The film starts,the camera pans on a blind old man walking with a stick through the drought ridden Mahua region in Rajasthan. His son Mukund is a farmer and on heavy debt,the old man fears his son may commit suicide following the trend of his fellow farmers who were also in debt.Not a drop of rain,so many mouths to feed,the farmers are surrendering to their lives,not withstanding the pressure. The poor old man fears the outcome,so he tries to help his son by helping him to ease his debt load.
A bank loan recovery agent has traveled from flood prone regions of Orissa in the rough terrains of Mahua(Rajasthan) to earn commission by recovering money from the poor villagers by hook or by crook. The villagers refer him as "god of death".
Different fields,but paralyzed by same issue- climate change,global warming .Extreme weather conditions- drought,flood make their lives miserable.The first Indian film on climate change is an eye opener,it's a warning of something which is going to be catastrophic.
The rough terrains,dry fields shown is the reality and an unavoidable fate we are moving to.On the other hand the life-claiming floods .......nature is repaying us.
Sanjay Mishra(old man)-old,blind ,weak is painful to watch. He is so genuine in his role.Actually his character symbolizes the hapless condition of human against the wrath of nature,it will hurt to watch him but this is reality-the naked and harsh one.
Ranvir Shorey complements Sanjay Mishra .He is completely submerged in his character,refred by villagers as "god of death",he is shown remorseless in his job.Desperate to collect money but also himself in debt,the character is well written.
The camera works are extraordinary and adds more uneasiness in watching .
The film is an essential one and sadly due to "padmavat" controversy the film flew below the radar and hardly got any attention.
8.7/10
