Hamid
*ing: Rasika Duggal, Sumit Kaul, Vikas Kumar, Talha Arshad Reshi
Rated: 6/10
Any story that comes from the Valley and talks about humanity over politics is bound to touch the audience. More so, if the story is told with a seven-year-old at the helm.
Aijaz Khan through Hamid (Talha Arshad) tells you the story of love for a father, belief in God that he will make things right, even in the Valley where terror reigns high, the dejection in the system and that you are all alone and how people with vested interest are looking for a weakness in you so that they can take advantage of that and mould you to their way of thinking.
The good is that the film doesn’t take sides nor passes any judgement — just tells you a story that despite the gloom there is a glimmer of hope.
Arshad as Hamid is really good as is Rasika Duggal as his mother. It is no wonder that the film got a standing ovation at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and Dharamshala International Film Festival.
