Wednesday, April 13, 2011

ANTARDWAND: Rural shame

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TSI Five-O: Engrossing drama for intense viewing.

Consider this: A debutant director (Sushil Rajpal) and a slow-paced low-budget film set both literally and metaphorically in the unattended, crime-filled fields of rural Bihar. Not really a recipe for a blockbuster, but the National Award winning film is worth the applause.

The film, based on true events, starts with a young and unmarried couple in Delhi dealing with the shock and repercussions of an unexpected pregnancy. Raghuveer (Raj Singh Chaudhary), an aspiring civil-servant and a father-to-be, decides to travel to his hometown to break the news to his parents and convey to them the couple's decision to get married. His father (Vinay Pathak) however rejects the idea outright. Also, that very morning his father sarcastically discards another proposal from a persistent landlord (Akhilendra Mishra).

Things take an ugly turn when dejected Raghu, en route to Delhi after his father's shrewd disapproval, is kidnapped by the egoistic landlord. The landlord then gets his na've daughter (Swati Sen) forcefully married to an inebriated Raghu.

The second half deals with the emotional trauma the couple goes through. Raghu, practically imprisoned to the confines a bedroom, can't get his mind off his pregnant girlfriend; while his forced wife, desperate for attention, is subjected to a terrible dose of indifference by him.

The movie, through its intense scenes is hard-hitting. Cinematography and a sincere sketch of characters aside, what really stands out is the ruthlessness with which social issues like forced marriages and the disturbing extent of gender inequality are highlighted.

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