Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Biraja Mohanty Three different stories, of different periods, almost not intersecting, yet making an enjoyable, watchable movie. Vikram as Goan David is brilliant. Neil Nitin Mukesh as London David is good. Monica Dogra in her short appearance is breath-taking. Dance moves of Isha Sharvani in 'Tere Mere Pyar Ki' song is graceful . Isha is cute as always. Sheetal Menon looks as smart as she looked in Bejoy Nambiar's earlier original "Shaitan".. Regular Hindi movie watchers are used to longer and more meaningful roles from Tabu, Lara Dutt, Rohini Hathangady and Satish Kaushik .. So the viewers are likely to feel a bit disappointed..Sarika does not seem to have aged at all.. Two songs "Tere mere pyar ki" and " Yun hi re " are outstanding in tune and singing.. Photograpy is good.. The comic scenes of Saurav Shukla as Goan David's father is really good and original.. The movie could have done better with slightly more intense story and a shorter length..

Chirag Shah made no sense only it's like a art film3 stories having nothing to do with one another but at the end they connect in a stupid way. Stylized for the sake of style but lacking in the fun and "masti". No entertainment value and quite boring at times. It's the type of film that tries to spread some message but such films are boring since we watch films for entertainment. The acting is good but not enough action and fun. It is also confusing at times. The story in Goa was the best because it was funny and Vikram acted very well. The musicians story was weird and made no sense and had no logic. The gangster story was OK but no cool love making scene. Basically I will be waiting for Himmatwala and Zilla Gaziabad. Those films seem "Paisa vasool" types and full of entertainment....

rangdetumpy Bejoy Nambier had brought in dark psychological cinema in a sleek fashion & raised the bar with "Shaitan". With "David" he only sealed the fact that he is a consummate artist.David is about three "Davids" in different places & time-zones & how they are connected by destinies.David #1-Set in 1975 London, David(Neil Nitin) is the side-kick of an infamous gangster Ghani. A sharp shooter & a Ghani loyalist, David's life takes a turn when some arcane matters regarding his origin comes to surface which challenges his relationship with Ghani.David #2-Set in the 90s Mumbai David (Vinay Bimani) is an energetic aspiring rock-star who aims big. Like any regular guy he loves his family even though there is an ideological tension with his father who is an incorrigible optimist & a philanthropist. The father-son proximity develops when a Hindu fundamentalist with a sinister motive tries to malign his Christian father to rise up the political ladder by maneuvering "religious" sentiments. The incident gives birth to a new David who takes the risky path to unravel dark societal realities.David #3-Set in 2010 Goa, David (Vikram) is an inveterate drinker having a sad history of his wife leaving him on the wedding day. From thereon he becomes the object of "bad luck" in his region. With a troubled existence he is in search for true love which comes in form of beautiful "roma" who is the fiancée of his best friend Peter.The beauty of Nambier's film is the structural & thematic similarity of the three stories that move in parallel. The film starts with a glimpse of the climax and goes back to the genesis of each segment. Each of the stories reflect father-son relationship and the trajectory is thematically same. Each "David" is fighting their inner Goliath as they choose the path of redemption. While "Shaitan" gave us a glimpse of how the darker side have the potential to control human psyche, "David" explores the world of truth & forgiveness amidst dark & unpleasant times. "David" shreds their past anguish, forgives their present enormity & fight against their inner Goliath to shape a peaceful future. That's what makes a "David' stand out from the crowd. He may be alone but not shaken.Nambier's eye for detailing is tremendous & every frame looks carefully edged out. The unconventional camera angles provided the extra zilch.The Varughese's cinematography & photography department demands awards for their excellence. The story set in London had the neo-noirish look with sleek black-and-white frames adding in credibility to the gangster story. The action sequences in both the London as well as Mumbai stories are 'choreographed" with precision. Ejaz Gulab's stunt is one of the best in recent times (along with brilliant action sequences of technical marvel "Viswaroop").veteran Shreekar Prasad's editing joins the story sensibly without confusing the viewers. Background & foreground are rocking and gels with the mood of the film adding extra weight to the proceedings. Two men fighting in the cage during "Mastakalander" song is a master stroke.Nambier & Sehgal's script is apt. The characterization is superb. The idea of David (the one in Goa) talking to his father's ghost is simple out-of-the world. The wacky yet cute sequences of father-son are fresh,honest,touching & funny.Amongst the actors all the Davids gave a commendable performance with Vikram scoring a little high over others.It is heartening to see a tremendous actress like Rohini Hattangadi getting such a powerful role & as a immoral Hindu fundamentalist she expressed devil through her eyes.Saurabh Shukla, another tremendous under-rated talent impresses as ghost of David's father.Tabu rocked in a significant cameo in a role of a true friend, philosopher & guide of David.Veteran Naseer excels as father Noyal.Neil Bhopalam,Monica Dogra,Shweta Pandit,Shetal Menon made their presence felt. Isha Shravani as Roma seriously looked like an angel.Lara Dutta's track looked forced.Nambiers film gives a message on the path to righteousness with a captivating narrative.It could have been a superlative experience like "shaitan" but thanks to the dragged second half it misses out from being a masterpiece.Also the stories could have been more compact for more impact. Nevertheless David is fine celluloid attempt which needs to be appreciated for its innovative execution. Looking forward to all Nambier's films in future..'Spoiler' P.S : Couldn't resist myself from writing about a particular sequence from the film.In the second story there is a discerning sequence which is an eye-opener to the god-fearing society. Like other business "God" has become a subject of business with 'bhagwan",'allah',"jesus" being different brands created by people with vested interests. It is analogous to "undergarments" business whereby people wear their own brands even though all of them are the same thing. Like depicted in "OMG" those people have no religion & they manipulate religion for their own benefit. In the process the common man knowingly or unknowingly suffers.

asha-albert I went for this movie with fairly high expectations...considering that it starred Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vikram and Tabu. However this movie is a classic example of great potential being let down by a weak script and gimmicky direction.The movie is made of 3 separate stories, each about a man called David, played by Neil Nitin Mukesh, Chiyaan Vikram and Vinay Visrmani in each of the segments. It is the style of great movies like Traffic and 21 Grams, where three seemingly disparate stories come together. But that is where the comparison ends. While Traffic and 21 Grams had some great acting and a seamless integration of stories, David is all style and no substance.The movie begins interestingly enough, with a brief glimpse of each character near the end of their story, and then works backward. Each segment has its own distinct style, look and feel and is also set in different eras. The best segment is easily the one starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, set in London in 1975, about a powerful Muslim family with its own internal strife and secrets. NNM is a sleek and stylish actor with a very certain talent for inhabiting his character and making it his own. The same cannot be said for the other actors in the segment. Milind Soman, supposed to be reciting the Koran even while killing someone, looks like he is reciting a shopping list. He does look suitably menacing though. Monica Dogra stumbles and fumbles her way through scenes that are about as romantic as scaling a fish.The other two segments are set in Mumbai and Goa, and star Vinay and Vikram - and are both very weakly written and directed, with the actors in those segments clearly "phoning it in". Vikram's segment especially plays to all those stereotypes about Goa - the place where everyone is perpetually drunk, wears the rosary around their neck and constantly makes the sign of the cross. Seriously??!!! Vikram is consistently terrible, not knowing where to draw the line between acting drunk, and acting like an escapee from the loony bin. Tabu, that incredible actress who gave us Maqbool, is wasted in a role completely unworthy of her talent.The Mumbai segment had a lot of promise, but that fizzled out as well, via some cardboard acting, and some inexplicable situations that lead quickly to nothing. Lara Dutta, what are you doing in this movie and why? The overall direction is choppy, with very haphazard editing - yes, I get it, this is new-age cinema - but it just reinforces my belief that the director felt he could get away with a crap movie by using the shaky-cam and in-your-face-cam technique everywhere possible. The dialogue in the London segment is totally studly and glorious, to the point where there must have been a collective ovary explosion in the multiplex. The rest of the movie is a big fat MEH.