Once Again

A beautiful portrayal of a mature romance...... with brilliant and soul stirring performances by Shefali Chaaya and Neeraj Kabi.  

It's extremely slow moving, almost at a meditative pace............ through deep joys and soulful moments...through challenges and issues...... be they their own quirks and traits set over the years, or through their children or through the larger society.

There's tremendous chemistry....her huge and expressive eyes....his brooding personality ....and a lovely backdrop of the sounds of cooking and the streets of Mumbai, which add a lot of character to the film.

He a well known actor, and she a restaurateur running her own kitchen. A relationship that stays on the phone for many years, until they just have to meet. 

Some nice symbolism where she says she is afraid of the sea, and he of the mountains....looked to me like her fear of taking the deep dive, and his of  scaling those heights...... the struggle in embracing those deeper desires and the guilt and fear of judgement.

Another thing that stands out is the way the daughters, both sides, are supportive of the relationship, but the son is not...he is more sensitive to image and opinion, and becomes a thorn in the space., a thorn that rips the very fabric. Stereotyping I guess, but largely true that daughters are by nature more empathetic.

Soulful and melancholic music nicely blends with the mood...

I loved the movie....and it's time to say that thanks to Netflix , as I doubt such cinema would see the light of day in theaters.