On the day
when Indian cinema is celebrating its glorious centenary; I still remember how
I, in my pre-teens, used to run after movie promotional rickshaws every time
they showed up in my village, just in hope to get a movie poster
someday. Memories are still fresh when my craze for the dynamic Kajol
landed me in celebrating her birthdays and posting articles and photographs of
her in a secret diary [I still have it :)] and trust me, there are numerous
other examples of hardcore fascination towards Indian cinema that run in our
veins secretly but passionately.
Karan-Zoya-Dibakar-Anurag’s
BOMBAY TALKIES is one of loveliest short film bouquet that takes us through how
Cinema or for that matter Bollywood has become an integral part of our
lives. So, you see Karan Johar effectively pushing his boundaries as a
filmmaker and walking around the dark galore of homosexuality where two people
[played immaculately by Randeep Hooda & Saquib Saleem] bond over their common
taste & love for bollywood music…SENSITIVE-BOLD-CONFIDENT!
Zoya Akhtar
decides to tell a dreamy story of a teenage boy [All praises for Naman Jain-
the child actor] who idolizes Katrina Kaif as shiela and has now discovered his
passion for being a dancer like her, rather than enrolling for masculine sports
i.e. soccer…ENGROSSING!
Dibakar
Banerji presents Nawazuddin in a story originally written by Satyajit Ray, for
a power-packed performance as a small time theatre-artist who is quite a
failure in real world but seeks a new glossy story in reel world to bring
rewarding smile on his bedridden daughter…MOVING-HEARTFELT-IMPRESSIVE.
Anurag
Kashyap’s short is definitely the most entertaining of the lot. A common man
from Allahabad struggles to meet his cinema-idol Amitabh Bachchan just to
fulfill his father’s sort of unusual last wish…HILARIOUS & LIKEABLE!
This ode to
cinema works for its finesse for the craft that gives you first rate
performances, brilliance of writing, flawless screenplay & the most
importantly its exhaustive realistic approach to stay honest to each segment
and subject. Not all the stories are unheard before but the sincerity in
execution demands a must watch in theaters. This is not
strictly experimental for classes, this is not formula based for masses…but a
rare for all cinema lovers. Cinema has given you a lot, now its time to return
the favor! [4/5]
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