This is my first movie review and a
series of awesome movies from a few talented and courageous directors like
Tigmanshu Dhulia, Anurag Kashyap and Ram Gopal Varma absolutely forced me to
take up movie review writing.
Coming back to the movie in question
Lunchbox, watched it a couple of days back in Lucknow. I could guess the plot
from stuff on the movie that one can find on social media. But my guess work was
not altogether correct second half of the movie has its surprises. The
character of Saajan Fernandes has many layers and his innate goodness shines
through in moments that would have had even the most virtuous fall. I think
this was the high point of the movie for me at least. But this is most subtly
portrayed in the movie and the credit for this goes to not only Irrfan but the
screenplay writer too. The Lunchbox offers a release from the drab and
uninteresting lives of the two main characters but the force of habit and
limitations of a middle class life are too strong as shackles to break. Watch
the movie to see how it turns out between the two main characters. Any words used
to describe the talent of Irrfan are words wasted because it appears as if
Irrfan was created by God only to act. He has successfully put life in
otherwise dead movies by his very presence. In this he resembles Marlon Brando
and Rajesh Khanna who could carry the weight of dead movies on their soldiers.
What happens when such an actor is supported by good direction and a very
engaging story – sheer magic happens.
Nimrat Kaur plays the part like a veteran of many movies though this is
her first movie. Much credit must go to the makeup man who changes Irrfan’s
makeup subtly with each new turn in the plot. Direction is near flawless though
I personally never liked open endings. As a middle class and middle aged person
myself I can relate very much to this masterpiece by Ritesh Batra. Bravo!
Hope inspired by such movies, Bollywood
takes a new road lately travelled by Tigmanshu Dhulia, Anurag Kashyap and which
was created perhaps by Ram Gopal Varma.
