Sunday 14 June 2015

Piku : a new trend film



 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