MIRCH : A film worth watching.
Humour, pathos, suspense, sexuality...in short, an aesthetic feast. Wonderful performances from all concerned (Arunoday Singh's a revelation !): Raima, Konkona, Ila Arun, Boman Irani, Shreyas Talpade, Shahana Goswami, Sushant Singh...an ensemble cast who complement each other to perfection and compliment the director's faith in them. Tisca Chopra in a brilliant cameo. Great cinematography, amazing dialogues, intricate and compelling sets, visual delight in the form of costume selection and sweeps of landscape and especially the presentation of "Kaare kaare badra".
Those who interpret the 'A' certification as offering a lot of lurid sexual excitement would be in for disappointment. Sex is a character by itself and one that infuses vibrant life into the characters, stories, dialogues, landscapes, sets and scenes. The film, however, is more than just four stories. Each is a carefully executed little gem. My personal favourite is the third one, I have to confess. And I can't recall Raima looking as exquisite as she does in this one.
I was especially taken by the director's careful use of colour (black & white vs rich colour) to separate the connecting narrative to the stories narrated. It is evident that a lot of hard work has gone into making the film since it translates into considerable visual subtlety.
Music has been used sparingly but to excellent effect, speaking for the characters when it would not do to say much for themselves. I just can't get over Shankar Mahadevan's "Kaare kaare badra"...it is the song of the moment, walking about the corridors of my heart-heavy mind.
And I hope people don't find gender issues in the film. The complexities of a human mind have been evocatively portrayed and I personally feel that sexual biases would mar the intended empathetic depth of the viewer. Just go with the flow of the film and it should please you. If uncertain, just remember, the direction is by Vinay Shukla.
Well then, what are you waiting for ? Go watch it !
4 comments:
here after aeons! good to be around..have to catch up on a hundred films. Will watch, since it comes as a recco frm u.
yeah, it was an interesting concept indeed...
btw, the director is Vinay Shukla, not Vinay Pathak :)
@ KG : Yup, do watch it. It's different.
@ Malini : Thanks for the correction. I must have been absent-minded while penning that part :-)
@ KG : Yup, do watch it. It's different.
@ Malini : Thanks for the correction. I must have been absent-minded while penning that part :-)
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