Note: This review is of the Blu-Ray, not the actual movie. The Reviewer is not related to the team behind the Movie or Home Entertainment Business. This is just a review for helping the potential Buyers.
Due to long wait for the Hindi movies Blu-ray to release, I have to kept my blog on hold. But, thanks to Dharma Productions & Reliance Home Entertainment, Raazi Blu-Ray came out. And, i could start my blog. If Bollywood keeps releasing Blu-Ray, then I can keep on writing Blog.
Video Quality: Raazi is presented on the Blu-Ray by Reliance Big Entertainment. The 1080p picture quality is superbly detailed. The greenery of the mountainous region, interior decoration of the home, colour hues of the Uniforms etc. all look very detailed. Even, the spots/freckles and the scars on the Actor’s faces are clearly visible. The Blu-Ray does justice to the day-night shots in various scenes. Fine details on the uniforms, even the stitching or wrinkles on the clothes look impressively clear. The Blu-Ray picture quality does justice to the Cinematography of Jay I. Patel. This is one of the perfect Blu-Rays for the viewing experience. Our Indian Movies are generally filled with various colours. So, it becomes critical for the Cinematography/Photography team to present all the colours optimally. Otherwise, the certain shades will be more “on your face” types than the others.
In short, it scores 5 out of 5 for Video Quality
Audio Quality: The Blu-Ray comes with a lossless soundtrack of DTS HD Master Audio 5.1. The end credits of the movie lists Dolby Atmos used for sound mixing. But, why they didn’t release the Blu-Ray with Dolby Atmos as the main sound, no clue. I would have enjoyed the immersive experience of Dolby Atmos rather than DTS HD MA. Maybe, there was not much use of overhead sound in the entire movie.
Now, coming to the sound, DTS HD too delivers excellent sound. The volume level is apt; not very high like Bollywood Masala movies. I watched the entire movie at -35 level; whereas for few Indian Movies, my volume level never went above -43. I have observed that the volume is kept very subtle/medium for the movies directed by Meghna Gulzar (example Talvar & Filhaal). The dialogues are crisp & clear. The LFE gets work out during the song “Ae Watan” & few scenes such as when Alia is almost saved getting caught by the Head Servant (Abdul) red-handed in her Father-in-Law’s office room; explosion scene near the ending of the movie. There is surround sound activity in few scenes of the movie. The flickering of jewels, clicking of guns, tapping of morse code machine, clinks of glasses during the party etc. are just example that how clear & detailed sound mixing has been done. Even, the loudness of background score is optimal; at no point of time, it interferes with the dialogues of the movie.
So, for audio, i will give it 4.5 out of 5. Half points less for lack of Dolby Atmos soundtrack.
Overall score is 9.5/10
Filmi Keeda 