Monday, December 9, 2013

'Lootera' Review

I know I am late by couple of months to give my view about the movie as so much has been said and written about this Bollywood flick but, thought to pen down my observation.The movie is based in 50s and is a love story between two individuals . Love story started with a post independence dissolution of Zamindari system .

The Zamidar and his daughter 'Pakhi' live in Manikpur ( Bengal) in a palace full of precious antique pieces of hundreds of year old.
Varun ,claiming to be an archaeologist came to palace saying that he needs to excavate the zamidar's land to rake up ancient pieces.Pakhi seemed to fall in love with varun at first place.Frequent dinners, car rides and informal painting classes allow the two to explore each other’s feelings.
The first turn came when the government seizes Zamidar's land as part of new law to give only 15 acre land per zamidar ,leaving him in reduced circumstances.Varun expressed his feeling about pakhi to zamidar and said he will keep her happy always and also he would help zamidar to sold his ancestral pieces at international market.
The bigger twist came when the archaeologist whom the zamidar let inside his house on trust not only looted him but also left his daughter after promising her that he will marry her.After this betrayal Zamidar dies of shock ( not shown in movie) and his daughter moved to their dalhousie house to get rid of the past.The story continues when both meets again but now with mixed feelings of love and revenge.

The movie has super background music which keeps you tie with the emotions and also the whisper dialogue delivery takes away your attention.My eyes kept twitching seeing the greenery of Bengal and ravishing ice of dalhousie .Each frame was like a beautiful painting.I also like how the director beautifully connected the story of a king whose life was said to be in a parrot to the leafs of tree which pakhi thinks that her days are numbered as the number of leaf keeps falling from snow surrounded tree in front of her house.In the end when varun puts the leaf again on tree signaled his love for pakhi and will power to live.

I love the lyrics ,few lines :-

Zameer ki kahaani hai yeh
(Yehi bairaag hai, yehi bairaag hai..)
Shikayatein mitaane lagi..

Naa udne ki iss dafaa thaani
Parindo ne bhi wafaa jaani
Andhere ko baahon mein leke
Ujaale ne ghar basaaya hai
Churaya tha jo chukaaya hai
Shiqayatein mitaane lagi

Subah bedaag hai
Subah bedaag hai!

The movie is filled with love ,betrayal , and trust .I would say one of the best masterpiece of 2013.
Highly recommended .

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