Gulmohar

Anwar Says: Story is the soul of a movie and Gulmohar is the latest example. This could have been a web series of 8 episodes but then you may not be able to find yourself a part of Batra Family and the debutant director Rahul V. Chitella rightly condensed it to 132 minutes movie. You would definitely correlate with one of the characters.

Another best part is that the script oscillates between the past deeds of the seniors of the family and its repercussions on the present generation but all told in fluid way and every character flow with it. Before I comment on comeback of Sharmila Tagore, the character completely woven and stood like pillar for her husband and the family is Simran, wife of Manoj Bajpayee. The pivotal of the story is matriarch of Tagore and the ideal son Manoj and Suddenly a twist comes and tried to shatter the family but Gulmohar tree roots are always strong. The only character who could not come up is Amol Palekar.

The relatable and engaging story, charm of Sharmila Tagore, ensemble of cast, brilliance of Manoj , soothing music and background score makes this four days story a perfect watch for this weekend.

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Gulmohar is a drama film directed by rahul v chittella.

Manoj bajpayee and sharmila tagore are the souls of this film. The chemistry and the acting crescendos that happen between the duo is marvellous. So much of these two legends are still untapped, i feel. Simran as arun's wife plays the mediator wonderfully. Stuff has hit the fan and she is the calmest and subtlest of all. The rest of the characters in their roles are perfect.

This film gets the relationships and its complexities on point. When a major conflict is discovered, all the relationships are put to a test. Arun, on his hurtful resentments with his mom ends with a heartfelt closure. But not every relationship gets a closure is the major crux. Arun and his son's conflict is still unsolved yet they choose to be together and have fun. The love between the cook and guard was the best executed. How one's illiteracy and unworthy of someone can fuel jealousy and futile ego is brilliantly shed light upon, without villainizing them. The lesbian angle is touched on the surface though. It required more depth.

The cinematography is outstanding. The use of natural light and light yellow hue provides warmth. The music is soulful and artistic. The use of bgm is minimal.

The screenplay thought engaging lacks pace and sometimes warmth too. The angle of adi's startup feels overwrought and tiring. Similarly, arun's mom's flashback portions is also half-hearted. Needed better writing.

This is a wonderful film which has a lot of warmth and good vibes. You will surely love it.

Gulmohar focuses on dysfunctional family's last four days in their home before they shirt permanently to their new homes and lives respectively. Hidden truth, insecurities make their way out as the family members try hard to keep it together. It indeed is a touching concept to dwell into a family's attachment to the house they grew up in. Gulmohar has several endearing characters and their internal conflicts highly relatable.

The short coming is how much it relies on dialogues to convey the emotions, to an extent they tend to touch the surface of several conflicts. It is indeed the Veteran actors who effortlessly get into the skin of these characters and elevate each of these scenes. One wishes the conflict point within the family with respect to the written will was much stronger, especially the final conversation between Sharmila Tagore and Amol Palekar.

I am going with the extra rating solely for the reveal in the end about Pondicherry. Otherwise I definitely wished the conversation between Sharmila Tagore and her grand daughter to be more real. But the attempt to make the flashback more emotional, it limits itself in handling the sensitive moment. The screenplay has it's flaws but the lovable characters turn this into a decent watch.

Gulmohar is a beautiful film. An emotional family drama with some lovely performances and dialogues. It's truly a delight to watch Manoj Bajpayee, Sharmila Tagore and Amol Palekar together in one film.

Bajpayee keeps reminding us that he is one of the best we have. Such a moving performance. Outstanding! It was a pleasure watching Sharmila on screen after a long time and she is excellent. In fact she along with Bajpayee pretty much stole the scene. It is a delight to watch Amol Palekar even while playing a grey role in this one. We have hardly seen Simran Bagga in Hindi cinema and she is so good. All the other actors including Suraj Sharma are fine too.

Overall this one is a must watch especially if you crave quality family dramas. Rajiv Chittella makes an assured debut as a director.

While moving out from their old house of 34 years family experiences different emotions, learn different expects of their relations and discovers something different in them.

The movie is all about this heartfelt story written by directer Rahul V Chitella and Arpita Mukherjee which is along with great performances by the cast specially Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee,Amol Palekar and others. You feel with them and experience their emotions which create a connect with the audience and made it a heartfelt watch.

The music given by Prasad S N and songs penned by Tanveer Ghazi are also endearing. This should be in your must watch list this weekend.