Baarish Aur Chowmein

I'm not familiar with the source material, but this film is nicely done. The story is a standard boy-meet-girl but with a message about cultural and religious differences. The plot and concept is typical but the handling here is superb. I mostly enjoyed the two romantic leads and their interactions with the parents in the movie. The performances are good, Taapsee Pannu and Amit Sadh do a solid job in their respective roles. The dialogue is decent and a bit humorous. The Cinematography is ok as is the score.

Based on a short story, the film itself feels like a short story. A short story gives you a feeling of incompleteness in it's completeness. You'll feel something is left to be said, something is undone. Yet you don't feel discontent. This film gives you that feeling. The feeling of reading a good short story.

In it's short span of 48 minutes it created some wonderful moments which couldn't be achieved by so many two to three hour long movies. It criticised society's view on minority muslims in a single sequence bravely and subtly. It adressed the problem of patriarchy and the resistance against it from Neelu in a single conversation. The film is not loud, subtle yet strong, romantic and beautiful just like it's name.

Taapsee acted beautifully. Amit acted well too. The music is corresponding which is needed from the music department. It doesn't have to be extraordinary or excellent. It has to be corresponding. Direction, script, casting, acting, music, cinematography, editing, lighting, color correction everything the whole film was right in It's place, not scattered, not monotonous, not ambitious, not trying to be something it's not.

An honest film, 'Honesty' which I consider the most essential condition for any art. A well made film like a beautifully written short story.

The film is entirely (not loosely) based on a malayalam short novel by renowned Malayalam Novelist Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Yet, they didn't acknowledge him anywhere. Though the film is completely made justice to the original and very enjoyable, not acknowledging the original writer is an offense from the makers!

Please watch only if you can tolerate anything. Tag included suspense and frankly doesn't have an iota of suspense.

The message of movie is Even if your muslim friend cheat u every Hindu girl should love them