Gulmohar Movie Review – The Batras are getting ready to relocate to a penthouse in the urbanised Gurgaon, also known as Gurugram, after spending 34 years living in Gulmohar in the centre of Delhi. To celebrate Holi one final time, the grandmother Kusum (Sharmila) asks her family to stay four more days in the now-sold family bungalow. A carefully hidden secret is revealed during the packing and moving out process, shaking this tree to its very core.
Movie Details:
Director: Rahul V. Chittella
Cinematography: Eeshit Narain
Language: Hindi
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Sharmila Tagore, Simran, Amol Palekar, Suraj Sharma, Kaveri Seth, Utsavi Jha, Chandan Roy, Jatin Goswami, Gandharv Dewan, and ensemble.
Run Time: 2 hours 12 minutes.
Genre: Slice of Life, drama.
Where to watch? – Disney+ Hotstar
Gulmohar Movie Review:
Rahul Chittella hires the best individuals to carry out the tasks on his project. Everyone is aware of their responsibilities in creating a beautiful watch from this product. He never strays from his tale as a filmmaker in order to tell anything more or less. Clearly, there is space for a much deeper exploration of these intricate stories and catharsis, but that doesn’t make this experience any less enjoyable. The decision of the composers is the most intriguing one in this case. Siddhartha Khosla, who is well renowned for his flawless work on the show This Is Us, a priceless gift from God, collaborated with Alan Demoss to create a soundtrack that enhances the overall work significantly.
The opening scene of the movie demonstrates Rahul V. Chittella’s mastery of directing and storytelling. As the individuals and their tracks are introduced, Talat Aziz (as Avinash) performs the beautiful ghazal Dilkash. As their home is sold to a redeveloper, Kusum Batra (Sharmila Tagore) and her family are spending their final night in Gulmohar Villa. One will experience a colourful voyage with great characterizations and stories over the next four days building up to Holi.
The film’s familiar characters, situations, and depiction of contemporary Delhi are among its most endearing features. You frequently see these individuals and hear the things they have to say (parents contrasting themselves with their children when they were the same age, the short lifespan of new music, start-up difficulties, and much more), and it’s all woven into a potent narrative.
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One of those movies, Gulmohar, is both sophisticated and poignant. It discusses making compromises while still standing your ground, loving with your heart rather than your head, relationships being about links rather than blood, and how both fathers and sons have a similar need to prove themselves to one another. The Batra family and its staff all share the themes of love, hope, and interpersonal relationships. A narrative written by Arpita Mukherjee and Chittella will leave you with something to consider and feel in practically every scene. There is a tonne of symbolism in the film. While Arun’s past and the consequences it has been tragic, Kusum’s life follows a delicate, understated, but endearing direction.
The epitome of a contemporary woman with a strong feeling of love and family is Sharmila Tagore. The character of her son Arun, played by Manoj Bajpayee, is one who is desperate to keep his family together but finds it difficult due in large part to his son (Suraj Sharma as Aditya Batra). Simran, who plays Manoj’s wife Indu, is equally as impressive as Manoj. Both the couple’s individual performances and their on-screen relationship as husband and wife are noteworthy. Amol Palekar does a fantastic job portraying Manoj’s narrow-minded, self-centred, biased, and resentful uncle Sudhakar Batra. All the other performers, including Kaveri Seth as Aditya’s wife Divya and Utsavi Jha as singer-songwriter Amrita Batra, deliver excellent performances.
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The soundtrack of the movie also has the notable songs Sapno Ke Pakhi, Woh Ghar, and Hori Mein in addition to Dilkash. The final song, Hori Mein, is similarly well-shot and deserving of being this year’s festival song.
Even if Gulmohar’s story occasionally drags, you’ll still be intrigued the entire time. There are many touching yet tragic moments in the film, so watch it to savour the stories and personalities.
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