@Siva - the reviewer wishes to thank you for the kind words. Some of our reviewers stay anonymous since that is the only way they can generate any interest in them :).
Firaaq is not as much of a turn-off as the fact that it has won 6 international awards would suggest. Perhaps that is because you go prepared for the fact that it has won 6 international awards and so keep your expectations at the, er, expected level, or it is because people who knowingly go to movies that have won 6 international awards are the kind that would enjoy them anyway. Anyway, it is better than Aamir, even if that's not saying much.
To be fair to it, Firaaq is not made for mainstream audiences - it is made for critics and film festivals, and if it can find people who will....