Water (2005)

Here’s the real story behind Water. Some smart chap in Shiv Sena saw rushes of this film and realised how bad it was going to be. So he quickly drummed up support against it and tried his level best to ensure it never made it to the marquee.

He was unsuccesful. And we were left with the worst film I have seen this year. With a subject matter so powerful, it could well have been a poignant film. But Mira Nair managed to make it a pretentious, slow and shoddy film. John Abraham tries to give quiet ones even as Lisa Ray sleepwalks through the film.

And we are left with an embarrassment that gets nominated at the Oscars.

My IMdb rating: 2