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Montu Ni Bittu - Film Review




Monday Treat!!!

Before I start,

મને મારા રામ ની લખવાની કળા પર Hope છે, અને મારા Hope  માં "H" કેપિટલ છે.

Recently went out to see a great film written by a valuable friend Raam Mori. Raam is a National award winning writer of Gujarati Literature. He is notable for his short stories. Montu Ni Bittu is his Debut film as a Scriptwriter.



Well by the name of the film you can assume that it is a  childhood romantic tale of Montu and Bittu. Obviously the story spins around this two characters. We will perceive what it could be that makes this film increasingly dynamic and different.

Montu Ni Bittu explores the 'Pol' Culture of Old Ahemdabad.

We should first see what is Pol?

A pol: પોળ in India is a housing cluster which comprises many families of a particular group, linked by caste, profession, or religion. Pols are typical of urban centers in Gujarat especially of Old Ahemdabad. The atmosphere where all the families get together for small matters or celebrations. The essence of this culture is very well captured in this movie.
                                                                 
Every Character is Significant in this film.There is no additional character in this film. All characters are equally significant for the film, similar to each piece necessary in a Puzzle. Similar to this is the Pol Culture where families get together and share all the phases of life.

Among actors my preferred artists separated from the lead on-screen actors were Saubhagya Lakshmi, Mohini and Samayara.

Mohini,a die-hard aficionado of Madhuri Dixit beautifully entertains the audience with famous dialgoues of Madhuri Dixit and Saubhagya Lakshmi,a die-hard fan of Mataji like Jivantika Maa n Bhadrakali Maa. These two worked splendidly well in making the  viewers refreshed with their humorous acting. Samayara is a really mature character in this film. One of the dialogue spoken by her which amazed me was,

"બંને સારા વ્યક્તિ છે,પણ એવું જરુરી નથી કે બે સારા વ્યક્તિઓ સારી રીતે સાથે જીવન જીવી શકે"

Slight satire on Absurdism through the character of Abhinav can be felt. In this era, we see individuals around us love to call themselves absurd and weird, particularly youths. It is a kind of a trend that weird and absurd is special. Binary opposite to Abhinav  is Bittu, common yet extraordinary.

One new phrase I learnt from this movie is “રાણી નો હજીરો”.Generally we have a habit to say “What the f****” when we are angry, so “રાણી નો હજીરો  ” means….. I guess…Hahaha

Music adds more allure to the story. One of my favorite track is Gholu Gholu written by Milind Gadhavi. Magnificent lyrics and Composition. Milind Gadhavi is a renowned lyricist in Gujarati Cinema. Hats off!



I have read many stories written by Raam like Mahotu and Coffee Stories. In all these stories he depicts the feminine world exquisitely. Same thing we can see in his depiction of Women Characters in this film. Splendid observation and understanding of Female World in stories written by a male author is Uncommon!

By and large entirely PLEASURABLE Entertaining Family Film! Must Watch!

"મારે પણ તમને વિનય અને વિવેક થી કેહવુ છે કે આ પિકચર જોવા જરુરને જરૂર જાજો.... હે જીવંતિકા માં"

Kudos to Raam, Vijaygiri Bawa Production and the entire team.

Comments

  1. Arpan Christy27 August 2019 at 11:02

    Good one bachchaa.

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  2. Kaushal Desai27 August 2019 at 20:27

    Vaidehi, Well knit blog with lively examples. Looking forward to see this ethereal work of art. Raam has tasted the core concepts of rural cultural roots and exactly he is delivering it to the audience which is commendable. Bravo!

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