The movie ‘Zakhm’ serves as a companion piece and extension, to the much acclaimed novel “the Kite Runner” by Khalid Hosseini. Zakhm is set after the ending of the Novel, where Amir tends to ailing Sohrab and confesses his guilt.
It is an interesting idea to explore, as in the novel Amir never tells his guilt to anyone. ‘Zakhm’ shapes his confession to the one who has been affected most by Amir’s.
As ‘Zakhm’ is essentially, a monologue the movie depends hugely on Gaurav Karmakar (who plays Amir). He has given a heartfelt performance, by appropriately lending intonation to dialogs. His expression depicts a man who has long been tormented by his guilt and at the same time of relieved. Also I must mention his near perfect pronunciation and delivery of Urdu is laudable.
Equally important for a monologue is dialogue, and dialogues have been written appropriately in Urdu conveying feeling and at the same time look convincing coming from a character who has lived in Afghanistan.
Camera placement is smartly done; opening it shows Sohrab with an ailing Amir; followed by a close-up of Amir.I liked the way the movie ends with some utensil noise (from the kitchen maybe) which Amir goes off to see. Smart indeed, Sujoy. Sujoy has done well helming the roles of director, script/dialogue writer. Also commendable is the idea for a short, as an extension of a novel and not just enacting some scene from the novel.
Well done to the team who made Zakhm, looking forward to watching more of your work.
Written By Ali Naqvi
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