Life! Camera Action...

Finally a movie with no sex, skin show, violence and no harm done to animals…It has happened!! Phew! I wasn't expecting much of a film, but I was pleasantly surprised. The film moved along with me never looking at my watch and I enjoyed every second of the film. The storyline is refreshing away from the hackneyed. The movie suffers a bit visually but it could be also due to the limited resources the director had. The story is also very true to life for the most part for any culture so if you want to sit down and watch a movie that you can enjoy and feel good about when you're finished, go for it! The final scene and the last frame will stay with you for a long time.

Life! Camera Action… really touched my soul. I thought it was an amazing job for a first- time director. When I heard about this film from a friend, I began to research. The trailer alone made me buy the DVD. There is an element of freshness in the way the story is presented, as we accompany Reina (Dipti Mehta) through her life odyssey who is determined to follow her calling. There are some strong emotions in the film and the director keeps the film live and engaging. The culture-clash story might have been done before, but this is still very refreshing.

When I read about the movie and the director's background, I was ecstatic to know that this film is his first attempt to put a feature film together to learn movie making. It's all done very intelligently and with a breath of fresh air. The film moves very fast and kept me involved and entertained. Shaheed Woods – aka the character Mike and Uncle at the restaurant's occasional funny moments are a good chuckle and not some poor attempt at humor, and best of all, the movie moved me.

Making a movie for the global audience is a tremendous feat. Upon further researching I found out that the director had no previous experience in movie making. WOW… This has inspired me. Gupta, this fan of yours will surely be waiting for your next moves. All in all Life! Camera Action... is very much worth a viewing. Or even two! The uplifting messages are totally rewarding.

After hearing so much about this movie & how many awards they've won, I finally watched LCA when it got released on Facebook! Loved how the director, Rohit Gupta, combined passion, creativity, family values and emotions to create LCA. It inspires everyone to follow their passion at any cost. All of us, at some point in our lives, feel defeated/discouraged about our passion & we just go with the flow & have regrets later on. But, watching Reina (Dipti Mehta) following her dream, her love for film making against her traditional parents' wish (Subodh Batra & Prabha Batra) and her motivation to prove herself to her parents is something that touches everyone at some level! Every actor played their part very well. The music was great esp the song "Chalte Jaana Hai" by the famous bollywood singer KK. LCA & its crew truly deserve all the awards they've won for their work. Did you know this is the first movie ever to be released on fb?! Never heard of it before, but thought it was really cool! I'm sure we'll start seeing more people doing this now! Rohit - we can't wait to see more of your movies!! LCA deserves 10/10! All the best to LCA's crew! :)

Okay, commenting and reviewing on this thing feels like the craziest thing I ever did, but I couldn't stop for sharing my views for this movie. I watched this film at a film festival, where it played to a sold out crowd. I thought it was an amazing job for a first-time director. The movie is so deep. I have recently been plagued by tragedies and almost a disastrous lack of passion, complete lights out. This movie touched me so deep that like out of nowhere it reminded me about what life is supposed to be about. This is a movie about living. Living your life for yourself, following your heartfelt thoughts and respect for others. Empowerment!! God, bless "Life! Camera Action…" I believe it is true classic.

I am not a big foreign film aficionado, not by a long shot, but I enjoyed the movie, and being a teacher, Professor's opening scene the most. I always love to watch cinema that challenges the viewer on some level and makes us think. The main point of the story is very interesting. I'm not a heartless person, but it takes a lot to make me cry when I watch a movie. But seriously - I bawled on several occasions in this film. Ending is a real tear-jerker. . The theme is definitely universal (across any cultures) and songs are quite catchy despite being in Hindi language (I appreciated the subtitles). Based on how it's made, guaranteed it would leave you wondering how the film achieved its goal.

At first, neither the trailer nor any reviews drove me in to watching this movie. I saw it by accident on Amazon and the editorial review caught my attention. After few clicks I was flabbergasted to find out the real synopsis. 1) Started as a film school assignment to make a 10-minute short film 2) Converted to a feature length with no experience, resources, crew 3) No complete script for the film 4) Shot with a basic camera by only two member crew 5) Listed as One of the 10 Outstanding Movies made my Indian American Filmmakers along with Iconic films like Sixth Sense, Unbreakable 6) First movie shot with a 2 member crew by an Indian Filmmaker who was learning to put a film together on his own? 7) Won numerous awards and world wide acclaim. Did I miss anything? It's unbelievable. Panaromal Activity, Blair Witch Project and few other movies are known for being made under such circumstances, but never heard of anything like this!! Have you?? At this point this was it for me to get the DVD.

For a first time filmmaker, this is a phenomenal achievement. This movie should be a case study in film schools. I have added this film to my student's library ☺. Any aspiring filmmaker or a film student who has not watched this movie has not witnessed magic/brilliance/greatness of making a film with minimal resources or as they say: made in a shoe string budget and to instantly connect with the whole world. It's no surprise that the theme has connected with many nations bringing the film well deserving stupendous success. Very Inspiring. Love it! Congratulations.