lovers. It is familial moments like these that touch your heart and make you smile. The film is filled with it.

That brings us to the setbacks in the film. For starters the film is so filled with the amazing chemistry of Azmi and Irani that everything else seems petty. Though the film is about Suri, Joshi and their lady love Singh, you enjoy watching Irani and Azmi more. Even technically the film is not that proficient. The film’s pace does seem a tad bit slow and the conceptually brilliant film could have done with some good editing. The scissors have not been used well and the slickness the film deserves is given a skip. The film is filled with great music, which only finds itself playing on a few occasions. Another aspect is the fact that while the film does seem realistic, a lot many scenes seem constructed; thus in effect breaking the mould of semi-realism.

The director has certainly extracted brilliant performances from his actors. Azmi once again delivers a brilliant performance. She portrays the eccentricity of her character with the same ease as she displays the motherly instinct. Irani too is great, watch the scene where he lashes out on Azmi. The scene is certainly worth a praise. Singh is elegant and infuses depth into her character, but then the magic she carries around seems missing at points in the film. Suri too does a good job, more than defining his character through his lines he manages to do it with his body language. Joshi is praiseworthy; he essays his role with élan. However, having seen him do comedy and his perfect fit into that mould, it is difficult to digest him perform a role such as this. With this film, the world is to take notice of his capability as an actor.

Sorry Bhai is certainly a film worth watching.

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