BOL Movie Review

The movie Bol is Shoaib Mansoors second dramatic breakthrough of revealing life with its complexities. After Khuda Kay Liye, that went on to win several local as well as international awards, in Bol you can see Atif Aslam as Actor with Iman Ali, its another gripping story authored by him. A story that shows the realities of life very closely in typical shoaib mansoors style. The web of relationships within a family that barely makes ends meet. On top of the poverty the father subscribes to a set of values many would relate to Values that we inherit and tightly hold on to, values that embody contradictions, values that have not been questioned. The movie is as much emotional story as we can say Bol is a roller coaster of emotions, yet carries subtleties that make your heartbeat stop. Based in the heart of Lahore, the story takes place in a house full of daughters, with vibrancy of life, yet restrictions on blooming. It questions the worth of a human being, may it be a woman or a person born with defect. It questions the authority of reproducing human beings into this world without taking responsibility of acknowledging their worth Bol takes you through a journey into the life of this family experiencing their troubles, sufferings, resolves and high points. As family members take decisions to solve their problems they steep into deeper troubles. The complexity of their circumstances becomes a struggle of life and death.