Theen Aur Aadha

An intriguing film, and kind of meditative, soul stirring and disturbing too. 

It's a film shot in one house over three eras, in the first it's a school, the second a brothel and the third a residence. 

It's a stone walled building, solid, impenetrable, narrow dark corridors....and it's in one of the rooms that all the stories play out. It's like the souls being trapped in by the walls and the relationships within it. 

The narrative of the three stories are titled 'Yamraj' (god of death), Natraj (god of dance), Kamraj (god of love) and the last half is Yakshraj (half god).

Yamraj, is a seemingly innocent but deep play between an ailing and almost dying grandfather and his sweet and innocent grandson.

Natraj, an honest space in an unexpected relationship between Jim Sarbh and a prostitute.

Kamraj is a seventy year old couple finding love again.

Yakshraj comes with some lilting, haunting music that reaches a crescendo, seeming to represent an escape from the building.

Endearing stories.....ambiguous too...the movie left me with an underlying feeling of some kind of dread and fear.

I understand each story was one long shot and so Dar Gai, the director chose all theater personalities, and that feeling comes in so distinctly. Each story is like a play...a chapter, endearing in it's own way.

I'd say watch....

A film that's also been screened at the London film fest. to add weightage to my recommendation :)