Thursday, October 23, 2014

Finding Fanny: Journey within

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
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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

2 comments:

  1. The film's promo are quirky, and so didn't feel like watching it. This review, however, has changed my mind. I am so gonna watch this film. :)

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