Piku:
a
new trend film
People
who had watched Piku were talking
very highly of the movie and after watching it; lengthy discussions were held by
the audience and dissected the constipation problems with new perspectives and
connotations. I watched this much talked about movie a couple of days back. The
film is very simplified and the narration goes around a simple common subject
of everyday life in a neat way. Here the author very intelligently analyses the
simple subject like constipation that affects human beings both physically and psychologically
and how get maniacal about such things in old age. The script of the film, the
dialogues, the total approach and the treatment - all speak of and reflect a
new perception that has been evolving in Indian cinema. Constipation as subject for a film was unthinkable some years back.
Glorifying, romantic themes are left out these days for simple and novel
subjects. Day today life related subjects, which were never before noticed as material
of substance, are researched and selected for films nowadays and this deviation
enthralls the audience, as change is inevitable. Songs and dances, which are the
inherent features of Indian cinema, do not have any roles in this movie, so it unfolds
effortlessly without any hitch. The small details of everyday life in the movie
make this film very endearing to each viewer. Amitabh Bachchan’s acting as an
ordinary man who is suffering from constipation is convincing and easily
relates to the audience. Deepika Padukone as a daughter of the irritating father
has acted brilliantly and sometimes with her silence, she speaks volumes. Her
sensitive touch to the role keeps the interest of the audience until the end.
The father-daughter relationship is portrayed very delicately and sensitively.
As nuclear families are on the rise these days, the responsibility of parents
lies with the children. The same is issue is touched here as a social message.
Director Shoojit Sircar has very successfully connects the audience to the
characters by handling the subject in a simple and straightforward manner.
Focusing on a subject like constipation and handling it brilliantly, the
director is taking the Indian cinema definitely on new lines.
Gayatri Desai
