Jal opens with a trigger warning of graphic violence, though there is not a scene of graphic, physical or
sexual violence in the film. This decision to exclude the ‘act’, and render it unworthy of representation
displays sensitive, ethical artistic intent. <br><br>
Devoid of any dialogue, it unearths years of silence without uttering a word. It pays an ode to an
indomitable spirit that rises despite all attempts to crush her spirit. It is a film about a cruel, ugly
moment in a beautiful girl’s life that scars her face, but not her soul, and not her life. In a country that
has the third highest number of acid attack cases in the world, for a story to take the turn towards a
fairytale is a positive, affirming decision. This turn towards the optimistic, positive side of things could have been inspired by the
Deepika Padukone-starrer Chhapaak, but even so, it remains a sensitive film with its own merits.

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