Nagaj Manjule, the celebrated
directed of the cult Marathi film Fandry
has come out with yet another compelling tale in Sairat. The film is very important for our times, especially where
caste and creed take priority over blood relations; where humanity is sacrificed
on the altar of so called family honour and pride.
Director: Nagraj Manjule
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The film is a suave narration of
love story between a boy (Parshya) from a poor family and a girl (Archi) from
the upper echelons. As expected, it is a love tale that cannot be! And hence
all the drama has to unfold. As the narrative proceeds, though, there seems to
be a semblance of normalcy appearing, and yet what seems to win at the end is the
tragic ‘family honour’.
The whole film is a realistic
scripting of what seems to happen in many parts of Indian conservative
societies. It is not making undue overt statements either. The characters in
the film are the next door neighbours going about their daily routine. However,
things take a serious turn when what seems normal is ‘shattered’ by the unusual
love tale.
This is indeed an important film
for our time – a time which has developed so much scientifically and
technologically and yet backward in its reasoning and attitudes to life. Not
just for the narrative it unfolds, but for the boldness it exhibits in
presenting the day to day events in all its beauty and rawness. In fact, this
film has the potential to both entertain and shock, placing before us the
limitless passions – both positive and negative – at work among humans. The
young new actors – deserve plaudits for the life they have added to the
narrative.
- Melwyn Pinto SJ
Very interesting. I would definitely watch it. Indeed, the story is reflective of the contemporary times where the scene of discrimination and prejudice only get grim.
ReplyDeleteWell read. A very touching movie for our time I wish the work watch this. Brilliant attempt from Fr. Melwyn to make it simple for us to read the movie good job
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