A heart warming film, the kind that tugs at your heart, and leaves you with a smile.
A beautiful relationship between a mother and daughter. Chanda, (Swara bhaskar) a hard working and illiterate maid, whose only aspiration is to see her daughter Apeksha educated. And Apeksha (Ria Shukla) , a fun loving, math hating girl who seems happy being last bencher and enjoying her love for films. She's like rebel without a cause, settled with the idea of 'doctor ka beta doctor banega, engineer ka beta engineer banega, aur bhaayi ki beti aur kya banegi'
Ratna Pathak Shah, the lady in whose house Chanda cooks, plays a pivotal role of enabling change , a sensitive and tough support system to Chanda. She suggests and pushes Chanda to attend school. The hope is that it motivates the daughter by providing the challenge and the competition, and there's interesting dynamics that get played out there. She's was simply lovely...not preachy, not high handed....sensitive to her maid's moods, firm in her approach, genuine in feel.
Pankaj Tripathi as the school principal was simply par brilliant. His connect with the students while still being a conventional teacher was a treat to watch.
The dialogues with some relevant kahaawat's are at times so meaningful and touching that they just stay with you. "जब जागो तभी सवेरा" "कंगाली में आटा गीला ". Powerful stuff.
The love, the banter, teenage confrontations, simple joys (loved the moment of eating chowmein and watching a horror film together in their little shack) subtle connects....the film builds it's characters so beautifully, and with excellent acting by the entire ensemble, they deliver what I thought was a beautifully done realistic and non pretentious movie.
I could watch it again.
I could watch it again.
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