Film Review: Page 3


Page 3 is one of those films which is made to expose societal sludge. Madhur Bhandarkar made this film compelling but it is overly pessimistic. This film is all about gossip, celebrities, film industry, party, and tabloid journalism. Early in the film, it is made clear that “Page 3” stands for the page of the newspaper, in which the social figures of the city are displayed, day in and day out, doing nothing more than attending parties and shows. It exposes the life of people whose lifestyle is peculiar and nasty. They care for nothing but fame, they crave for more money and a higher reputation. Film has exposed those characters who will do anything to get exposure in the media, to get their names printed on the daily newspaper’s column known as “Page 3” which will be the centre of people’s attention. The film industry is shown as corrupt, with casting couch being common among filmmakers. As the story unfolds, enters the upholder of the film, Madhavi Sharma ( Konkona Sen), who is a page 3 reporter. All those elite people depend on her article and it is shown that if you want your news to cover, you should be friends with her at those parties. Madhavi reports to her editor Deepak suri (Boman Irani), who is a tough taskmaker, often balancing the truth against the needs of the rich and famous. The journalistic streak makes Madhavi want to get behind this facade and write more truthful articles, but her editor cuts her off, each time. The film unfolds and viewers introduced to the various characters. The films writing is good and in my opinion the second half is far better than the first. The second half is all about the matter of fact and exposes more issues such as terrorism and child abuse. It was sad to know that people prefer to ignore such crimes out of fear. Here, Konkonasen’s character’s disappointment was very easy to relate to. Sen was excellent throughout the film and her acting was impressive. Every actors has done justice to their character. The film’s ending is really well done. It provides a certain sigh of relief after the unbelievably tough proceedings. The issues this film deals with are very interesting. It became more interesting and thrilling to watch as a journalist.

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