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Chhello Show (2021) : Brief Review -

What Giuseppe Tornatore's Italian classic "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" missed, Pan Nalin's Chhello Show brings to the screen. An unforgettable ode to real struggle and love for cinema. Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso will always remain in memory books, and why not? That film was just magic, especially for a true movie buff. I won't say Tornatore missed something considering the late 80s filmmaking, because Cinema Paradiso was way ahead of its time. But today, when I look at it as a modern classic and think that there was a scope for something, then I would have loved to change the personal angle of the protagonist from a regular working guy to someone who loves cinema more than anything in life. But that's life, you know. You have to sacrifice the most loved thing to achieve some mainstream goals, so I will give it a fair excuse. However, Pan Nalin's Chhello Show made my imagination come to the reel life in the best possible way. The love for cinema is the basic subject, as we know, but how far you can take it is the real challenge. Nalin just didn't take the challenge, but set a landmark for others. An absolute banger of a cinema into cinema. Cinema Paradiso, Cinema Bandi and Chhello Show - three films that show you the real passion of cinema and I'd like to watch on the last day of my life. Nalin's film is an ode to all the great filmmakers and actors who have filled out life with different colours on 35mm. That climax, the bangles, and the names.. Speechless. A pin-drop silence with an ultimate burn. I was remembering films by Georges Méliès, DW Griffith, Fritz Lang, Ozu, Wilder and many more of those filmmakers mentioned there. Swapnil Sonawane's frames would get a 10/10 from Leonardo Da Vinci. What stunning cinematography! Thank you, Mr. Genius Nalin and the entire team of the Chhello Show for the show of a lifetime. The Cinema and we cinema lovers will always owe you a salute for this memorable tribute.

RATING - 8.5/10*

By - #samthebestest.