"Laapata ladies".
Watched Hindi movie "Laapata ladies".
This film is directed by Kiran Rao. Produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Jyoti Deshpande. Written by Biplab Goswami. Music by Ram Sampath. Cinematography by Vikash Nowlakha. The film stars Pratibha Ratna, Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastav, Ravi Kishan, Chhaya Kadam, Durgesh Kumar, Samarth Manohar, Pranjal Pateriya. The film runs for 2 hours 4 minutes and was released in 2023. I watched it on Netflix on 29th Apr 2024 with Aditi.
Deepak marries Phool. The couple is traveling back to his village by road, boat and train, when by the quirk of fate, Deepak brings another dulhan in Ghoongat (Pushpa) unknowingly to home. Here the household doesn’t know what to do with Pushpa. There Phool gets down at an unknown station in the middle of night. She doesn’t even know what the name of her husbands village is. Then there is an inspector who is trying to make money through the missing brides cases.
Sparsh plays the groom. He portrays an honest and simple groom. Nitanshi plays his wife and the first missing bride. She portrays an innocent and little too simple girl who doesn’t even know the name of her husband’s village. Pratibha plays the other missing bride who lands in Sparsh’s house by mistake. She portrays good natured but mysterious bride. Ravi Kishan plays the corrupt police officer. His bearing is impeccable and he plays the role effortlessly.
The story is very simple. The brides are thrown in alien environment and are helpless but don’t encounter any nasty elements. Kiran Rao handles the movie deftly. She brings the best out of little known actors and cooks a delicious dish. It’s a treat.
It’s a movie set in rural setting. A story that has the flavor of earth. Then why give an anglicized name like that? It’s completely out of sync with the movie.
It’s basically a feel good movie.
Positives: Direction. Acting.
Negatives: A little too simplistic. Name.
Recommend watching.
