Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Ranjan Kumar I loved it whatever it is. When i started to watch this, i was thinking thatin last some incident would happen to give the movie a conclusive farewell, there was none. There was no casting done for this, they just depicted the local people to act and for talking. But on the second hand.. Emotion was shown between a mother and his child. While drinking, Loha singh resisted that he is not harami.Ritu Maheshwari part was totally documentary while Irfan solanki part has tried to show some drama of politics.So i would say , its a documentary for 60 minutes and drama for 10 minutes. And the director put only facts for showing the ground reality of power cuts in India. It shows how a man becomes a hero while helping someone for illegal means And ineffectiveness of a IAS officer even when she is willing to change the system. So if you have a bug of looking for new things, go for it.

bobbysing If you have ever lived or at present are living in those particular parts of the cities where electric poles, hanging clutter of wires and big power transformers are installed at just a few feet away from your house or balconies then KATIYABAAZ is exactly talking about your own city and you are sure going to enjoy its realistic narration a lot, without any doubt.In other words, this is not a film/documentary made on a realistic subject but reality itself, featuring all real existing people who are still there fighting with their individual tough lives in various regions. Basically talking about the city of Kanpur in Uttar Pardesh, the story actually belongs to almost every city of India struggling with the uneven power supply and its erratic cost. Revolving around Loha Singh, the brave electrician, Ritu Maheshwari, an honest government officer and an opportunist local politician along with the common people, KATIYABAAZ doesn't follow the routine format of a documentary with a voice over explaining the situation. But defying the set norm, it impressively presents the helpless plight of the people in an unusual yet entertaining manner wherein they themselves become the good and bad characters of the film depicting the serious situation.In reality, yes there are a certain section of people who do it deliberately breaking the law, still in many cases, the common man is forced to opt for 'Bijlee Chori" unwillingly, after getting fed up from the faulty supply system and their disrespectable interaction with the consumers. Resulting in many KATIYABAAZS in the city, who are well trained in switching illegal wires (called Kaitya) stealing the electricity into several houses of a locality diverting it straight from the mail pole. Taking up a relevant and burning issue, the director duo Fahad Mustafa & Deepti Kakkar build up a great drama explaining the scenario through all real life characters playing themselves, which is both thought provoking as well as entertaining like a typical Hindi film full of tension, action, drama and comedy too with the help of many commonly used cuss words.The brilliant execution particularly makes you enjoy all the well- crafted sequences of Loha Singh (who surprisingly acts superbly). But at the same time also makes you think about the difficult life pattern of the lady IAS officer who is expected to give sufficient time to both her duty as well as the family within the available 24 hours of a day. At times one does feel awkward that probably they have shot all those official & personal scenes of the key characters with a prior preparation and instructions. Yet the thought doesn't let you find the faults and one enjoys the less than 90 minutes of its duration thoroughly.In short, KATIYABAAZ is our own slice of life which deserves to be watched essentially like one of those exceptional attempts taking you into the personal lives of few real people who are all related to the city's power supply conditions in their own distinctive ways. The documentary also needs to be seen as a must since it gives you a chance to sharpen or enhance your regular movie watching taste, which certainly isn't being served well with all the routine, predictable and mediocre Hindi films offered every Friday. To encourage you further, if you loved watching SUPERMAN OF MALEGAON a few years back then KATIYABAAZ is one step ahead than the great documentary, though not related with our Hindi cinema in any direct way.So with thanks for the presenters who made it possible for this film to at least reach the selected multiplexes, do watch the outstanding attempt if its being played in your city by making an extra effort, because your movie watching passion desperately needs to be provided with such well-made stuff more often.

ashu_trivedii it is very good movie. 100% reality is shown. no modification or changes are done in movie. i m a native from kanpur and i had faced the same problem that is shown in the movie.all the roles are played by real characters. In a city with 15 hour power cuts, hundreds of people risk their lives to steal electricity. With the first female chief of the electricity company vowing to eliminate all illegal connections, the lines are drawn for a battle over electricity. - , India, an electricity thief provides Robin Hood style services to the poor in the face of day long power-cuts. Meanwhile the first female chief of the local electricity supply company has vowed to put an end to all illegal connections, for good. In a summer of crisis, both come to terms with India's energy poverty -

Abhay Bhatt First, let me specify that I belong to the city of Kanpur - which is shown in this documentary. And, there is no doubt that the creators have shown a very realistic view of the situation here. I found no manipulation whatsoever. A brutal and honest presentation with clear-cut precision. 10/10 on that.Obviously, I belong to the city shown in the documentary, so it had to have a special value for me. But still, I think that it has a bigger entertainment value for those who belong to the northern belt of India. Not that it is meaningless for the rest. It is very informative and has a value as a documentary obviously, otherwise it would not have been nominated for and won some of the prestigious awards(see awards section)Apart from above, what is really appreciable is that creators have shown differing viewpoints in a situation crisis, in a perfectly impartial way, without being prone to adopt and support a specific side/view, especially in a deceitful and manipulative fashion(which I have seen countless times in many other famous documentaries). This has special value as this encourages a meaningful thought in the minds of readers as they question some things and ask themselves some relevant questions. Many scenes were shot live and this again is special as there are very few documentaries which show live feed, that too so much successfully.What I found lacking was objective information. The documentary is indeed informative but it touches more so on the human/emotional side and does not offer much objective data/information, which is why at the end it probably keeps viewers filled with emotions but seems to be incomplete in some respects. Overall 9/10.