A film set in both 1980s India and a story set in the 1920s. The film has a nice exotic look to it, a light layer of grain, everything looks quite natural and pleasing visually without drawing attention to itself. The film is a drama that I suppose wishes to meet India on equal terms. The art and costume design is really nicely done but the story itself is very slow, there's not really that many characters you like and wish to latch onto. Characters often appear bored and don't do much, things feel flat and stale. There's some politics but the film overall just feels long. Overall I didn't really care that much for this film because it never really gave me a sense that I ought to be interested in what was happening and what the outcome would be.
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