I AM Movie Review: 3.5 / 5

I AM Movie Review: 3.5 / 5

I AM movie is made based on cultural differences, city life in India, child abuse and harassment, gay's life in the country, relationships, life, moral values and suffering of people due to the society and system. Director Onir had taken many stars for this film. Let's see how this movie goes.

Story: Afia (Nandita Das), who wants to become a mother and searches for a sperm donor, she meets a yound medical student (Purab Kohli). Both becomes very close in a short time, how Afia asks Purab to do need ful to her, will she break the traditions, culture and ristrictions.

Megha (Juhi Chawla) a Kashmiri Pandit goes on a short trip to Srinagar, where she faces fights, war, communal attacks. Megha faces a hard time, she is not quite let go of her uprooted past. Megha had a friend Rubina (Manisha Koirala) who represents other side of the coin – other religion.

Abhimanyu, a director haunted by his childhood memories, Abhimayu was sexually abused by this step father (Anurag Kashyap) for 11 years, always feels himself victim for a criminal minded fellow. He always wants to share his worries and problems with his mother (Shernaz Patel) but unable to.

Every story progresses into an ascending degree of intensity. The final one involves the hostile attitude faced by homosexuals in the country. Here, a well-to-do corporate guy (Rahul Bose) becomes bait to a sex hustler (Arjun Mathur) and sadistic cop (Abhimanyu Singh) looking to make a quick buck and more. Etc forms the story.

Director Onir had come up with a strong script, he worked much on various issues in society. His attempt on these sensitive plots was good. He done his ground work brilliantly, for making a film on sexual abuse, cultural issues and sexualities was taking risk. This kind of films not easily connects with audience, I AM is an adult movie, only few genres of audience connects with this movie. On a whole I'm going with 3.5 out of 5.

Bottom Line: A Brilliant Attempt on Issues in Society.