I felt like a peeping Tom getting a voyeuristic kick watching uncomfortable snippets from somebody else’s life. Very in your face, it presents life in all its rawness, sans the polish and finesse. Its liberal use of cuss words had the audience hooting in delight.
The first story spoofs Bollywood and its fascination for mush. A DDLJ obsessed debutante director falls in love with his heroine. What promises to be a sweet love story ends with a chilling climax. The humour is dark, almost terrifying. The second episode unfolds in a 24-hour supermarket with newly installed close circuit cameras. This time you almost expect a sinister story to unravel. The sensible female worker develops a soft corner for the smooth talking store manager. The boy, who is in dire straits, hits upon a plan with his sleazy friend to make a porn clip using her as an unwilling partner. Sex in the time of MMS.
The concluding episode is a sting operation planned by a down in the dumps cameraman and a wannabe item girl. She wants her revenge from Lukki Lukkka the reigning pop star who ditches her professionally because she refuses to sleep with him. Loki Local is a hilarious caricature who looked suspiciously like Mika(the Punjabi pop star). In fact, all the characters in the movie seem very real, not once did I feel they were acting. The flirtatious Punjabi salesgirl at the supermarket, the hennaed, unscrupulous rich dad, the shy heroine in all her innocence, all commendable performances. But the performance that stood out was the girl who played Mrignayanee , the item girl: a sassy desperate girl who ends up falling in love with a loser and ends up using him. Irony at its sparkling best. Hats off to Dibakar Banerjee(the director) for managing to extract such sterling performances from an unknown star cast.
Go watch LSD if you expect the unexpected. A hard hitting satire on a society that does not hesitate to lay bare its most private moments and puts it to display for public consumption, the movie is definitely not meant for the faint hearted.
Watch it to applaud a new breed of bold filmmakers who are redefining Bollywood.
Nice review.
ReplyDeleteAnd I keep going back to your post, 'Does Marriage Destroy Friendship?' to read the concluding lines - Awesome.
Flattered Deven :))
ReplyDeleteAnd this is my first ever review.
after reading ur write up iam all the more confused - will i waste money or will i get returns on it. If being different is the only return then i better let my money remain the bank
ReplyDeleteIf you are expecting "returns", please don't watch it. It's very real sans the commercial trappings.
ReplyDeleteBtw I loved the movie, not just because it was different. The stories were very believable, the humour was very dark complimented with exceptional performances by the entire star cast.
The movie does not pander to the box office.
well khosla ka ghosla was a fresh whiff of air,so i wnt miss it,nice review though
ReplyDeleteWitty, don't go expecting a sweet movie. It's very hard hitting.
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