I’ve been wanting to watch this movie ever since it got rave reviews from all the film critics. Finally after almost three weeks, I finally went and watched it yesterday.
Aamir is one of those rare Hindi movies that are about 90 minutes long, without any songs and completely plot and character driven. It was an absolute delight to watch this gem of a thriller. Aamir is loosely based on the Filipino movie Cavite, and follows the main character called Aamir through one hellish day. Aamir is a muslim doctor from London who decides to settle back in India. So he gets back to Mumbai where his family stays. At the airport, two people on a motorbike hand him a cellphone. The phone starts ringing and a voice on the other side tells him that unless he does as he is told, his family (which has been kidnapped) will be killed. Forced to follow the whims and fancies of the voice on the phone, Aamir begins his journey through the filth and grime of Mumbai’s side streets, old chawls, restaurants, lodges to finally a red briefcase. Asked to deliver the red briefcase as the last task, Aamir begins his journey to the briefcase’s last destination and the climax of the movie.
I loved the way the movie was shot, in real mumbai locations. The city looked fabulous, de-glamorized and very real. The subtle and not so subtle allusions to the end of the film, all throughout the movie added a nice layered touch. And the movie’s soundtrack was absolutely mindblowing. The moment the movie opened with Peggy Lee’s “It’s a good day”, synched to Mumbai life, you knew that this movie was going to be a great ride.
The only regret I had after watching this movie was that I spent Rs.180 on the ticket. Before you jump to conclusions about the movie not being paisa vasool, hear me out. After watching the movie I was browsing around in the DVD store in the mall. Guess what, I found a VCD of Aamir for Rs.199, which is when I realized that I could have owned this gem of a movie for life, instead of watching it once 
Still Aamir is worth every penny spent. If you haven’t watched it, I suggest you either go and watch it in your nearest movie theater or at least rent the DVD and see it. If you want to wait though, Aamir plays on UTV movies in about two weeks on 18th July. Watch it then.
