The Warrior

The movie is a showcase for Rajasthan. It has very little in the way of conversation. The mood is completely conveyed using the background score and and Irfan Kahn. I think he is one of the better up and coming actors in the Hindi film industry. He is an actor in the same vein as Nasirudeen Shah and is getting a few good roles to his credit.

The story is very simple. Irfan plays the role of a hired killer for a landlord. He receives a vision during a village massacre that makes him change his path. A film of this nature has to be handled very delicately. The story has depth but very little width. Coupled with the fact that the conversation is scant it is up to the director to keep the audience involved. Asif Kapadia has done that with subdued panache. I hope to see more films directed by this man.

Rating: * * +