On LSC and life…
Spoilers: Unavoidable
It takes some time to realize and put together holistically the achievement of Advait Chandan’s LSC. In its own fragments of cinematic scenes, it doesn’t seem to present many take-aways; but as a whole, as a ‘circle of life’ it hits you hard enough as depicted in the climactic scenes of the movie. There are two things to any good movie: An enlightenment-devoted/entertainment successful marriage or getting 100% right one of these components. The former might mostly not rake in the moolah; the latter surely does. Aamir takes the path of the former mostly and that might prove its undoing. This is one honest film-making with no intention at all, on the box-office. One can interpret my line anyway one wants.
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An Jo on ‘Gangubai Kathiawari’ and ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ performances
Posted in Commentary, SS Exclusive, the good with tags An Jo, GANGUBAI KATHIAWARI, laal Singh Chaddha on August 18, 2022 by munnaThe Performances’ weightage
Over the weekend, I finally watched ‘GANGUBAI KATHIAWARI’ on Netflix. Two things struck me; one, the horrible negation Aamir is getting for LSC, and two, the over-praise that Alia got for GK.
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