I watched Lootera
yesterday. I loved a Hindi movie to this extent after a long time. Honestly, I
wasn’t expecting such good performances by Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh
after the kind of movies they’ve done. But I had my hopes anchored at
Vikramaditya Motwane, and I knew he won’t disappoint the audience after Udaan. I was right.
The entire movie is a visual masterpiece, with each shot
planned and strung together beautifully to bring out the surreal, dreamlike
feel to the movie, while not overdoing it. The cinematography is breathtaking
and the performances powerfully played out. Even though there is minimal
dialogue exchange, a lot of emotions have been evoked with silence and
expressions. The music is sublime and beautiful, and stays with you long after
you walk out of the hall. I can’t stop listening to the album. It’s healing and
uplifting, to say the least. The lyrics are unbelievable. Amit Trivedi and
Amitabh Bhattacharya have outdone themselves.
The movie promises to be an unforgettable one at the very
first scene, where the father narrates a story to her beloved daughter. The
simplicity of the scene was something anyone can fall in love with. Barun
Chanda has played the father’s role with genuine intensity and compassion. Ranveer
Singh’s dialogue delivery seems to be a bit too soft at times, but he plays his
role as the hero, as well as the anti-hero convincingly. Sonakshi Sinha is the
beautiful, protected and isolated daughter who discovers love and falls in it momentously
and tragically. She is often hot tempered and irrational, which makes her all
the more endearing. Her role as the desolate, failing writer who sits by her
window looking at the snow falling outside and the slow falling of the leaves
off the branches of a tree is brilliantly carried out.