Lootera –a Saga of tranquil emotions sprinkled with somber pain and heart throbbing climax is a 'Masterpiece' of an artist who will have his name written in gold in the corridors of Bollywood as one of the most accomplished filmmakers of our time.
Sketched on the canvas in an extravagant fashion but still being close to subtlety it portrays the story of two people who fall in love, get separated and reunite again under grim circumstances with a cop-thief story in the background.
Varun an archaeologist from ASI comes to manikpur is search of a submerged city near the 400 year old temple which belongs to an aristocratic zamindar .Being a Charming young man with interest in arts and literature he impresses both the Zamindar and his Daughter. Soon they fall in love with each other but Varun is not what he claims to be, he has a dark secret which inhibits him from getting married to her but with a hope of starting a new life leaving his past behind he decides to marry her and get settled in some place where the tentacles of his past can't reach him. But his honest emotions are not strong enough to escape the clutches of a guilty past and he eludes on the day of the marriage leaving Pakhi heartbroken for life.
Four Years later Pakhi is dying of a fatal disease and in her desolation she seeks solace by letting the writer in her live .Soon she loses hope of life and decides to die when the last leaf on a withering tree falls. This is when Varun accidentally enters her life again under drastically different circumstances .
Lootera is a deftly crafter piece of art where every frame looks like a travel postcard with outstanding performance from the actors which gives life to the picturesque story .The leads are in top form and give their career –best performance but the real hero for me is Vikramaditya Motwane whose treatment to one of the most widely loved short story 'The Last Leaf', would have brought tears in the eyes of O 'Henry himself.
Viramaditya is a director who is in total control of the story and specializing in extraordinarily shot 'Muted Sequences' which showcase a Master Story tellers grip on his art. The music by Amit Trivedi is like Milk in 'Darjeeling Tea' it gives a flavour to the viewers which is reminiscent of 'Old World Charm'.
Lootera is a must watch , technically brilliant film with outstanding direction ,music and performance. Its quality cinema at its best , for me it is the best movie I have seen this year and one of the those movies which are not bound by time. It will be as enjoyable 10 years from today like it was watching it for the first time.
*****(For being an emotionally satisfying movie after a very long time)
Sketched on the canvas in an extravagant fashion but still being close to subtlety it portrays the story of two people who fall in love, get separated and reunite again under grim circumstances with a cop-thief story in the background.
Varun an archaeologist from ASI comes to manikpur is search of a submerged city near the 400 year old temple which belongs to an aristocratic zamindar .Being a Charming young man with interest in arts and literature he impresses both the Zamindar and his Daughter. Soon they fall in love with each other but Varun is not what he claims to be, he has a dark secret which inhibits him from getting married to her but with a hope of starting a new life leaving his past behind he decides to marry her and get settled in some place where the tentacles of his past can't reach him. But his honest emotions are not strong enough to escape the clutches of a guilty past and he eludes on the day of the marriage leaving Pakhi heartbroken for life.
Four Years later Pakhi is dying of a fatal disease and in her desolation she seeks solace by letting the writer in her live .Soon she loses hope of life and decides to die when the last leaf on a withering tree falls. This is when Varun accidentally enters her life again under drastically different circumstances .
Lootera is a deftly crafter piece of art where every frame looks like a travel postcard with outstanding performance from the actors which gives life to the picturesque story .The leads are in top form and give their career –best performance but the real hero for me is Vikramaditya Motwane whose treatment to one of the most widely loved short story 'The Last Leaf', would have brought tears in the eyes of O 'Henry himself.
Viramaditya is a director who is in total control of the story and specializing in extraordinarily shot 'Muted Sequences' which showcase a Master Story tellers grip on his art. The music by Amit Trivedi is like Milk in 'Darjeeling Tea' it gives a flavour to the viewers which is reminiscent of 'Old World Charm'.
Lootera is a must watch , technically brilliant film with outstanding direction ,music and performance. Its quality cinema at its best , for me it is the best movie I have seen this year and one of the those movies which are not bound by time. It will be as enjoyable 10 years from today like it was watching it for the first time.
*****(For being an emotionally satisfying movie after a very long time)