From the amount of movies i see this blog should be filled with tributes to all kinds of movies. from psych thrillers to horror to comedy(i dont do romance!!). But only once in a while there come movies that are befitting a tribute. Of late there was one 'Taare Zameen Par' and then there was one starring kamal hasan called 'Sadma' and then a few notable ones would be 'Haasil' and 'Seher', both worth their weights in gold.
I believe most of the readers would be familiar with actress chitrangada. This two movie wonder shook bollywood with her performance in 'Hazaroon Khawaishen Aisi' . That is another masterpiece. But today when her third movie has been announced i write a tribute to her second movie which in my opinion is her best work to date and I doubt she will ever be able to surpass it. "Kal-yesterday and tomorrow" is a hallmark in cinematic excellence. It is more than a movie. Its portrayal of life itself. A wise man once remarked to me 'Nobody dies a virgin, life fucks all'. This movie is a life size portrayal of that sentiment
Two years ago when i was about to leave for my graduate studies here, i used to sleep pretty less. Days were spent with family and friends and nights watching TV cause i knew it would be sometime before i could see a real nice hindi movie here. SO on one of those days by chance i stumbled upon this movie at 2 am in the morning and can never forget the next three hours.
Its a haunting tale of four friends played by chitrangada, shiney ahuja , raam kapoor and a very pretty simriti mishra. The four friends have a happy life till life itself happens to them. Writing anymore here would be a dead giveaway of the script.
The tale itself is slow paced with haunting soundtrack a remixed version of which can be found on youtube. So if you are into fast paced racy raunchy masala stuff then dont see this movie. You just wont appreciate it. However if you want to reflect on life itself then go grab a DVD and watch it in the darkness of night. It will give you a perspective on a lot of things atleast thats what it did to me.
The director of this movie is ruchi narain , the assistant director for HKA. She has done a great job but her immaturity can be seen here and there during the movie. But all in all its completely pardonable and a great watch
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hi prachant i will watch kal when the dvd is released, good review man
dvd is already out!! the only issue is you prolly wont be able to find it very easily. its a 2005 movie which wasnt a very big commercial hit!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_aa3Hbyz58o
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hUdDR32wM4k&feature=user
these two videos will give you flavour of the movie.
Hi,
Actually i was searching for songs of this movie and in turn stumbled upon ur post. and i m really glad that i did.
very well written article....
this is one of my most favourite movies. the first time i saw it i was kinda numb for some time and then i was lost in thoughts for hours. everytime i see it i get to know some new and different aspect. Love the nuances of this movie.
since u wrote such a good post abt this movie i would like to suggest some more titles (u might hav already seen it but still...):
Mammo
Suraj ka saatvan ghoda
Party
Tirkal
Thodasa roomani ho jaye
to name a few......keep posting... hav a great time
hey appreciate your comment. I also had a similar reaction to this movie. When my folks saw me up at 7 in the morning, they thought i had lost my head!!
anyhow i will sure as hell check out the movies you recommended.
keep visiting
LFA
HI buddy,
today i saw Trikal. i had read reviews about it and the only reason i wanted to watch it was anita kanwar who also acted in thodasa roomani ho jaye. But the movie was worth watching. i think its a masterpiece of shyam benegal's creation. the movie is so very authentic in the terms of the lifestyle, culture, characters. A never seen before goa stands before us. I hope u can catch hold of it soon. its available on "shemaroo" vcd @ just 49.
amol
hi, i was wondering if someone could direct me to a site or something where they sell dvd/vcd of the kal yesterday and tomorrow. i have literally looked everywhere for this film but i cant seem to get hold of it. i wouldl really appreciate the help. many thanks.
xxx
Hi folks like u al even i love this movie a lot & cant find it anywhere i want this movie anyhow if anyone of u has an idea abt it plz reply on gunnerno23@gmail.com
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