Lines review: Hina Khan starring film fails to address an impactful message of peace

2/5

Story:

Lines is the story of the people, who live in a village near LOC. Naziya, essayed by Hina Khan, suffers the separation from his newly married Pakistani husband due to the Indo-Pak war.

Review:

The filmmakers in India has come up with multiple angles to showcase a movie with the message of peace between India and Pakistan. Hina Khan’s latest short film Lines is no different. Set in the rural area of Kashmir, this Muslim family with the only female members lives near LOC. Witnessing gunfire and riots are no surprise for them anymore. Now and then the villagers need to vacate their house for some days to not get shot in the recurring cross-firing within their land. 

Hina’s character is shown as the single bread earner, who is called the son of the family. Farida Jalal as an adorable grandparent keeps the show running with her cute dialogues and bubbly acts. The Hussein Khan directorial required more skilful actors like the former two to make an impact on the audiences with this must-be-told tale of freedom. 

From the camera angles to the background scores, every technicality has a scope of improvement in Lines. In terms of camera angles, the shots of the serene valleys of Kashmir looks like the work of an amateur. The dialogues in the film seem to be written in a hurry, while the actors seem clueless in multiple scenes. 

Hina, who is an Indian, looks apt in the shots, where she is missing her newly married Pakistani husband as well as she is struggling to get done with the formalities so she can reunite with him. In the end, this short movie sees a tragedy, which could have been the most impacting scene but the poem recited by one of the characters in the background doesn’t let the audience connect with it.

Verdict:

The poor performances and unprepared scenes prohibit the viewers to receive the actual message of the film. The amateur direction is an add-on to the dismay.