Saturday, May 2, 2009

THE POOL




Drama
In Hindi with English subtitles

F.Y.I.
Goa is one of the twenty-eight states in India. The city state capital is Panaji, a former Portuguese territory on the west coast of India. Panaji has a population of around 65,000.

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Venkatesh Chavan: 18-year-old Venkatesh, a “hotel boy”
Jhangir Badshah: his 11-year-old buddy Jhangir
Nana Patekar: a wealthy property owner Nana
Ayesha Mohan: his teenage daughter Ayesha

REVIEW
For some time the movie seems to progress without any real sense of direction as Venkatesh and Jhangir do their thing. Gradually the story unfolds without great drama in a rather laidback manner.

The frequent use of a hand-held camera fits in with the “no big deal” approach, keeping things simple. It’s not likely to win any awards but this tale of one person’s dream of improving his station in life is rewarding on its own merit.

CLASSIFICATION


P.S.
This is the first time I’ve ever seen the character names to be their real names. How clever is that?

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