Saari Raat

At first glance Saari Raat seemed simple enough. A short film depicting the first night of a bride and her groom. The getting to know phase as I like to put it. It is indeed a simple story and yet the complexities of the characters not so much. The mentality, "its OK for me to do it but not so much for you" is blaringly disturbing and so in your face. Even as I said to myself that this mostly happens only in small towns and not with the educated lot, I knew I was being less than honest with myself. It is a phenomenon that we have witnessed again and again, be it in the cities, with the so called educated or that "phoren return dude". Dir- Parimal Aloke keeps the audience engaged throughout the narrative. The scenes are seamless and the actors have both done an incredible job in portraying the shy bride and her excessively chauvinistic husband. A great effort by Parimal Aloke and looking forward to seeing more of his work

Saw this film in Florida, USA Found it to be well composed and well played out. I found it fascinating that the inter-play between a man and a woman does not change from culture to culture. A man is raised to think of himself so completely different than what society teaches a woman about self-worth. Parimal played the groom's part teasingly well. His eyes were so full of the self and yet self doubt. His bride was so sad - eager to please and be accepted, selling herself so short and so convincingly. The never ending struggle of two people trying to blend into one. Yet the male having to dominate and the female being fearful for herself and her future. It is a dance that is done everywhere and so few people are willing to see it for what it is. Excellent writing and a work well done. I recommend this film.

Parimal and Paru did amazing job, well done for them!

Congratulations to everyone who worked on the movie set, too!

It's a good display of chauvinism and middle class, small town Indian mentality just like the description says.

The groom wanted to find out more about their respective pasts, the bride was reluctant at first but then she felt curious about her grooms 3 girlfriends.

I highly recommend it, enjoy in watching!

Just today i had the chance to watch this short film in my college in which the director and actor Parimal Aloke visited along with Paru Gambhir and a couple of his team members to.They had visited our college to give us a special screening of the movie!And i have to say that the movie was something different,nothing which is normally seen in a short movie.The issues were touched upon very sensitively and managed to hold my attention for the entire movie! Both the actors have done a commendable job as they had the responsibility of keeping a strong screen presence and executing the story well! Hats off to Parimal Aloke for playing the chauvinistic Indian male with ease who doubts his wife no matter how much she tries to convince him , and also Paru Gambhir for playing the ever so doubted Indian bride! But yes i have to say i realized in the end of the movie that Parimal Aloke,the director was in fact the Groom (needless to say the fact that the mustache made the difference)and yes neither did i recognize Paru Gambhir (may be the make up i guess! ) Hats off to the director and i wish him the best of luck for the success of his movie! My Rating - 7/10 (Worth a watch)

It is one of those movies that you wish could have been a bit longer. The character of an Indian groom who doubts his wife's integrity has been beautifully played by Parimal Aloke in the context of the depicted Indian culture. The film successfully brings out the fact that in Indian society pre-marital affairs in case of boys are viewed very differently than for girls. Paru Gambhir plays a perfect role of a whimsical Indian wife. The acting of both Parimal and Paru are very natural and captivating. It is very interesting to watch Paru teasing Parimal about her relationship(s) before their marriage. Definitely a very different movie with a lot of character. Awesome movie.