Sulemani Keeda

Beautiful, liked it.

2015 Indie comedy film directed by Amit Masurkar (Manipal dropout, later completed B. A history from Mumbai Uni).

He later went on to direct Newton which was sent to Oscars from India.

Distributed by PVR director's rare, when PVR used to go good stuff like producing and distributing good cinema unlike their overpricy Popcorns.

Released in Mami.

I rather saw it on TVF play as pay per view, TVF did a good job being a online partner for the movie. (You can find the movie on Amazon Prime outside India, TVFplay doesn't host this movie anymore.)

Two writers Dulal and Mainak (names will be struck for a long time) dream of shaking Bollywood with their script Sulemani Keeda... Rather end up shaking their own selves.. (no pun intended).

Naveen Kasturia and Mayank Tiwari form this bromantics essence, Aditi Vasudev spices things up.

Experimental, interesting, strong and weak at parts. Yet watchable and enjoyable.

Do watch it with some cheese rolls or just spicy rolls. Try with shezwan sauce and green chutney.

One of the better low budget Hindi film, not as good as it's often made out to be. I would like to see more such films though and I have seen Newton from the same director which I liked a lot. I think both the movies have the same writer as well. Sharp writing, some catchy lines and a good sweet climax made it memorable. The struggling filmmakers thing was fun to watch but I wish it had more depth, they almost seemed like caricatures. Good lazy watch if you don't expect too much.

A funny comedy with adult themes but without the cheapness you'd expect in some alternate movies.

The chief protagonist is a decent struggling writer in Bollywood who is teamed with a typical horny male writer. Together they dream of writing the next blockbuster.

The film explores the world of the struggling youth today - the social interactions at various levels and the perpetually antagonistic society which appears to suppress the artistic qualities of otherwise gifted people.

The downside is that while there appears to be some pace to the story, it doesn't seem to be going anywhere - and if you want to know what this contradiction means, go ahead and watch it for yourself !

Both Naveen and Aditi make for decent lead artists, with a calmly suppressed personalities in a not so volatile background.

Mainak and Dulal, the chemistry between them leaves you in splits. This 90-minute film, low budget film is a laugh riot. Ruma (Aditi Vasudev) charms with her screen presence, and confirms that her performance in Do Dooni Char was not a mere co-incidence.

With just songs and some background scores, music is spot on. 'Door' song deserves a special mentions.

However, the winner in this indie is by far the 'dialogues'. Kudos to actors for timing each of them so well.

This movie would grow with word of mouth! At a breezy speed, 90 film just passes by leaving smile on your face. The movie is so real yet so filmy.

If you have a few brain cells, a sense of humour, and are as sick of the '100 crore' rubbish being churned out by Bollywood on a daily basis, please do watch this movie. You will love it. It is as indie as indie movies get, so don't expect it to look as slick and manufactured as your typical Bollywood Khan starer, but the very fact that it is an indie movie is what makes it so charming and refreshing (and lights another beacon of hope for a more diverse Indian film industry).

The movie is about two struggling writers trying to get their screenplay produced - one a relatively straight-laced idealist, the other an in- your-face, street smart guy on the make, with a hidden vulnerability. The caste is virtually unknown - in fact most of them were not actors before this movie was made, but they are all from the movie industry. The lead, Naveen Kasturia (Dulal) worked as an Assistant Director, the co-lead, Mayank Tewari (Mainak), is a columnist, screen-writer, poet and amateur stand-up comic, the pseudo European art-house cinema loving producer's son and actor in waiting Karan Mirchandani (Gonzo) is a director. Only Ruma (Aditi Vasudev) was a professional actress at the time the movie was shot, but a very young one who had only just started in the industry (she had acted in Do Dooni Chaar and Talaash). And this really works, because they all bring a freshness and naturalness to their roles.

The movie itself is a 'slice of life' piece about the fringes of the film industry, the hopes of the new aspirational middle class (who can now dream of being more than just doctors and engineers), young love, and above all, friendship. What shines through the most are the dialogues, which are crisp, sharp, natural and very very funny. Apparently a lot of them were improvised during the shooting process, which gives them a very unrehearsed feeling. There is the odd sequence where the editing could have been a wee bit tighter, but it doesn't take away from the charm of the movie.

I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes the next big cult film in India, which people will be talking about 20 years from now, like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron and Andaaz Apna Apna.

Bottom line - watch it.