Fandry: Expression of Deep Distress

Praveen Lulekar The first chunk of Yellow is a fine example of what technology can do to story-telling. Craftily edited flashbacks tell you the story of tension mounted in a husband-wife after they discover that their daughter, their only child, is suffering with Down syndrome. Close camera movements,...

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Dhag: Heart and Honesty

Praveen Lulekar A story can be narrated in a number of ways. Most familiar among them – implied and direct. What we saw a few weeks ago, in Fandry, was a film that told everything quietly, through its camera angles, the silence between characters and a host of symbolisms. What we see in Dhag...

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Coffee Ani Barach Kahi: Simplicity and Charm

Praveen Lulekar Finally they get it right! Marathi films have been struggling with this so-called genre of romantic films for almost two years now. They tried the costumes of the 70s, cheesy dialogues, slowmo songs, long pallus, transparent shirts, bizarre interpretations of the complexities of...

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Duniyadari: A Mix of Flavours

Praveen Lulekar Many of us learn the way of the world…the Duniyadari in that age of romanticism, transition and spontaneity. The shell we lived in all these years is broken, the board exams are history and we are exposed t a new world – college. But college is just a platform. The real teacher...

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Astu: The Ephemeral Identity

Praveen Lulekar Where does art meet reality? Where do the ends of our lives meet? Is there an ultimate truth? How deeply is individual identity weaved in the larger nothingness? Astu is not a lesson in philosophy. It is a story that emerges from everyday reality, with all its minutes. It...

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