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Rather than going with the fast-moving trend, this movie will stop you in between to think back on what you have actually lost in the middle of gaining everything. It's easy to portray a few minutes of action, laughter, or tears, but I think it's unbelievably tough to create a scenario where you are showing every minute of a thinking mind, every small detail, finding a bond between a mix of different emotions, and to showcase what actually life is and where we are heading in life. Amazing work. Assamese film industry is in deep trouble as we can see, so everyone was trying to copy trending movies from all over India, but creating something like this out of the box is a courageous thing.

'Anur' is a fairly straightforward movie. Well, at least till its third act. The plot is driven by the characters, and its best quality is that it never becomes self-aware. Instead of pleading for our pity, it increases our capacity for empathy. The external environment is always presented as a reflection of the character's inner thoughts. Whether something feels suspicious or appears harmless, it is the perspectives of the characters that we are subscribing to. And this makes the usual ambiance of being inside the house or out in the market very unusual. This treatment of exploring an aged character's psyche makes 'Anur' a slow-footed drama, and intentionally so. The emotions are subdued in the first half as the narrative is mostly built around the insecurities of an old lady living alone, but it does bring in a faint tune of melancholy that surface towards the end. And if you try not to sense the story's pacing but absorb its soul, the right emotions will come for you.

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