Masaan-A journey from death to rebirth.

Hello world, this is my first blog post. I would hope that you guys are going to like this thing. Some people are not going to love my opinions, but who cares? As long as the greater majority thinks my posts are subtle and justified, I won’t stop. So, here’s my first review for the movie-Masaan.

The first thing that came to my mind as soon as I pressed the ‘cross button’ at the end of the movie was the legendary quote from Batman Begins-“Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.” From my point of view this movie was all about a second chance, an escape from the past that haunts us in every step of our life.

Massan(means crematorial grounds) revolves around the life of the two main characters-A young lady who is caught up in a sex scandal and a young engineering student who falls in love with an upper caste girl. Both desperately try to leave behind their past which could well screw up the rest of lives.

The movie presents before us an exquisite as well as an ugly display of Varanasi, which is the holy town of India with trippy ‘babas’ and innumerable ghats. Many movies which tend to capture the life of city often fails in presenting before the audience the dark side of it,the face which is hidden. Neeraj Ghywan does it with no stone unturned. The ecstatic shots of the river with all the lights and diyas  provides a visual relief to the audience. From what I can say it was just sheer brilliance. For a directorial debut, this movie certainly raised the standards. For a movie based on a small town and a cast which is relatively unknown, the movie had every chance of succumbing to boredom, but thanks to the director he manages to engage us throughout the whole journey that manages to keep us in the edge of our seats.

The movie being a Cannes Winner, doesn’t need to be reminded that the cast put up an excellent performance. The lead characters played by-Richa Chadda and Vicky Kausha; were absolutely ingenious in their performance. The standards were raised higher when the supporting cast put up an performance that was totally commendable. Sanjay Mishra brilliantly portrays a typical Sanskrit guru who finds himself in pieces when he finds about the misdoings of his daughter. Even he succumbs to the greed of the cop Tiwari who demands an exorbitant amount of money and threatens to publicise something that could have totally torn apart the Pathak family. But just like the other lead roles he manages to find his ray of hope, thanks to his side kick-Jhonta. Shweta Tripathi with her sweetest smile and her lovely UP accent steals our hearts and breaks it too.

This the kind of movie you should watch on a lonely afternoon when you have nothing to do and you feel like every good movies on the planet. Trust me this is going to make your day and the whole story would continue to linger in your heart just like the flames of creamatorial grounds. This movie acts a source of inspiration for the people who are grieving over their set-backs and heart breaks. This movie gives us a lesson on redemption. It teaches us to wake up and start a new journey.

“This is the exactly the kind of movie Bollywood needs.”

Ratings-8.8/10(A must watch)

Hope you opine the same as of my review. This is my first attempt in this field. It would really lifts my spirits up and encourage me to provide you with some great stuff if you give a thumbs up and you start following me.