A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Hard-working yet timid Rajaram has a secret crush on his neighbor. Before he gets the courage to tell her how he feels, fast-talking Bashu swoops in.
India India 
a story about someone telling a story about two people who tell themselves stories and one person who tells other people stories and they live in apartments with a bunch of people who tell each other stories about them
Wholesome and relatable af. Guess I'm a 🙌🏻 Sai Paranjpye 🙌🏻 stan now.
rajaram my loserest boy i love you so much
Gorgeously textured portrait of a community and how even though the acts of care that keep it going can be exploited by selfish turds those daily loving gestures, big or small, are what are going to save us collectively in the end. I needed this right now.
So the rabbit never slept, huh?
Katha: Story
“This is not true. If you did love me you would have said something.”
Sai Paranjpye’s Katha is a darker reworking of the Tortoise and the Hare. Farooq Shaikh plays a slick talker while Naseer plays more of an idealist. We see both these men’s journey and where it leads them. Instead of opting for a simplistic resolution where good triumphs bad, we get something a bit darker. Naseer as the tortoise wins but the animation at the end suggest it’s not that clear. Farooq Shaikh is fine in the role but seems a bit miscast. I just don’t buy the way people bought into him. The film tries to convince you of his charm but it doesn’t fully work. Naseer delivers a great and tragic performance that has aged quite well. Lovely work especially in the last 20 minutes. A simple story that keeps you engaged that can do without all the eccentric musical bits.
68/100
the virgin naseeruddin shah vs the chad farooq sheikh
"मैं नहीं चाहती की मेरी गृहस्थी किसी के त्याग पर खड़ी हो..."
"त्याग पर नहीं... प्रेम पर संध्या..।"
itni achhayi bhi kis kaam ki?
Masterclass in absolute simple storytelling.
I have mixed feelings about this film. On one hand, I really liked it, the way they linked everything to the story of the hare and the tortoise, and some of the batshit crazy scenes really worked for me. But on the other hand, it felt clichéd and the ending was abrupt. I'll first write what I liked about this movie. Fuckboy Farooq Sheikh and Loverboy Naseeruddin Shah are a delite to watch. Deepti Naval is beautiful and she has a habit of wearing a flower in her hair, always, and this one time her flower falls on the bread or buns and loverboy Shah keeps it safe in his dairy or something. Cute, right? The direction of this film…
Just imagine, im in the chawl, eating up all the white butter from the nice gullible granny. the dreammm!
