nairtejas

There's a woman who has spent 7 years living out of her husband's house's entrance (and never stepped inside) because her family failed to pay enough dowry. There's a thief who calls the local police station and sings a Hindi song and says nothing else before committing a theft. There's a loafer who calls his relationship "toilet love" because he, already married four times and with 16 kids, only gets time and privacy in his toilet to court his potential 5th wife. There's enough novelty like this in Manasa Vacha (Neither in Thought Nor Speech) to enjoy, event though it goes haywire towards the end. Watch it if you have some spare time.

Kaalidhar Laapata (Kaalidhar is Missing) is such a mature film with mature performances that it's impossible not to love it. An ageing man (Abhishek Bachchan) with growing dementia is left to fend for himself by his family. So starts a journey of exploration and self-introspection, with Bachchan living the character. It's a warm film that's bound to tug at your heartstrings and you'll let it because that's how wonderful the film is.

I was surprised to see that Reema Kagti was showing me the usual story of a motley crew of film enthusiasts banding together to make a dream film in a setting that's not at all conducive for it. Even the conflicts towards the middle show all signs of banality. Yet, it is only after a while that Superboys of Malegaon sheds its banal skin and reveals itself to tug at your heartstrings and never let go. I don't think I have held back tears for so long in a Hindi film in recent times but this one did it. They say you should start and end a film with a bang. Kagti surely knows it too.