Abhishek Bachchan, talks with Subhash K Jha, Exclusively, on his excellent film Shararat, featuring an incredible cast that included Amrish Puri, Mohnish Behl, Helen, Om Puri, Tinnu Anand, Daisy Irani, and Dara Singh Randhawa, which released in 2002, unfortunately opposite Devdas…
What do we do when a meritorious film is completely eclipsed by a mega-event in cinema? Devdas left little room for a small sensitive effort like Shararat to grow, let alone glow. The first and foremost reason why Shararat deserves a chance is for its ability to create a harmony between life and sorrow, death and laughter. The film evokes a nostalgic ache for the young and yet leaves us with a lingering affection for the old.
Gurudev Bhalla’s Shararat enters the bleak but brave world of the old and the dying. His admirable autumn sonata suffers a serious shararat (mischief) due to its untimely release. Sanjay Bhansali’s Devdas overpowers this big-little film,...
What do we do when a meritorious film is completely eclipsed by a mega-event in cinema? Devdas left little room for a small sensitive effort like Shararat to grow, let alone glow. The first and foremost reason why Shararat deserves a chance is for its ability to create a harmony between life and sorrow, death and laughter. The film evokes a nostalgic ache for the young and yet leaves us with a lingering affection for the old.
Gurudev Bhalla’s Shararat enters the bleak but brave world of the old and the dying. His admirable autumn sonata suffers a serious shararat (mischief) due to its untimely release. Sanjay Bhansali’s Devdas overpowers this big-little film,...
- 7/12/2025
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
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