REVIEW: BOMBAY MARCH 12

Scenarist turned debutant director Babu Janardhanan’s Bombay March 12 is a different take on terrorism. The story has been presented in a fine pattern where several incidents that happen at various points of time get stitched together towards the end.

Mammootty plays Sanathana Bhat, a temple priest from Kasargode, who converts to Islam as Sameer. There is an incident which prompted him to do so and that is what the film is all about.

Sameer is married to Abida (Roma) and he is working as a sweeper in a municipality when the story begins. He is perceived as a terrorist by the cops, though he is a virtuous man. It was the unfortunate killing of Abida’s brother Shanavas (Unni Mukundan) that made him change his faith.

The pattern adopted by Babu Janardhanan is indeed interesting, but the problem here is that the story being narrated is too simple. There are several loose ends in the story, but even if you are ready to forget it all, Bombay March 12 doesn’t really turn out to be an engaging film. It is an honest attempt though.

Rating: 2/5