
And after watching the movie, though I wouldn't say the theme is fresh, it sure is rare.Inspired by Johnny Depp's Nick of Time (1995) or more closely by the low budget Philippine cinema Cavite (2005), Aamir tells the story of Dr. Aamir Ali (Rajeev) who is coming home to Mumbai from London, due to a Parliament bill passed in UK, prohibiting immigrant doctors from practicing medicine.
Outside the airport he is suddenly drawn into a web of terrorism, where a mystery man, who interacts with him on phone, is keeping his family hostage to make sure Aamir does what he says.
Watch Aamir to learn the rest.Director Raj Kumar Gupta makes a stunning debut by making a bollywood cinema that breaks all conventions and traditions.
Even the couple of songs that are in the movie are used in the background while the story progresses.
Rajeev Khandelwal makes an impressive debut, thereby getting his emotions all right.
But his character is very much one dimensional as the movie happens in real time.
Despite these minor flaws, Aamir is still Bollywood's new age thriller cinema at it's best.Verdict: Go for it !!!!.
Rather his take was if you want to grow, work hard not get jealous of others who grow.The movie marks the debut of actor Rajeev Khandelwal, with no heroines, songs in the movie and directed by Rajkumar Gupta, the movie is a masterpiece.
No Hindi movie in recent memory had a screenplay and visuals like that of Aamir, a movie with débutant director Raj Kumar Gupta and débutant lead actor Rajeev Khandelval, along with the débutant music composer and cinematographer.Also, for the first ever time the dingy by lanes in the dirtiest parts of the dreamy film city Bombay (Mumbai) have been captured on the big screen.
Aamir is a perfect movie depicting the story of Aamir who currently arrives in India after spending three years in London, studying medicine.