Morning Raga

Shabana Azmi, Prakash Rao, Perizaad Zorabian, Lilette Dubey, Naseer, Vijay Raaz, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam

On the whole, MORNING RAGA is a genuinely hatke fare. But hatke products such as these appeal either to the intelligentsia, pseudo critics or those who believe in this kind of cinema in the Festival circuit. From the box office point of view, the film has nothing to offer to the common man. Read More

The film is excessively escapist in terms of human emotion, and relies on everybody eventually liking everybody else in the end, and confessing all. Moments of conflict and inner turmoil in Morning Raga are like item numbers, quick and engaging, but utterly disconnected to the rest of the film. Read More

"Morning Raga" tells the very dramatic story of a Carnatic singer, Swarnalata (Shabana Azmi), who loses her little son and her close friend, who's also her violinist accompanist, in a bus accident. Read More

Experimental filmmaker Mahesh Dattani writes and directs respected stage and screen actress Shabana Azmi in Morning Raga, a fine piece of contemporary Indian drama. Acted entirely in English, this is a refreshing change from the typical Bollywood escapist fare. Read More