Pokhar Ke Dhunu Paar movie review: Poetic and profound, the best Hindi movie of the year | Movie Review News

Job opportunities aren’t the only thing the pandemic has robbed of people like Sumit and Priyanka. Their dignity was also taken away. And after living a fulfilling life in New Delhi and having nowhere else to go, they return to Darbhanga. Unwelcome at home, he holed up on the top floor of a dilapidated dormitory that was once a mansion, a symbol of their fractured relationship. Large doors and luxurious balconies create an illusion of freedom. But Priyanka is not free. Nor is she living in a penthouse, though it may seem like temporary accommodation. She is confined in an open-air prison, isolated from everyone else in her life and in the frames of the paintings composed by cinematographer Pradeep Vinyavel. On the other hand, Sumit spenderwasting time “outside”, wandering around the city, blowing in the wind with friends, and returning “home” every night with only bad news.

He is the embodiment of the Indian man living in blissful oblivion, or at least denial. He is so confident in his abilities as his lover and his provider that he ignores Priyanka’s repeated requests for help. She is played with such simmering intensity by Khan Jaa that she is visibly nervous around him, as if she has seen this movie before. It seems so. When he had a tantrum, she indulged him and caused worry, but never raised her voice. Even when Sumit promises to buy her the stove she asked for, she doesn’t believe him. She also doesn’t trust him even when he vows to take his job search more seriously. But as a woman who made perhaps the biggest decision of her life, to run away with the man she thought she loved, what options do she have?

Spanning just a few days, Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar lies at the intersection of producer Achal Mishra’s own film and Turkish author Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s moody epic. The story unfolds in long, unhurried, almost static shots, allowing Saurabh room for unexpected turns by allowing the dialogue to unfold naturally. Sumit and Priyanka know each other’s personalities inside and out. They know when they’re walking on eggshells or tiptoeing through a minefield. Often the “gist” of a scene becomes clear 10, sometimes 15 minutes after it starts.

A memorable scene is staged on the large balcony of their house, where Sumit and three of his similarly useless companions have an aimless conversation over alcohol with a “chakna” that no one can actually buy. . This is the longest and most revelatory piece of storytelling in the film, and there’s a reason Saurabh placed it after the halfway point. The movie assumes that by then alliances will have already been formed.

And while it was already hard to feel any real sympathy for Sumit, this scene pushes him even further into irredeemable territory. He seems to have a similar influence on most people. As played by the magnetic Jha, Sumit can turn on the charm when needed, but behind his bravado hides an insecure soul afraid of being alone. We learn that he was a loud voice that probably peaked in his teens and was the type to keep a handful of stragglers under control at some level because he had no one else to look up to. .his men’s egos are very fragile He refuses to face the truth and that he no longer has as many friends as he often boasts about. Sumit roams under the trees in the colleges of Delhi University, asking unsuspecting new students where to get a copy, which number to call in case of a ‘basad’, etc. , a 35-year-old student giving advice on everything. He is waiting to be cast as the lead character in Sandeep Reddy Vanga movie.

But why does Priyanka continue to stay with him? Like many relationships and relationships that have reached breaking point during the pandemic, there is a sense that an invisible thread has been snapped between Sumit and Priyanka due to the lockdown.we met them rear They probably fell in love, rear The thrill of rebellion fades, and this realization colors the film in a whole new light. Priyanka is brought back to reality by a visit from a friend of the same name, who takes a more conventional path but ends up being unhappy. Pokal que Dune Pars values ​​the never-ending pressure of starting anew rather than clinging to the past.

Pokal ke dunu parl
director – Parth Saurabh
cast – Abhinav Jha, Tanaya Jha Khan
evaluation – 4.5/5