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Baarish Aur Chowmein (2018)
A Wonderful film that justifies the name
Based on a short story, the film itself feels like a short story. A short story gives you a feeling of incompleteness in it's completeness. You'll feel something is left to be said, something is undone. Yet you don't feel discontent. This film gives you that feeling. The feeling of reading a good short story.
In it's short span of 48 minutes it created some wonderful moments which couldn't be achieved by so many two to three hour long movies. It criticised society's view on minority muslims in a single sequence bravely and subtly. It adressed the problem of patriarchy and the resistance against it from Neelu in a single conversation. The film is not loud, subtle yet strong, romantic and beautiful just like it's name.
Taapsee acted beautifully. Amit acted well too. The music is corresponding which is needed from the music department. It doesn't have to be extraordinary or excellent. It has to be corresponding. Direction, script, casting, acting, music, cinematography, editing, lighting, color correction everything the whole film was right in It's place, not scattered, not monotonous, not ambitious, not trying to be something it's not.
An honest film, 'Honesty' which I consider the most essential condition for any art. A well made film like a beautifully written short story.