Leo
Tolstoy
once
said
"All
happy
families
resemble
one
another,
each
unhappy
family
is
unhappy
in
its
own
way".
This
line
in
Saif
Ali
Khan's
voice
opens
the
trailer
of
Being
Cyrus
-
a
film
revolving
around
a
Parsi
family
and
talking
about
their
happy
and
quirky
moments.
This
Parsi
family
comprises
of
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Dimple
Kapadia,
Boman
Irani
and
Simone
Singh.
Saif
Ali
Khan,
who
also
plays
a
Parsi,
comes
in
as
a
paying
guest
to
this
family.
With
Naseruddin
Shah
having
flawlessly
portrayed
Parsi
characters
earlier,
in
films
like
Pestonjee
and
Encounter
-
The
Killing
and
Boman
Irani
who
actually
happens
to
be
a
Parsi,
the
casting
couldn't
have
been
more
convincing.
The
costumes
and
art
design
add
credibility
to
the
other
characters
as
well.
"Hi,
I
am
Cyrus",
says
Saif
as
he
introduces
his
character
in
the
film.
Interestingly
this
happens
to
be
the
first
English
film
of
the
now
globally
popular
Saif.
The
ambience
at
the
start
is
cool-n-light
with
Dimple
adjusting
her
blouse
to
flirt
with
Saif,
Naseeruddin
emerging
from
well
and
Boman
shouting
at
the
peak
of
his
vocal
chords.
They
go
on
to
live
and
love
each
other
in
a
funny
sort
of
way.
But
then
suddenly
the
setting
turns
grave
when
the
frame
captures
Saif
immersed
in
a
bathtub
with
the
water
crossing
his
nose
level.
An
elder
member
of
the
family
makes
a
philosophical
statement
saying,
"Once
the
game
is
over
the
king
and
the
pawn
go
back
into
the
same
box".
A
certain
level
of
mystery
seeps
into
the
proceedings.
Commotion
and
confusion
follows
adding
to
the
viewer's
curiosity
factor.
That's
until
Saif
ends
the
trailer
with
a
checkmate
to
his
opponent
in
the
game
of
chess.
The
last
frame
shows
a
hand
resting
on
a
window
pane
with
blood
dripping
from
its
slit
wrist.
Your
inquisitiveness
about
the
film
just
rises.
Earlier
titled
Akoori
(meaning
scrambled
eggs),
Being
Cyrus
is
a
slick
thriller
directed
by
debutante
Homi
Adajania.
Shot
in
a
single
schedule
in
Panchgani,
the
movie
has
been
making
rounds
of
many
a
film
festival
and
has
won
rave
reviews
for
treating
a
complex
subject
with
impressive
simplicity.
Boasting
of
a
seasoned
star-cast,
the
movie
will
release
to
the
Indian
audience
on
March
24.
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