Moksha - A Synopsis

One of my many hobbies is to collect movies that I have enjoyed watching. I like movies that are unpredictable, which provoke thoughts in my mind or it could also be a familiar concept treated differently by the directors. Hence one would find a totally variant collection in my cupboard from drama to comedy, from thrillers to romance. Today, I would like to select one such interesting movie from the my list - Moksha. 

Moksha (Salvation)

Moksha definitely is not a movie to be watched in leisure. You need to be in a proper mood to enjoy good cinema that will accelerate your thoughts. A dull start should not make one disappointed because that is what takes us slowly into the depths of the character and the story.

Moksha is a story of a young man named Vikram (Arjun Rampal) who soon after studying law joins a famous criminal lawyer as his assistant. Like most of us, he has great plans for the society and wants to bring a positive change in the country. But unlike most of us, he is dedicated and wants to fulfill it at any cost. He is restless, he has his own principles and he rules his world by them. Vikram is frustrated by the discrimination of the poor who not being able to pay the huge amount that the good criminal lawyers demand, loose their battles. He hates lawyers who constantly lie in order to suppress the truth. Vikram quits his job and irritated by this biases, comes up with an excellent plan. He wants to start an organization where the poor who are seeking justice can walk in and would be helped by a good lawyer, free of cost. He publishes this as an article on a newspaper and wins a lot of applause and appreciation from his colleagues and the rich friends of his dad. But then, that’s what it is, just a good article; no body wants to think any further. This organization needs a lot of fund and Vikram needs their money not just appreciation. His father denies wasting even a rupee on it. His father’s friends turn their backs as well. His lawyer friends agree with him, but they need to be paid by his organization. Only his uncle and his professor stand by him (Played by India’s finest actors Paresh Rawal and Naseerudin Shah) but what he needs is not just support, a lot of money to transform his ideas into reality.

Vikram meets Ritika (Manisha Koirala) who joins him in his passion for creating this system and vows to be supportive of him forever. The relationship between the two is very well depicted in the movie, unlike any other couples shown on silver screen. They discuss, they debate and argue on general issues and get influenced and inspired by one another.

Seeing no sign of help from wealthy side of the society, Vikram makes a terrible plan to rob a bank for this good cause. Ritika is against it, but as per her promise to Vikram, she is forced to stand by him in all the decisions he takes, failing which she would have to face a terrible punishment decided by him. On the day of the robbery, his plan goes terribly wrong. And life takes an unexpected turn and he gets arrested.

Here begins a total new episode for Vikram. He now has to use all those wrong moves, the the once detested, to save himself.. He has to dwell in character assignation, make false claims and do all that which he once fought against. The movie takes a very different twist even as it approaches the climax.

Watch the movie Moksha, if you really want to watch a good story with some excellent cinematography.  Moksha is a great story with collection of wonderful ideas and twists and turns of life. In the end, man need to find salvation (Moksha) from this corrupt world. 

Probably that’s how life is, our opinions, or views change continuously as per the different circumstances we find ourselves in. They shape, break and re-shape us regularly. Of course the movie Moksha is a slightly exaggerated version of the same.