Aurangzeb (2013)
The power of choice
22 May 2013
Choice and consequence, love and abandonment, wealth and greed. It is amongst those themes, this story of lost and found is narrated.

A son carries some bitterness upon finding out on his father's death that he has a step-brother whom he has to use to infiltrate a wealthy criminal. The later is only of use as he is the identical twin of the criminal's own son. The criminal and his son are unaware of the twin's existence thought to be long dead as is his mother.

In this complex but utterly intriguing story, everyone enters for a reason but comes out with a different perspective. Knowing who to trust or depend upon is blurry; preconceived notions carry a lot of gravity and stand in the way of seeing the truth about others.

There is a web that binds all the characters in this story and untangling it is set to be messy where all involved must face up to the fact that there is a clear choice to be made.

Beautifully narrated, there is a mastery involved in making in this film by keeping the audience in the loop throughout and despite the intricacy of the story as well as the miscellany of characters it never becomes too difficult to follow.

On top of that, add a well chosen cast in great form - especially the lead - and we are in for a top notch Hindi film experience.
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