Cargo movie review: Vikrant Massey and Shweta Tripathi's spaceship takes off ingeniously, but runs out of fuel midway

There's a plague that's clouding the judgement of the Indian film audience — that plague is what I like to call the 'anti-mainstream syndrome'.

In short, people need to realise that just because a film is devoid of songs, lavish production values, action, masala and stripped of every commerical element known to man, it does not automatically become a great film, set to change the course of Bollywood. Thappad is a rare example of how a totally non-commercial film can actually work wonders and impact its audience.

People also need to realise that smart non-mainstream films, know how to balance commercial and non-commercial elements. AndhaDhun, Dangal, Article 15 and Saand Ki Aankh are fine examples in this regard. Most importantly, people need to judge a film on its merit, mainstream or not, lest they forget that even in the recent past, several hardcore mainstream ventures like Chak De!