| Vijay (Amitabh), a professional photographer, lives with his wife Amrita (Revathy) on an evergreen, lush tea plantation. Their daughter Ritu and friend Jiah decide to pay them a visit. Somehow, 60-year old Vijay gets attracted to 18-year old Jiah by listening to his heart. By doing so, he confesses his feelings for the teenager to his wife and looses his self respect in the process. In this day and age where such sensitive issues are best kept behind closed doors, director Ram Gopal Verma braves the storm in a tea cup by tackling the subject with professionalism, maturity and great sensitivity. The film cleverly depicts a mental state of imbalance experienced by Vijay who is trying to reclaim his youth one more time at the age of 60. But all he is left with, is total loneliness which he wants to end in suicide, but decide to live on with her memories for just that bit longer . . . Nishabd proves that director Ram Gopal Verma has not lost his magical cinematic touch. With imaginative camera movements, grey lighting and slick editing, Ram Gopal brings out the best in Mr Bachchan and what a performance it is! Mr Bachchan emotes the desires and temptation of Vijay, through body language, expressive eyes and long silences in the film leaving you spell bound. Jiah Khan is perfectly selected for the role of the young teenager. Considering she is a newcomer to Hindi cinema, she appears confident and at ease with Mr Bachchan in every scene. Nishabd will receive mix reactions at the box office due to it's bold subject but one thing for sure, it is a good piece of riveting cinema! Reviewed by Manish Gajjar
BBC Bollywood Correspondent | 
