Fitoor

I saw the movie 3 years after its release on Netflix and to my surprise I think this is the best Aditya Roy Kapoor has done so far. I never really was into his acting before this but he surely has earned a fan. Tabu has been excellent as always! And I cannot even begin to describe the cinematography. It's beyond beautiful!!! I'd request people to just see and not judge this piece because art is only understood when you leave your judgements behind

When a novel as renowned as Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is adapted for cinema, there's not much that can go wrong with the plot, right? After all, the original piece of work received worldwide critical acclaim, and is revered as a classic.

Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor begs to differ. This is a pointless film, meandering along in no particular direction, stopping and starting until finally it stumbles to a rather boring halt.

For the uninitiated, Fitoor tells the story of a poor orphan boy and his childhood love for a girl who is from a rich elite family. How their social status comes in the way of their romance forms the rest of the story. Oh, and somewhere there's a disjointed flashback as well.

Aditya Roy Kapoor plays Noor (Pip) to Katrina Kaif's Firdaus (Estelle). Kapoor looks alright for the role, but his character is obsessive to the point of creepiness. It's hard to sympathize with Noor when he does the most stupid and desperate things in the name of love, shredding every bit of his self-respect.

Kaif does what she does best: look pretty and not act.

Abhishek Kapoor casts Tabu as Firdaus' mother, Begum Hazrat (Miss Havisham) and despite being burdened with a role where she hardly gets scenes to shine, she's a treat to watch. Her Urdu diction is impeccable and there's a striking resemblance to her portrayal of Ghazala from Haider. She rightfully gets top billing in the opening credits as well.

If there's one thing Abhishek Kapoor did right, it was to make Kashmir the setting of this movie. The place is majestic, as evidenced by the beautiful shots cinematographer Anay Goswami has captured.

Amit Trivedi's music stands out once again, like it always has, in a movie that doesn't deserve it. Pashmina is a gorgeously mounted song, setting the tone for the rest of the movie, only to amount to nothing.

A lot was expected from Abhishek Kapoor after his refreshing Rock On!! and the fact that he made Chetan Bhagat's worst novel into a passably good film in Kai Po Che, but here he definitely falls short of the mark.

Fitoor is a pointless adaptation, and a disjointed film. Not only does it add nothing to the original source material, but it can't even manage to do justice to Dickens' vision.

As to whether you should watch Fitoor, ask no questions and you will be told no lies!

I don't really get why people have been hating on this movie so much. Yes I do get it, the movie wasn't the most awe striking type. But its definitely one movie, which if you watch with a soft heart, you'd totally love every second! This isn't your typical hard romantic films full of suspense twists everywhere but more of like a classic romance drama. I absolutely LOVED THE COLOUR GRADING and the MUSIC. Enhanced more of the softness.

And hats off to Aditya Roy Kapur and also Tabu for their amazing acting skills! Katrina too did some justice to her character.

I wouldn't be lying if I say I was waiting for its release ever since the first poster was out. To see Tabu, Aditya, Katrina and Abhishek working together was a very interesting prospect. It was surprising to see so many negative reviews within the first two days nonetheless I decided to watch it last night and as Noor would say... "there was an explosion in my mind!" The locations, the costumes, the music and the dialogues weave into a spell binding experience. The actors definitely did justice to the roles with Tabu and Aditya standing out. Katrina's character unfortunately did not allow her to display a lot of emotions. As I stated earlier this movie was a feast to the mind. My friend and I continued discussing the characters' motives after the movie. Somehow it was strangely relatable. But it did not create the same explosion in the heart/soul. I loved the Hawke and Paltrow's version of Great Expectations, and was glad that Fitoor is a very different adaptation. It is definitely worth a watch. And do not expect histrionics or over the top drama. The movie weirdly had a very relaxing effect. I really enjoyed it.

This movie was more about feel than watch. One imbibes a sense of beauty and serenity and is brought into a transparent world. It uses expressionistic techniques rather than the melodramatic techniques. For me this movie is for a learned audience and no actor disappoints you. They are all up to mark. It is a worth watching movie for those who love art. The visual beauty and expressionistic techniques are visible at every moment. Aditya's language needs applause as he has it, i mean the characters native accent .... Thanks to Fitoor team for such lovely feast. This movie un-tells more than it tells you and it is your imagination which is in charge. Tabu shines in the movie for her excellent acting and so do others. The young Estella is equally very impressive and so is the young Pip. Only thing that I felt was, it could have been expanded by some length and the directors cut is somehow not very genuine.