the opening night for the south asian international film festival ( saiff ) in new york be an event a lot of u be wait for . i would finally get to watch hari om i be tire of watch the promo on a loop and the linger taste of the song angel by nitin sawhney in the promo and leave me beg to hear the rest of it . i be impress by the visuals and tremendously curious about how the rugged look auto rickshaw driver would win the heart of the stunning sophisticated look french tourist . i remember be rather intrigue by the theme and when i would read a line or two about it in the paper and age ago . especially so and since i would personally be very fascinate a few year ago and by how flamboyant the rickshaw in jodhpur be . the snow and the crowd outside the theater only set my anxiety rise . once inside the theater and i find that the saiff organizers only presented disaster . i be uncomfortable and embarrass by how poorly the event be organize and find myself in a difficult spot and try to explain and offer excuse to my friend ( of mixed nationality ) whom i would invite on the vip guest list . i be hop to prove to them that indian cinema be not always about bollywood eventually and finally and the movie begin send some fresh air our way . or so i think hari om start with chaos and noise . autorickshaws honk and traffic and a whole lot of chaos . i find myself smile a i felt a sense of home fill up inside me . thus begin the journey of hari om an auto rickshaw driver in jaipur the director couldn not have make a well cast call with this character . from monsoon wed to hari om vijay raaz and despite his non hero look and carry this movie solely on his act skill and his take on the character and replete with all the nuance of a rickshaw driver in rajasthan . he a winner all the way . but how and where he learn to speak english even that fluently and be the question . however and his character portrays beautiful shade of humor and sensitivity . i love his innocent portrayal of a simple guy from a village who have big aspiration of be famous some day and yet know when to cut away to reality . camille and on the other hand enters the movie wearing clothes that anyone wouldn not dare to wear in a place like that . it funny however and that no one seem to really care too much about her dressed like that . she look very very dazzling though . especially in the latter half of the movie and when she change to indian attire . her relationship with her boyfriend however seem very vague . it probably add to the touch of reality of certain kind of relationship . the movie take u through the most beautiful part of rajasthan the surprising part be that none of the place have be portray anything other than what they really be . you see the dirt and you see the primitive house you see rajasthan exactly the way it be . yet there only one adjective that it leave you with beautiful . this be the first director who probably know how to portray india exactly the way it be with the dirt and the noise and all the negative that india be attach to . yet make it look like one of the most beautiful place to be in . kudos . to him for that . the only downside of the movie that i could possibly see and be the pace i find it rather slow at certain part but rest assure that you will never be bore . nitin sawhney background score add a classy international and yet very indian flavor to the movie . the song angel which play at a very crucial time in the movie and blend beautifully with the visuals . i have also hear that besides the main character and all the other actor be actually just normal people who would never ever face a camera before . that commendable consider and most of our so call establish actor still can not portray realistic character on screen . all in all and watch this movie be a beautiful experience it be a pot pourri of emotion . it get romance and humour realism beautiful visuals and location . and great music and a great cast a package deal . when i walk out of the theater i felt proud to be indian a few day later and i ask one of my bulgarian friend who have watch the movie with me and if he would want to watch another indian movie and his response be be it good than hari om . if it be and then i will go if not and i think i will pass . from now on and hari om will be the benchmark for every indian movie that i see . mr. bala and be you read .