Yet another remarkable film by Jhanu Barua the acclaimed Assamese director in film circles.. Anupam Kher can be proud of his excellent characterization of a retired professor of Hindi literature getting into Alzheimer's disease. Kher can have his soul satisfaction of his best two films in his life-SARAMSH and this film in spite of intervening roles which he has to do for his bread and butter.
Every action of Kher including the way he walks, he smiles, his jokes, his bout of forgetfulness brings tears to the even most rational viewer. Urmila as his daughter is the best support to Kher. The restrained acting by these two and others makes us proud even India can produce such a film. The mock court (more or on the lines of Tendulkar's famous Marathi drama) may be little dramatic but it serves the purpose and clears the cobweb in the minds of the professor. The professor's last reply to the court blames all of us for the death of Gandhi.
This is an excellent serious film. Those whose first language is not Hindi may better see it with subtitles.
Every action of Kher including the way he walks, he smiles, his jokes, his bout of forgetfulness brings tears to the even most rational viewer. Urmila as his daughter is the best support to Kher. The restrained acting by these two and others makes us proud even India can produce such a film. The mock court (more or on the lines of Tendulkar's famous Marathi drama) may be little dramatic but it serves the purpose and clears the cobweb in the minds of the professor. The professor's last reply to the court blames all of us for the death of Gandhi.
This is an excellent serious film. Those whose first language is not Hindi may better see it with subtitles.