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Producer/s:
K Raghavendra Rao
Director: Mahesh Dattani
Cast: Shabana Azmi,Prakash
Rao, Perizaad Zorabian, Lillete Dubey
Music: Mani Sharma, Amit
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 There
is merriment in a small village in South India. Seems
like some sort of celebration. The next morning two
women and their little sons board a bus that will take
them to the city. There is happiness written all over
their faces. One is Swarnalatha (Shabana Azmi), a talented
Carnatic singer with a burning ambition to perform in
the city, and the other is her friend, a talented violinist.
As the film progresses we learn that they are going
to perform at a function in the city. Soon tragedy strikes.
Their bus meets with a major accident after a face to
face collision with a car coming from the opposite direction.
Swarnalatha loses her son and friend in the accident.
A lot of other villagers are also killed. A devastated
Swarnalatha, blames herself for the unfortunate incident
as she had forced her friend to accompany her. She now
spends her time in a self-imposed exile and never dares
to cross that ill-fated bridge ever, where the gory
incident occurred.
Twenty years later.
Cut to Abhinay (Prakash Rao), Swarnalatha's friend's
son, who survived the accident. He has just quit a lucrative
job as a composer of ad jingles. He harbours ambitions
of forming his own music group and compose memorable
music. He is almost run over by Pinkie (Perizaad Zorabian),
on a visit to his village. Yes, these are the three
main characters in the film, whose lives are interwoven
with each other in a strange manner. What really breaks
Pinkie emotionally is her mother's revelation that it
was her drunk father who was responsible for the accident.
He was driving the car that collided with the ill-fated
bus. Then on, she makes it her mission in life to help
Abhinay in his musical endeavours. This is her way of
making up the loss of his mother to him. The common
love for music brings our three main characters together.
The best part about
the film is that it does not digress from its subject
and venture into unwanted territories. This film appeals
even more as not much was expected from writer-director
Mahesh Dattani's after his disastrous debut film, 'Mango
Soufflé'. But surprisingly this one is packed
with emotional moments without any melodrama. The artistic
and creative vision of director of photography Rajiv
Menon enhances the visual experience. Music by Mani
Sharma and Amit Heri is very pleasant to the ears. However,
the villagers speaking in English is a little jarring
to the senses.
The one scene that
stands out among the rest is when Pinkie forcibly takes
Swarnalatha in her car across the same bridge where
the accident occurred 20 years back. The fear on Swarnalatha's
face and the determination on Pinkie's face look real.
The following scene in which Pinkie breaks down after
confessing to Abhi and Swarnalatha about her father's
involvement in the accident is superb. The climax when
Swarnalatha sings on stage with Abhi and his group is
brilliant. It brings a lump to one's throat.
Prakash Rao seems to
be a natural actor but tends to be a little stiff at
times. But surely someone to watch out for in future!
Perizaad Zorabian is a natural and easy performer. She
gives a controlled performance but is understandably
bubbly and energetic during the performance scenes.
The talented Lillete Dubey as Mrs. Kapoor, Pinkie's
mother, is a real delight. Only she could have ridden
on the back of a buffalo in the village with so much
conviction, much to the amusement of the villagers and
the audience. The entire sequence which shows Mrs. Kapoor's
trip to the village is funny and adds light moments
to the film. Lillete exudes the necessary warmth on
screen and lightens the mood in many scenes. What can
one say about Shabhana Azmi's performance? She is undoubtedly
brilliant in every scene whether she is laughing or
crying. Overall a short and sweet film that is definitely
worth watching
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