Dhuin

With the dirt, pollution and general wretchedness of Indian small town world, it's hard to portray it in a way that evokes a sense of nostalgia and yearning. This film does that in a way that it truly elevates the style to a new level for Indian films.

Darbhanga is all too human and yet larger than life as a backdrop for this film that takes a serious look at the struggle of youth and ways dreams are dreamt and then shattered on the daily.

However, the tone is not dark or one of hopelessness; it gives a deep "we will live to fight another day" vibe. The dreams are not shattered, they are just kept away in the mind, to be dreamed another day.

All of the tongue in cheek banter between the protagonists against the scale of their reality is wrapped up neatly by the background score that just pushes the film from good to excellent.

I loved everything about this film and I think most film lovers will feel the same way.