Finding Fanny is an odd film amidst hundreds of Bollywood films that
vie for attention every week. It is an off-beat, yet deeply sincere attempt to
craft human search for love. The film falls in the genre of road movies. While
on the road on a journey in search of a long-lost love, each of the five
characters finds himself/herself, or rather they find their true destiny.
Director: Homi Adjania
Film Clip
Each of the five characters that
journey on the road to find Fanny, has a love story that has never been
explored as yet. However, each of them is embroiled in a precarious situation
that needs to be overcome. While those that can rise above their
self-centredness end up happy, one of them, the most egocentric, disappears
into oblivion. What lingers on with the audience is the ‘ideology’ of the film:
even while life ends, love lasts forever. And this thought is put across in the
narration as simply as possible. In fact, the film itself has a very easy take
on life. You find the characters living life with very few of its
complications.
The casting has been near
perfect, with legendary Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapoor
giving the film a classic character. Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor are the
younger and romantic additions. One must say, in this film it is these five
characters, more than anything else, who define the soul of the film. Of
course, one must not forget the typical Goan-Portuguese style music and the
scenic picturisation. The Goan backdrop adds natural flavour to the overall
theme of the film.
- Melwyn Pinto SJ
