'Mirzya': A visual and emotional feast

The provocative uniqueness of Mehra's "Mirzya" flows out of its narrative format. Stylish and yet improvisationa, "Mirzya" imbues the love legend with a casual grace and a disarming ardour. A large portion of the film's inescapable charm is traceable to the lead pair who are no gym-produced mannequins. Flesh and blood, they bleed and bawl, plead and brawl, with their tempestuous love for one another being the epicenter of their conflict. And Gulzar gives them such lovely lines to speak. Harshvardhan and Saiyami own those lines with proprietary pride. The exemplary sound design (Pranav Shukla) is so textured and tonally correct we can hear every crack in the lovers' hearts.