Murder Mubarak

On the flipside, the film seems too long even though the runtime is just 141 minutes. A few motives of the suspects are not convincing. In fact, the casting of certain characters would make one believe that they have a crucial part in the film. But they don’t. Also, after an impressive beginning, the narrative goes downhill. Some of the developments are unexciting. A lot of murder mysteries have been seen by the viewers recently and in that regard, the goings-on could have been more entertaining.

The thing that takes away from the film somewhat are its scattered bits. You wish, for example, Bambi’s dead husband was given a bit more to do when he was up and about; there’s an entire chunk revolving around an orphanage, and an abandoned baby, which could have done with a bit more detailing. Your eye doesn’t really settle in as much as it should, but fortunately the plot does have quick recovery loops. And while ‘Murder Mubarak’ is the closest any film has come to re-creating Chauhan’s universe, very few can do the insider-outsider divide with such acuteness, both sharp and warm. Watch it, smile, and then, if you still haven’t, go read.