What goes in one end, comes out the other. Any mention of human excretion usually elicits an ewwwu !! of disgust. Polite society demands euphemisms, especially when it is about adults and their digestive tract functions.
Shoojit Sircar had gone full frontal in ‘Vicky Donor’, using wiggly sperm to tell a heart-warming tale. Here he switches his attention to, as they say, the backside. In other words, shit, which usually gets shovelled out of view, never to be mentioned again. Not in ‘Piku’. Emphatically, vocally not. Shoojit Sircar’s lead character lets you know loudly and clearly where he is at, before flushing the evidence noisily down the Delhi-Kolkata toilets he inhabits: the crusty Bhashkor (Amitabh Bachchan) will remind you of your dyspeptic uncle whose life revolves around his `motions’, and his `peti’ of homoeopathic pills which is lugged wherever he goes.
Piku gives the go-by to the usual trappings of Hindi cinema and offers a fresh and deliciously quirky take on a deeply layered father-daughter relationship, which despite all the odds stands "Unshaken" !
Amitabh Bachchan’s delivery of his constipated Bengali bhadralok jumps between a couple of notes, his accent occasionally slipping. And because most of Deepika Padukone’s scenes are with him, she comes off same-same too, though you can see how she can use her coltish beauty to advantage when she is let alone. Even Moushumi Chatterjee, as the gadabout ‘mashi’, is too much fun !. Raghubir Yadav, as the old-confidante-doctor is good, though, as is Sengupta.
The only one given enough wiggle-room is Irrfan, and he makes the most of it, shifting, manoeuvring skilfully, not letting himself be caught in one position. He is the outsider to Piku’s world, and how he enters and makes space for himself, lets the film breathe and come alive.
Shoojit Sircar had gone full frontal in ‘Vicky Donor’, using wiggly sperm to tell a heart-warming tale. Here he switches his attention to, as they say, the backside. In other words, shit, which usually gets shovelled out of view, never to be mentioned again. Not in ‘Piku’. Emphatically, vocally not. Shoojit Sircar’s lead character lets you know loudly and clearly where he is at, before flushing the evidence noisily down the Delhi-Kolkata toilets he inhabits: the crusty Bhashkor (Amitabh Bachchan) will remind you of your dyspeptic uncle whose life revolves around his `motions’, and his `peti’ of homoeopathic pills which is lugged wherever he goes.Piku gives the go-by to the usual trappings of Hindi cinema and offers a fresh and deliciously quirky take on a deeply layered father-daughter relationship, which despite all the odds stands "Unshaken" !
Amitabh Bachchan’s delivery of his constipated Bengali bhadralok jumps between a couple of notes, his accent occasionally slipping. And because most of Deepika Padukone’s scenes are with him, she comes off same-same too, though you can see how she can use her coltish beauty to advantage when she is let alone. Even Moushumi Chatterjee, as the gadabout ‘mashi’, is too much fun !. Raghubir Yadav, as the old-confidante-doctor is good, though, as is Sengupta.
Shoojit Sircar’s exploration of human relationships through unusual pegs provides his films an instant hook. And focusing upon bowel movements is certainly novel. ‘Piku’ sparks beautiful moments, and I threw my head back and guffawed on almost all of those moments !
In a Nutshell PIKU is the FINEST FILM of 2015 So far !!... DON'T SIT... OUT On this ONE...Peeps ! ... ;-)
Cheers !
Jeetendra Mehra AKA BUNNYMAN... ;-)
Cheers !
Jeetendra Mehra AKA BUNNYMAN... ;-)
Rajiv masand beware😉 excellent review!!
ReplyDeletehahhahaha....thanks Bud.. :-)
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DeleteBeautifully written keep up the good work:-D
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DeleteBunnyman nice review.. Well written as usual ...M waiting for my moment / moment of watching this Cinema...:-p .. .
ReplyDeleteThanks Nikki...yes plz do watch it asap... :-)
ReplyDeleteNice review.. And a nice film.
ReplyDeleteThanks Madhur :-) ... Yup it's a very well crafted film ...
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