Roopa Iyer's film 'Colors' tells a tale of unity amongst diversity. The story revolves around Britney, a little girl who has lost her parents in a plane crash while coming to India. However, she somehow remains alive. In the course of Britney's journey through India, the children she comes across stand up by her, take care of her, save her from all kinds of threats, starting from the wild animals to the humans with incorrect motives. It is the children who do not care about the discrimination between them and Britney: difference in language, race, color, background, food habit, lifestyle, nothing could build up a wall between the kids and Britney. In the end, it is the children who hand over Britney to the police, from where she's sent to her homeland finally.
The USP of the movie is in the subject itself. Such a relevant topic; beautifully established, without being preachy. Very bright color palette, adding an extra charm to the story progression. The background music is intricate. Decent cinematography, good direction, and mind blowing performances by the kids. The child actors including Britney were spot on in terms of expressions, body language, and dialogue delivery. They were confident in the choreographed dance sequences as well.
Unlike most cult films, which caters only to the serious film audience, or the cinephiles, 'Colors' goes one step ahead by breaking the idea of how a cult film usually looks like. The rebellious act of breaking the notion was evident in each and every section of the film; starting from the casting to the choice of the outfits, to the use of a few song-and-dance routines which is an important element if the popular commercial cinema. This one hour and forty minutes of duration set up a perfect balance between a necessary message and the entertainment values. This establishes a ray of hope for good filmmaking. The sooner we break our preconceived boundaries of art, better the society we make, better the films we create.
Panchali Kar/Cult Critic/CICFF