A cute Slice-of-life short which doesn't make you miss Bollywood at all!! Heck it could be the T20, and who really wants to sit for 3 hours if you get the same feel good much faster?! An unintended bus ride through the Marathi hinterland between Bombay and Poona (Yes Siree - I shall stick to the 'originals', the judgemental clichés in the film, notwithstanding!!) with a gentle matching music score, pairs up a Hindi reader with an obviously B-school abroad accent! The bus doesn't stick to the expressway and neither does the plot and never drags! You have a gentle smile all through the beginning (from wishing that you may now deign to travel in local buses if such attractive ladies are to be found :) ) and sometimes a gentle laugh; all too frequently nodding in perfect understanding of how judgemental we can all become! I was thrilled when this went on to grab the Filmfare award - to realize that We've matured enough to enjoy without the villain the vamp and the item number!! A wistful travel tale - wish for more like these!!
3 Reviews
The good, old romance of a Travel-Story
Tanay_LKO3 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
"Jeevan ke safar mein raahi... Kya 'sach-much' milte hai bichhadh jaane ko?"
Just like the most surprising instants, we find ourselves in an odd place amongst good company with no certain reason. That innocently judgmental small-talk gravitates soon enough into those childhood stories cluttered amidst long-forgotten memories. And, as the presumptions of appearances are shed, the nostalgic empathy isn't that difficult to comprehend.
Therefore, when a sharp polyglot travel-writer Raina ("Night"; Manjari Phadnis, "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na") and a suave automative-designer Udayan ("Morning"; Harshvardhan Rane, "Sanam Teri Kasam") meet this way, a lot unearths between that car break-down and catching an alternative bus. Just like them, we feel glad to have taken that trip as we wholeheartedly wait for the 'night and day' to meet.
Under the upcoming film-director Aarti S. Bagdi, it oozes with a story- telling delight; as the protagonists - (esp. Rane - who has come a long way since his Hindi film-debut) are spot on for our heart and curiosity both lie in their chemistry.
"Khamakha" serves as a sensible, 'clear-of-any-flashy-hoopla' example of modern, coming-of-age film-making in the largest film industry. There is decent editing, a background-score and a small track - thus, even the connoisseurs (and critics) wouldn't complain of watching this "Filmfare's People's Choice Award winner for Best Short- Film". The new-era of cine-goers could perhaps, still have higher hopes; nevertheless they'd be on the lookout for more such works.
Just like the most surprising instants, we find ourselves in an odd place amongst good company with no certain reason. That innocently judgmental small-talk gravitates soon enough into those childhood stories cluttered amidst long-forgotten memories. And, as the presumptions of appearances are shed, the nostalgic empathy isn't that difficult to comprehend.
Therefore, when a sharp polyglot travel-writer Raina ("Night"; Manjari Phadnis, "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na") and a suave automative-designer Udayan ("Morning"; Harshvardhan Rane, "Sanam Teri Kasam") meet this way, a lot unearths between that car break-down and catching an alternative bus. Just like them, we feel glad to have taken that trip as we wholeheartedly wait for the 'night and day' to meet.
Under the upcoming film-director Aarti S. Bagdi, it oozes with a story- telling delight; as the protagonists - (esp. Rane - who has come a long way since his Hindi film-debut) are spot on for our heart and curiosity both lie in their chemistry.
"Khamakha" serves as a sensible, 'clear-of-any-flashy-hoopla' example of modern, coming-of-age film-making in the largest film industry. There is decent editing, a background-score and a small track - thus, even the connoisseurs (and critics) wouldn't complain of watching this "Filmfare's People's Choice Award winner for Best Short- Film". The new-era of cine-goers could perhaps, still have higher hopes; nevertheless they'd be on the lookout for more such works.
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