The movie is a series of staccato shots with no apparent co-relation to any central theme.
Most of the scenes depicted do not do justice to the average Indian in the bay area. There is a nerd (Murali) who always keeps sharpening his pencil and drops the pencils in his hand whenever someone says a word. There is another scene of a potluck party where there's this guy keeps stuffing food in his mouth. If the intent is to show a single guy gorging at potluck parties, at least let the guy eat off a plate. And I don't know many engineers who stuff an entire samosa and a couple of rasgollas into their mouths at one go.
The depiction of these characters (and almost every other character in the movie) is so unrealistic that a few minutes into the movie, it gets to you. And with an abrupt (and absurd) ending you are left with a distasteful feeling.
Lastly the fact that the movie was made on a shoe string budget and what is clearly inferior equipment is very apparent. The acting, camera work, lighting and sound are all pathetic. All in all, avoidable at all costs.
p.s. I have seen a couple of plays by Naatak company and my advise to them is to stick to drama and not subject unsuspecting audiences to such atrocities.
Most of the scenes depicted do not do justice to the average Indian in the bay area. There is a nerd (Murali) who always keeps sharpening his pencil and drops the pencils in his hand whenever someone says a word. There is another scene of a potluck party where there's this guy keeps stuffing food in his mouth. If the intent is to show a single guy gorging at potluck parties, at least let the guy eat off a plate. And I don't know many engineers who stuff an entire samosa and a couple of rasgollas into their mouths at one go.
The depiction of these characters (and almost every other character in the movie) is so unrealistic that a few minutes into the movie, it gets to you. And with an abrupt (and absurd) ending you are left with a distasteful feeling.
Lastly the fact that the movie was made on a shoe string budget and what is clearly inferior equipment is very apparent. The acting, camera work, lighting and sound are all pathetic. All in all, avoidable at all costs.
p.s. I have seen a couple of plays by Naatak company and my advise to them is to stick to drama and not subject unsuspecting audiences to such atrocities.