Titli

I wanted to watch Titli for awhile and managed to get hold of a VCD eventually.

This is a very dark story, not for those who are looking for a 'time- pass' watch.

It is also brutally real. The settings are so real. Apart from the smells of the surroundings that obviously do not come through, this is perhaps too real for comfort.

Whoever did the casting did a brilliant job. Shashank Arora is the perfect Titli, Shivani - Neelu as is the rest of the cast.

It is an unusual plot, very well executed. While I enjoyed the film as a film, this is not for those who seek entertainment in a movie.

The abusive language and some of the violent scenes are not recommended for children.

That said, Titli is worth a watch for those who like serious cinema.

Ever been punched in the gut so hard that you feel you will die. Thats what TITLI does to you. It is hands down the best movie that have came from the Indian Film Industry in the last 30 years. What a trump for the independent movie makers. Crappy superstars like salman, amir, hrithik should have learn something from this movie.

'Titli' for me is a movie which makes an impact because of the unique storyline, the plots and themes it covers at ground level is new and honest. The movie shows that how the circumstances in which a poor and ambitious person gets into causes him to take shortcuts and involve in evil means. How the rich and powerful and the so called 'friends' try to take advantage of your situation.

The story is about a poor family, comprising of people who won't blink before doing any harm to others. The members are working as a watchman, or at petrol pump as shown in some scenes, but to earn money they con people and steal their cars. To improve the chances of them to con people they know that they need a girl in their gang , and they get the younger son married to Neelu, and hence her story also comes in the picture where it is shown how ambitious she is but is also fooled because of blindly trusting strangers.

The director did a great work at showing the tension between the characters and the way he showed the brutal hammer scenes is praiseworthy. But he is swayed away with those long "ART MOVIE" shots, the shots were unpolished and the meaning he wanted to come out of them was also not effective.

The writing for some characters was really deep and sensitive. Like the father - a selfish person who just cares for his food and TV, and don't object to the wrong his sons are into. Rarely a character like this to be seen in bollywood.

The casting is done perfectly. Shivani as Neelu is a perfect fit and same goes for Ranvir Shorey as the elder brother.

Watch this movie for an enriching experience and the surprising solutions provided to the problem of ambitiousness or desperation of a poor immoral family.

All I can say is it is one of the serious kind of movies. It is sad to see the number of Audience it has gathered. It is serious drama which one should definitely watch. It highlights how one desperately tries to walk his way out of a turbulent atmosphere.

What I want to highlight is the nature of such criminals. They commit crime, despite that they fear God; they worship him in one of his forms. I guess if that's not that they are branded as psychopaths. For me accepting them, worshipping makes me uncomfortable. They belong to hell and nothing should come between that.

Final Verdict: If you like serious cinema unfolding into something good, don't skip this one. It needs to go to most of the audience.

Now 'Raw' isn't a genre but it could very well be. The movie is as Raw as it gets. If you are planning to watch this movie on a lazy Sunday afternoon then you're better off it.

This movie is not for folks who expect the typical 'Bollywood Happy Ending'. Its far more in touch with reality than any other movie that I've seen in the last year, which is what makes it raw and gripping.

This is not your typical weekend movie and takes you into a world that no one really wants to be a part of. The struggles, the relationships, the circumstances are very real and you ought to watch it if you don't mind a taste of the 'not so beautiful' reality every now and then.

A little more pace in the movie would've definitely made this a far more edgy thriller, lets get a better editor next time maybe!