Laali

I fail to understand why filmmakers can't provide good content and entertainment in a short film? The story has a good thought and intention, but just to show artistic elements and restraint, the director has stretches the viewing time to 35 mins which was like a 4 hr movie in this case. Pankaj sir is great as usual but the theme could have been used better and in much less time.

Absolutely pathetic movie. Such a wastage of time Pankaj tripathi is such an amazing actor. Don't know why he chose to do this movie.

Each minute I was just waiting for something Good to happen but nothing good happened at all.. it is the worst movie I've ever seen. I would not recommend it to anyone.

Laali is somewhat a special film that creates its own tiny universe with a lonesome Pankaj Tripathi whose daily job is to iron clothes for a living in Kolkata's suburbs. The opening is a a 9-minute static take and the film immediately immerses the viewer in his inner world and we can see that there is life and emotion. Pankaj manages with minimal gesticulation based mainly on the nuances of his eyes and his smile, it makes you to feel the vacuum of the character.

As time progresses, Pankaj finds a companion and it is an unclaimed red dress, he begins to cheer up and you watch him with excitement and worry. The repetition of motifs is quite simple and everyday story, might even seem pointless as the character ends his day with liquor. The music, radio show segment is attuned to each other and subtly provides a view his world. Overall, Whatever the judgements for the character, it starts to slip away, and we start to feel some affection for this laundryman.

Pankaj Tripathi doesn't even need to talk to make a good scene.

Laali is about loneliness and longing, how sometimes we just start contemplating associating certain things to the people we love.

A short but delicate tale of objectophilia of a laundry man with an unclaimed red dress in his shop. Tripathi's one-note roles in his previous films have somewhat ignored his versatility as an artist, but this short explores him to his proper caliber. A man who doesn't indulge in small talk but longs for a true companion is portrayed beautifully by Tripathi. The director relies on background noises, radio broadcasts quite skillfully to establish the premise of the film.