A New Film School: Dum Laga ke Haisha
A family film, after a long time Bollywood has
produced a family drama which holds a potential to entice audience to the edge
of the seat. Unfortunately this film could not stand on theaters for a long
time. Dum Laga ke Haisha is made with US$2.4 million and generated
US$4.8 million on box office. Ayushmann Khurana played a helpless son of a middle-class family. He belongs to
the cassette era of Bollywood. He is completely suppressed by his father. They
decide his arrange marriage with Bhumi Pednekar. Bhumi played as an educated
and independent girl. She has a job in school.
The otherwise good above average
looking Ayushmann Khurana who is lost in the music of 90s decade paint his
dream canvas with colors. He lives in a dream and expects his wife to be
beautiful and surrendering. Bhumi who also has her marginal expectations from
husband try to woo him with her beauty. Ayushmann Khurana starts neglecting and
repainting of marriage. Now the time is gone. It is fun to watch this couple as
the decade of 90s is famous for love marriage and early era of globalization.
Indian youth was perusing higher studies to go to US as it was the only country
on youth’s mind. IT revolution was on the way. This film nails at perfect spot
of Indian psyche. Quyamat Se Quyamat Taq was the epic of that era. Papa Kehe Te
Hain was a hit number. The concept of love marriage was new on that time.
Automobile industry was just mushrooming. Hero Honda 100ss and Suzuki were just
entered in Indian market to woo the Indian youth. Owning a motorcycle was an archetype
of ready to move youngster.
Ayushmann Khurana and Bhumi Pednekar fight and Bhumi take lead for
separation. This is a new twist of 2015. Girls of that era where always use to
love the groom and divorce was not common at that time. In 2015 divorce is a
common and part of life. 50% people are getting divorce today and 30%
from remaining are not happily married is the reality today. Only 20% people
are happily married and staying together. Technically speaking, the stand
of Bhumi does not gel in the film but what the hell! Film is for 2015 audience.
Audience easily co-relate with the film as the songs
are shot with cinematographic precision of 90s. The style of group dance like
Greed Drama, Lead actors will remain in focus by color, shape, scale, space or
action. Background dancers will enhance the mood with their group dance,
design, movements and visual spectacle. After a long time I took a long
and deep breath of fresh breeze as the songs were shot on open hill top or on
natural bounty. That was the era of comparatively less population and less
pollution. Songs are written with considerable background of that
era. Lines like, Abhi abhi dhoop thi
yahaan pe lo/ Ab barsaaton ki dhaara/ Jeb hain khaali, pyaar ke sikko se/Aao kar lein
guzaara. Singers like Kumar Shanu and Sadhana Sargam sang a long gap. The music
of the film transformed us in to that era.
Sharat Katariya the director and screen
writer of this film is amia Milia Islamia
alumnus. He started his
career in 2007 with a film, Behja Fry. He has written 8 films so far. Dum Laga ke Haisha is shot 60% in one house
only. It shows the strength of a director. Sharat Karariya who started his
career with Bheja Fry with maximum one location film maintained his strength of
writing a screenplay. While teaching I always give example of Jean Luc Godard
and Robert Bresson for use of location and their shot division, I find Sharat
Katariya a new blood screenwriter and director will take Bollywood to new high.
Sharat Katariya born on 15 June 1978 a very young and promising director has crafted this film.
Although the director as mentioned in interview that he has inspired by a
poster of husband carrying wife in a run, true but this film has created the
decade of 90s. A character of Ayushmann and Bhumi touches our heart, their personal and social life talks much
about their psychological and social built up. This film talks bluntly about
the internal complex and external complex of Ayushmann. How Bhumi creates a space in his
heart is the beauty of this film. Race sequence and their budding love
are wrapped very fast. The first draft of this film was written in 17 days and
second in 3 days this itself is a wonder. I think this is a good film for all
film lovers. All film school students will learn a lesson out of it.
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