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Laapataa Ladies (2023)
Refreshing and innocent
Enjoyed this flick with its freshness.
I was struck by the sheer innocence of all the characters, devoid of deceit or connivance. There was a certain honesty about each one, which is how we humans quintessentially are.
There are many supporting characters in even smaller roles, but a unique persona of each one is very clearly defined, detailed, depicted and well played out by the respective actor.
With this as a starting point, small and large social issues are subtly highlighted for contemplation, as to, what are our small and big goals, where should we be headed in the larger picture as a more evolved, open minded and happy society, what more needs to be and can be done.
Written by Sneha Desai and directed by Kiran Rao, the movie has star performances by Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastav and Ravi Kishan.
25th March, 2024.
Goldfish (2023)
The last two lines sum up the message
Story of a tumultuous love-hate relationship between a daughter and mother in the scenario of the daughter dealing with her mother's worsening dementia.
Set in a middle class London neighbourhood, Kalki's performance is perfect as the vulnerable daughter in shades of confusion, despair and eventual resolution of the situation. Deepti Naval's petit frame stands tall with her timeless elegance and effortless portrayal of an independent and talented woman, but a mother that has erred at times.
Mesmerising tracks of Hindi classical music in the backdrop and sporadic narration by Kalki in darkness add to the poetic rendition by the director Pushan Kriplani.
Typical seemingly ordinary and common, yet complicated situations, are briefly depicted through some of the neighbourhood characters and scenarios.
The last two lines - 'Do you remember me?' and 'Does it really matter?' - sums up the message of the film. Eventually trust and kindness is the essence of any relationship, long after every single layer of labels is removed, which defines the character of humankind.