Aashayein Movie Review
Movie: Aashayein Director: Nagesh Kukunoor Cast: John Abraham, Sonal Sehgal, Anaitha Nair, Girish Karnad, Farida Jalal, Prateeksha Lonkar Practically every new-age filmmaker wants to attempt a real story on celluloid. Stories which are straight out of life. These stories generally strike a chord with the audience if narrated convincingly and, most importantly, narrated within commercial parameters. Nagesh Kukunoor has been a frontrunner as far as choosing and narrating real stories are concerned. Aashayein, too, seems like 'our' story. Here's a man who suddenly discovers that he has a few months to live. The indomitable spirit of living life to the fullest, under all circumstances, is what you expect from him. But Aashayein gets so bizarre and abstract that you feel anesthetised after a point. Sadly, you don't react to the characters, you don't react to the film either. Like Kukunoor's previous attempts, Aashayein is sensitively told and has several poignant ...